Deadline: 1 November 2012
Open to: Undergraduates or recent graduates who intend a career in journalism, with fluency in European or Asian languages. There are special positions for those interested in multimedia.
Remuneration: 700 USD/week
Description
The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires are offering internships aimed at undergraduates or recent graduates who intend a career in journalism. The selection process is highly competitive and most of those chosen have had prior internships in other large media organizations as well as experience on a campus newspaper or as a freelancer. The internships are for ten-week periods in June, July and August (earlier start dates are possible in certain circumstances).
As well as reporting interns, they are also accepting photo, infographics, video and online intern applications. For these, applicants should include samples of their work instead of writing samples. If you wish to apply for a video, art or WSJ.com online-only internship, please specify that in your application. You can also elect to apply for more than one type of internship.
Pay for all interns is 700 USD a week. The screening process puts heavy emphasis on clips and journalistic experience. Only finalists will be contacted. The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires will complete the selection process by the end of December. Room and board are the interns’ own responsibility.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
The Journal’s European edition, The Wall Street Journal Europe, usually takes a reporting intern to be based in Europe. The application must be received by mail or email no later than November 1. To apply please send a cover letter, resume and up to six writing samples to:
Terence Roth, Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal Europe.
10 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7QN
Or email to: Terence.Roth@dowjones.com
The Journal Europe is looking for candidates with fluency in one or more of these European languages: French, German, Dutch, or Russian; a demonstrable interest in Europe, and 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 and must be legally able to work in the U.K. and/or the European Union. The Wall Street Journal does not provide visa sponsorship or travel and relocation.
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 received by mail or email no later than November 1. To apply please send a cover letter, resume and up to six writing samples to:
Almar Latour, Editor-in-Chief
The Wall Street Journal Asia
25/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Or email to: almar.latour@wsj.com
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 WSJ Asia’s Hong Kong headquarters. We do not pay for travel or relocation.
Hong Kong Multimedia Internship
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a budding multimedia journalist to serve as an online intern in Hong Kong for summer 2013 starting in June 2013. Over the course of 10weeks, the intern will work in a high-pressure, real-time newsroom, alongside other editors and reporters, testing your skills at an impressive variety of tasks. You must be passionate about news and stories and work calmly under tight deadlines.
Day-to-day responsibilities will include editing and publishing of stories and graphics, working with photos, video and slideshows, creating polls and helping our social media efforts. Interns may expect the chance to flex their programming, writing, or video storytelling muscles during the internship.
Pay is $700 per week. Employment will be contingent upon securing the right to work in Hong Kong. Room and board will be the intern’s own responsibility.
Eligibility
This is not a technical or programming internship. Qualified candidates need knowledge of online publishing and Web page-management, a demonstrated aptitude for using social media and proficiency in working with videos, photos graphics, and editing copy. Skilled Final Cut editors, strong video shooters or those with experience using HTML5 or Flash will have an edge in seeking this highly competitive position. Fluency in at least one Asian language is a plus.
Application
Please send cover letter, CV, and supporting links to show your best, most-diverse writing, video, graphics, or other superior online work to a.najberg@wsj.com by 1 November 2012.
For more information about the multimedia internship, see HERE.
For more information about the Wall Street Journal’s internship program, see the original website HERE.
