Politics Internship - WUNC Youth Reporting Internship
About The Position
This is a spring 2027 paid internship for one or two days a week during regular business hours, Monday-Friday between 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. It is responsible for writing and producing audio and digital stories for our daily broadcast newscasts and online platforms. This intern will be on the front line of covering government and politics during a “long” legislative session, focusing on researching introduced bills, government accountability, and other topics as needed. The intern will produce radio and digital reports of various lengths while covering legislative debates, reporting on election management and voting issues, learning to research political funding databases, etc. The intern will benefit from working with the WUNC News Politics team, a group of reporters and editors with more than six decades of cumulative experience covering every aspect of politics and campaigns. The position is expected to start in January and run through early May. Currently enrolled college students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled college students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Writing and producing audio and digital stories for daily broadcast newscasts and online platforms.
- Covering government and politics during a legislative session.
- Researching introduced bills and government accountability.
- Producing radio and digital reports of various lengths.
- Covering legislative debates.
- Reporting on election management and voting issues.
- Researching political funding databases.
Benefits
- Paid internship
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
