The Riverdale Press is hiring teens for its high school internship, where high school students can spend the summer learning the ins and outs of local journalism two days a week from June through August.
During this unpaid internship program, interns get the chance to:
– Assist reporters in research and reporting.
– Learn to shoot photos for news.
– Learn how to pitch and pursue your own stories.
– Assist with the paper’s special sections and What’s On pages.
– Learn about the production process for a print newspaper.
Over the course of the summer, interns may cover features, sports, local events and more. They are expected to work 2-3 days a week.
Prior experience is not required. However, the most competitive candidates will have:
– Prior news internship, freelancing or school paper experience.
– Strong writing skills, deadline adherence and news judgement.
– Interest in assisting in coverage of a wide range of topics.
– Strong educational background in journalism, communications or English.
– Foreign language skills, particularly in Spanish.
The internship will begin June 1 and run through the end of August.
Interested candidates should send a resume and three of their strongest writing samples to [email protected] by May 8. More information is available here.
