The Wall Street Journal Sports Reporting Internship (Summer 2027)
About The Position
The Wall Street Journal sports internship offers an unparalleled opportunity for college juniors to gain practical work experience in our award-winning newsrooms in New York with mentorship and tailored training sessions. Graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline – October 31 – who are returning to school in the fall are also eligible to apply. WSJ Sports specializes in unexpected stories that speak to both hard-core fans and readers who don’t think of themselves as sports nuts. You will work closely with other reporters and editors to deliver news and feature stories. You will be expected to generate your own story ideas and follow those stories through to completion with supervision and guidance from an editor. Ideal candidates have a broad knowledge of the sports world across all major leagues with demonstrated ability reporting, breaking stories and writing narrative features. We are looking for ambitious students who think foremost about the audience and are able to work independently under deadline pressure. You don’t need to be a business or economics expert, but a commitment to high journalistic standards is a must. A demonstrated interest in sportswriting is a plus.
Requirements
- College juniors eager to work in an award-winning newsroom before their senior year.
- Graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline – October 31 – who are returning to school in the fall.
- Broad knowledge of the sports world across all major leagues.
- Demonstrated ability reporting, breaking stories and writing narrative features.
- Ambitious students who think foremost about the audience.
- Able to work independently under deadline pressure.
- Commitment to high journalistic standards.
- Completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated interest in sportswriting.
Responsibilities
- Generate your own story ideas and follow those stories through to completion with supervision and guidance from an editor.
- Deliver news and feature stories.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
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Career Level
Intern
