Journalism
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (U.S).
Internships are aimed at undergraduates or recent graduates who intend a career in journalism. To apply for this internship online, please go to www.dowjones.com/careers, click the Search For Jobs link to the right and type the number 090264 in the Job Number field. There applicants can create a profile and upload their cover letter, resume and six to eight writing samples. These items should all be copied and pasted into one long word document for easy uploading to your profile. We will select about 10 interns for the summer 2010 program. The selection process is highly competitive and most of those chosen have had prior internships with other newspapers as well as extensive experience on a campus newspaper. The internships are for ten-week periods in June, July and August. The pay is $700.00 a week.
The screening process puts heavy emphasis on clips and journalistic experience. Only the applicants who are selected for final consideration will be interviewed. We will complete the selection process by the end of December.
Intern Application Process—Deadline: No Later Than November 2
U.S. Internship applications may also be mailed to:
Deborah Brewster, Deputy Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal Internship Program (U.S.)
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Or emailed to: journal.interns@wsj.com
WSJ.com
WSJ.com is the 24/7/365 online arm of The Wall Street Journal. With 21.7 million visitors in September 2008 and over 200 million page views, WSJ.com is a leading destination for financial news and information on the Web.
WSJ.com is seeking three summer interns with strong multimedia skills and a keen desire to work online. Candidates will be paired with and mentored by editors in a newsroom environment, producing sections of the site, building or designing interactive graphics, working in Flash or shooting and editing photos and video. Over the course of 10 weeks, interns will also get the chance to showcase their talents through project work and further develop their skills.
Candidates must have prior experience or a demonstrated interest in news and the ability to work under constant deadline pressure. Those seeking production internships should be comfortable working with content-management system software and have at least basic HTML skills. Candidates for graphics, photo or video internships will be tested in their knowledge of development languages and editing software in relevant areas.
Applicants for summer 2010 internships must have graduated from college or a Master's program or be slated to receive a degree between December 2009 and May 2010. Please also supply links to your portfolio of online work.
The pay is $700 a week, with internships running for 10 weeks from early June through August. The selection process is highly competitive and most of those chosen have had prior news internships as well as extensive experience with on-campus media. Heavy emphasis is placed on journalism experience. Only applicants selected for final consideration will be interviewed.
To apply, go to www.dowjones.com/careers, click the “search for jobs” link and find the internship using the job ID#090375 or search for with the keyword “intern.”
The application deadline for WSJ.com internships is November 15.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE.
The Journal's European edition, The Wall Street Journal Europe, is also looking for two reporting interns to be based in Europe. The application must be postmarked by November 2. To apply please send a cover letter, resume and a dozen of your clips to:
Jesse Lewis, Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7QN
Or emailed to: jesse.lewis@wsj.com
In addition to meeting all the application requirements cited in the WSJ description above, the Journal Europe is also looking for candidates with fluency in one or more of these European languages: French, German, Dutch, or Russian; a demonstrable interest in Europe as well as the willingness and ability to work in an overseas environment. The selected candidates will work in one of WSJ's European bureaus and will be required to provide proof of health insurance. They will be required to pay for their own round-trip airfare. The pay is $700 a week.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA.
The Journal's Asian edition is looking for a reporting intern to be based in Hong Kong. The materials must be postmarked or received into our email inbox no later than November 2. To apply please send a cover letter, resume and a dozen of your best bylined clips to:
Deborah Brewster, Deputy Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal Internship Program (Asia)
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Or emailed to: journal.interns@wsj.com
In addition to meeting all the application requirements cited in the WSJ description above, the Journal Asia is looking for candidates with fluency in one or more Asian languages—preferably Mandarin, Japanese or Korean—a strong interest in business reporting in Asia, and ideally experience living or working in the region. The selected candidates will work at The Asian Journal's Hong Kong headquarters, and will be provided a weekly stipend of $700 and an allowance for round-trip airfare to Hong Kong.
