2027 USA TODAY Co. Summer Video and Social-Media Internship - Ft Myers, FL

USA Today • Fort Myers, FL

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About The Position

The USA TODAY NETWORK is offering paid journalism internships to college students and recent graduates at newsrooms nationwide. This 10-week summer internship with USA TODAY Network-Florida is for candidates interested in reporting local journalism and adapting it into video and social-media storytelling for audiences across platforms. Interns will report and write, shoot and edit video—including vertical video—and create platform-specific social content. The posting covers the Naples Daily News, The News-Press (Fort Myers), Sarasota Herald-Tribune, The Palm Beach Post, TCPalm, The Florida Times-Union, and The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Dates are TBD, typically beginning in early May. The application deadline is December 1, 2026, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Pay is $18 per hour.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in or recently graduated from a journalism program; applicants must be at least in their junior year.
• Have strong writing, research, and fact-checking skills and familiarity with AP style.
• Be comfortable with AI and automation and have experience using them to enhance journalism.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, adaptability, and attention to detail.
• Have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.
• Be available for evening and weekend work.
• Be able to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Report and write stories each week, including breaking news, trending topics, features, and event coverage.
• Regularly pitch, shoot, edit, and publish video for websites, YouTube, and social platforms, with particular emphasis on vertical video.
• Create platform-specific social-media posts, engage audiences, and use performance insights to improve future work.
• Conduct interviews in person, by phone, or virtually, and research and gather information from various sources.
• Collaborate across the newsroom and with Florida's statewide teams on visual, social, and multiplatform storytelling.
• Cover breaking news, weather and hurricanes, sports, features, and politics.
• Participate in training led by veteran journalists on interviewing, deadline writing, video production, social-media best practices, ethics, source development, and open records.

What This Job Offers

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