NEWS Intern Winston Salem, NC

Lee Enterprises • Winston-Salem, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Winston-Salem Journal, a Lee Enterprises company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is hiring a creative, motivated student journalist or recent graduate for a 10-week paid summer newsroom internship. Interns will gain real-world newsroom experience, develop clips, and build journalism skills while producing compelling content for digital and print platforms. They will pitch stories about diverse communities, manage multiple assignments, and contribute to multimedia storytelling across reporting, sports, photography, and videography.

Interns will work alongside professional journalists who provide guidance and support. The program includes customized training in developing sources, building a digital audience, and pitching stories, as well as access to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists across the Lee Enterprises network. Exceptional interns may be considered for full-time, permanent employment at the end of the program.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in college or be a recent college graduate.
• Have completed at least one prior internship in a media market, or have comparable experience with a college news outlet.
• Have personal transportation and a valid driver's license for travel to assignments.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including some nights and weekends.
• Submit a cover letter, a resume detailing relevant journalism experience, and links to five examples of published journalism work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or interest in news reporting, sports reporting, photography, or videography.
• Inquisitive, self-starting, creative, innovative, prolific, deadline-driven, and able to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Produce compelling content for digital and print platforms.
• Find and pitch stories about the communities served, including increasingly diverse communities.
• Manage multiple assignments and participate in multimedia storytelling.
• Travel to assignments using personal transportation.
• Work a flexible schedule, including some nights and weekends.

Benefits

• Paid 10-week internship.
• Collaborative and supportive newsroom atmosphere.
• Guidance and support from professional journalists.
• Customized training on developing sources, building a digital audience, and pitching stories.
• Access to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists in the Lee Enterprises network.
• Exceptional interns may be considered for full-time, permanent employment at the conclusion of the program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed