Summer Internship

The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York offers a unique summer internship program that gives students on-the-job experience and works to ensure that every student is compensated.

  • All students in the M.A. in Journalism and M.A. in Engagement Journalism degree programs participate in an internship during the summer between the second and third semesters.
  • The J-School partners with employers to create exclusive summer internships for our students in newsrooms across the country and abroad. Students are compensated for their work, either directly by the media organization or via a stipend match program available to select non-profit newsrooms that cannot fully support a paid intern. We were the first journalism school to ensure compensation for all students for the summer internship.
  • Our students intern at top media organizations and cutting-edge startups — from The New York Times, CNN, and WNYC to VICE, BuzzFeed, and Quartz. Some internships have led to jobs.
  • Students intern for a minimum of 280 hours. The three-credit internship is graded pass/fail based on employer evaluations and student reports on their experiences.
  • The program is run by the Office of Career Services, which helps students in all phases of identifying and applying for internships.
  • If you have any questions about our summer internship program, please contact Adia Tucker, Director of Career Services, or Yolanda Rodriguez, Associate Director of Career Services.

Where the Interns Have Worked

Newmark J-School students interned during Summer 2023 at media outlets around New York City, throughout the United States, and internationally:

  • Ad Age
  • amNY Metro
  • Bay City News
  • Chalkbeat
  • City and State
  • City Limits
  • CNN
  • Condé Nast
  • Connecticut Public
  • Covering Climate Now
  • Decrypt
  • Detroit Free Press
  • Documented
  • El Nuevo Herald
  • Epicenter-NYC
  • Everyday Health
  • Factal
  • Factchequeado
  • Fast Company
  • Food Bank News
  • Frontline
  • Futuro Media
  • GFR Media
  • Global Reporters of the Caribbean
  • Her Agenda
  • Heritage Radio Network
  • inewsource
  • KSJD Radio
  • KUT/The Texas Standard
  • Mashable
  • Montclair Local Nonprofit News
  • Motto Pictures
  • MSNBC
  • National Geographic
  • NBC Investigations
  • New York Family
  • PC Magazine
  • Peekskill Herald
  • Prison Journalism Project
  • Quanta Magazine
  • Queens Courier
  • Quinto Elemento Lab
  • Reasons to Be Cheerful
  • Retro Report
  • Reuters
  • Science Friday
  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • StoryCorps
  • Tech Policy Press
  • The Baltimore Banner
  • The Bronx Times
  • The Hechinger Report
  • The Texas Tribune
  • The American Prospect
  • THE CITY
  • The News Movement
  • The Real Deal
  • Trilogy Films
  • Tucson Sentinel
  • WNYC

What employers are saying

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The student did a great job meeting deadlines and working productively, especially on writing assignments and ongoing editorial initiatives, both collaboratively and independently… he was always open to take on tasks big and small to help the larger team.

Livestrong
Managing Editor

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The student was insightful, thoughtful, and a very good coworker overall… I believe her thoughtfulness around audience and impact will make her a great addition to any newsroom.

Science Friday
Experiences Manager

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The student brought great ideas to the table and demonstrated good judgment and problem-solving skills to see them through from pitch to publication… she was very open and responsive to feedback, always working to create the best final product.

Heritage Radio Network
Communications Associate