The Wall Street Journal Visual Investigations Internship (Summer 2027)

Dow Jones & Company • New York City, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Wall Street Journal internship program offers an opportunity primarily for college juniors to work with their award-winning data and visual investigations teams in New York. 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. Applicants should be excited about scraping websites, reviewing massive datasets, analyzing satellite imagery, geolocating and chronolocating videos and photos, and digging through public records, including FOIA requests. Interns will have the opportunity to pitch editorially strong visual journalism, which may include data-driven interactives, maps, charts, and explanatory graphics, as well as help experiment with AI-powered reporting workflows.

Requirements

• An analytical approach to journalism, with experience cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data to support reporting.
• The ability to scrape and mold unstructured data using tools like Python, R and SQL.
• Completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional data or visual or open-source investigative work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
• Self-starter with a collaborative mindset who understands the needs of our audience across multiple platforms and is able to work independently under deadline pressure.
• Dedication to high journalistic standards and excellent reporting skills are required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with JavaScript, D3.js, 3D modeling, animation, video editing and open-source reporting techniques such as geolocation, video and photo verification is a significant bonus.
• A demonstrated interest in business reporting is a plus, though prior business/finance reporting experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute reporting, data analysis, open-source reporting and visual verification to ambitious investigative projects and quicker-turn visual stories.
• Work cross-functionally with reporters and editors across the newsroom.
• Be immersed in audience-first visual storytelling that aims to reveal critical information through maps, video, satellite imagery, and interactive graphics.
• Gain hands-on experience analyzing large datasets and utilizing open-source intelligence (OSINT) to verify digital evidence and uncover hidden truths while maintaining rigorous editorial standards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern