The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY invites you to partner with us to create exclusive paid summer internships for our students in newsrooms across the country and abroad.
Our students come ready to work with a specialization in at least one media format — print, video, broadcast TV, documentary, photo, audio or data journalism — and a focus in business and economics, health and science, urban, arts and culture, bilingual, or international reporting. Students in our Bilingual Journalism program are trained to cover and write for Latinx audiences. The Newmark J-School also has an Engagement Journalism program which turns out reporters who recognize the shifting landscape of media consumption, refining skills in social news gathering and verification, product development, design thinking, entrepreneurship, crowdsourcing, and more.
Media companies commit to pay interns at least $16/hr for a minimum of 280 hours (commonly scheduled within 8 weeks at 35 hours per week) between late May / early June and the third week of August. For non-profit news organizations that are unable to support a paid intern, the school has a 1:1 stipend match program for a limited number of newsrooms. If your organization is accepted into the program, the Newmark J-School will match your $2,100 contribution. Each intern you select will work 280 hours, receive a $4,200 stipend from the school and earn three credit hours toward their master's degree.
That money is passed on to our students interning each summer; the J-School doesn't retain any of it. Your contribution to this impact-focused solution helps guarantee equitable, paid summer internships to all of our students - 60% of whom identify as being from an underrepresented group -- and fosters diversity in the media industry. For more information, contact career.services@journalism.cuny.edu
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Have you previously hosted a Newmark J-School intern? Yes No
What is your organization's ownership? 501c3 LLC L3C C Corp Other
If other, note here:
What is your annual organizational budget? Less than $2 million Between $2 million and $10 million Between $10 million and $25 million More than $25 million
Are you a member of any of the following journalist organizations? Center for Community Media (CCM) Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION) Local Media Association (LMA) National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA) The Association of Alternative Newsmedia The National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) Other
How many people are employed by your news organization?
Does the staff of your organization and/or governing board reflect the diversity of your community (the people your journalism is designed to serve)? If not, how are you actively trying to address the gap?
Do you have an employee resource group, such as a diversity committee? Yes No
What are the demographics of your audience (the people who read your journalism)?
What are the demographics of your community (the people your journalism is designed to serve)?
Do you have a paid internship program in place? Yes No
Can you pay a Newmark J-School intern at least $16 per hour over 280 hours? Yes we can pay the full $16 per hour No we do not have the budget and would like to be considered for the stipend match ($2,100)
Number of interns you can host and pay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Internship best suited for subject concentration (check all that apply) Arts & Culture ReportingAudio JournalismBilingual JournalismBusiness & Economics ReportingData JournalismEngagement JournalismFeature/Long-form Reporting & WritingHealth & Science ReportingInternational ReportingInvestigative ReportingLocal Accountability Reporting
Physical address of internship
Remote work allowed. Yes (fully) Yes (Hybrid) No
At the Newmark J-School, we believe in equitable access for all our students. Do you foresee any issues with considering an international student for the summer internship? Yes No
Will interns be paired with mentors for coaching and guidance during the internship, beyond day-to-day instruction? Yes No
Do you have any questions, requests, or other important information we should know?
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