Job Description:
The Wall Street Journal internship programme is an opportunity primarily for university students in their second year, to work in our award-winning newsroom in London. Final year students (undergraduate and graduate), enrolled in a degree programme by the application deadline are also eligible to apply.
You will work closely with other reporters and editors to deliver prompt, accurate reporting of breaking business news. You will be expected to generate your own story ideas and follow those stories through to completion with supervision and guidance from an editor.
You should be a self-starter who understands the needs of our audience across multiple platforms and able to work independently under deadline pressure. Dedication to high journalism standards and excellent writing and reporting skills are required. A demonstrated interest in business reporting is required.
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You should have 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.
Fluency in English is required and fluency in at least one additional European language is strongly preferred. Applicants must have the right to work in the U.K.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please upload one PDF document (max. 5MB); You may upload a second PDF with your work examples if the files are large. Your application document should contain:
- A cover letter.
- Your résumé.
- Three examples of your published work. Please include full articles, not hyperlinks.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 at midnight Eastern time. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Assignments may include:
- Dow Jones Newswires: Interns embed with Dow Jones Newswires, the real-time professional news service of The Wall Street Journal. You will work in a fast-paced news environment, delivering short-breaking news stories and analysis on company earnings, executive moves and IPOs to our professional readership of more than 90 million institutional and retail investors.You will also be assigned longer term assignments to pursue on your own or with DJN or WSJ partners.
- The Wall Street Journal: Corporate news, energy, foreign affairs or U.K. news.
TIMING:
10 weeks between June and August.
Only finalists will be contacted. We will review applications on a rolling basis and strive to make selections by the end of February.
MORE QUESTIONS?
Visit medium.com/wsj-internships or email internships@wsj.com. First, please make sure your question isn't already answered here.
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ
Job Category: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
Union Status:
Non-Union role
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Req ID: 43343