Editorial Intern - Spring
About The Position
THE CITY is seeking candidates for a full-time paid intern for the spring of 2026 focusing on general assignment and breaking news, features and on-the-street reporting. Applications for this position will be accepted through Dec. 31, 2025. THE CITY is New York City’s award-winning nonprofit, nonpartisan local news organization. Working across all five boroughs, our stellar journalists bring diverse skills and backgrounds to the task of covering New York’s neighborhoods, holding the powerful to account and making sense of the greatest city in the world. THE CITY’s investigative reporting has resulted in criminal indictments, political resignations and ethics inquiries. It has inspired new laws, influenced budget choices and reversed injustices. THE CITY’s explanatory journalism has helped hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to vote, keep their apartments warm, stay safe in dangerous weather, and access public assistance. This is not a get-coffee-and-shuffle-paperwork internship. We are looking for student journalists at the undergraduate and graduate levels who will arrive with some reporting chops. You will hone and add skills to your repertoire by working in a top-notch local newsroom. You will work directly with an editor on both general news and feature reporting, with a focus on getting out in the field and covering what’s happening in New York City first hand. You should walk in with ideas ready to go on your first day and an understanding of how to generate and pursue story leads in this great city. We’d like to hear your thoughts on which communities or topic areas are best suited for explanatory journalism from THE CITY. In addition to working on your own pieces, you will also help field reader questions, and feedback, and help our staffers report their stories — always with due credit. We’re looking for someone who can commit to a full work week for 12 weeks, and lives within the five boroughs or immediate suburbs for the duration of the internship. The ideal candidate is a motivated, energetic student of journalism who can work well with others and is passionate about the power and importance of local news.
Requirements
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
- A nose for news
- A willingness to listen and learn — and to share what you know
Responsibilities
- pitching and fielding stories
- reporting and writing
- taking photographs at times
- helping draft parts of our morning newsletter
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
