2025 Newsroom Application to Host a Columbia Journalism School Intern
Columbia Journalism School is funding a slate of 12-week full-time editorial internships for its M.A. and M.S. level graduates in the class of 2025 at INN member news organizations. Participating newsrooms will be reimbursed up to $12,360 per intern, including salary and payroll expenses, when proper documentation is received at the end of the internship period. This form should be completed by the supervisor of the organization's internship program or a staff member with authority over that program. Applications close Friday, December 6.
GENERAL INFORMATION
News Organization
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Your Name
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First Name
Last Name
Website
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Email
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Area Code
Phone Number
What is your organization's primary mission, and what communities does your organization primarily seek to serve?
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This information will be shared with potential applicants
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INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
What beat(s) will the intern work on? (for example, health, general assignment, accountability, criminal justice, climate, immigration, investigative, data etc.)
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Please provide a rough estimate of the frequency with which the intern is expected to write or otherwise produce stories.
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Multiple stories each week
One story each week
One story each month
One investigation of the course of the internship
Other
Does your organization have an ongoing paid internship program?
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Yes
No
What will the exact weekly pre-tax pay rate be for the intern?
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Please keep in mind that intern hosts are responsible for covering payroll taxes, workers compensation and other employment benefits as offered to all other temporary full-time employees. Hosts are also responsible for all local, state and federal employment tax and payroll filings and compliance with HR requirements.
Who would supervise the intern, and what is that person's experience as a supervisor and editor?
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What is the time frame for the internship? Please note: if approved for summer internship funding, the funding is approved for a summer internship only, and cannot be moved to the fall semester without prior approval from Columbia Journalism School.
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Summer, internship beginning June or July
Fall, internship beginning September or October
What is the anticipated internship start date?
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Would this internship be in-person?
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In-person
Remote
Hybrid
Optional based on intern preference
If the internship will be in person, what is the city and state where the primary internship office is located?
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If your newsroom prefers that this internship be carried out remotely, what support does your organization have in place to ensure a productive remote internship experience?
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If your newsroom prefers that this internship be carried out remotely, does your organization have experience adding a remote worker to payroll when that worker lives in a state different from your organization's home state?
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Yes
No
No, but we have the capacity and commit to figuring it out
Students will be asked to submit a uniform application that includes a resume, cover letter, three references, and three work samples in any medium. To whom should application materials be directed?
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Include name, title, email
Please describe your organization's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion within your newsroom.
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Please place the internship job posting here precisely as you want it to appear to potential interns. *** This exact text will be shared with Columbia students should your organization be selected to participate.
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CONFIRMATIONS OF UNDERSTANDING
Selected intern hosts are responsible for covering payroll taxes, workers compensation and other employment benefits as offered to all other temporary full-time employees. Hosts are responsible for all local, state and federal employment tax and payroll filings and compliance with HR requirements. Interns in this program are not independent contractors, and it is important for news organizations to understand this before applying to the program. Please affirm that you have reviewed the above requirements and that you have also read the complete program description at INN.org
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Yes, I understand
Through INN, Columbia Journalism School will reimburse participating newsrooms up to a total of $12,360 per intern at the end of the internship period, once documentation is provided, to offset the news organization's salary and payroll expenses associated with the internship. Depending on the organization's standard intern pay rate for an MA- or MS-level graduate and other variables including state and local taxes, this amount may or may not cover all the news organization's expenses associated with hosting the intern. Please affirm that you have reviewed this information.
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Yes, I understand
If selected for this program, we require each hosting newsroom to complete a brief feedback form, requiring roughly 15 minutes of your time, for Columbia + INN at the close of the internship. The survey is confidential unless otherwise noted. Do you agree to complete the feedback form?
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Yes, I understand
If selected, your newsroom will conduct interviews of students at Columbia Journalism School’s annual Career Expo on March 29, 2024. Please check this box to indicate that you will attend:
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Yes, I understand
Next Steps
You will be notified by December 18 if your organization is selected to participate in the program, and the job description your organization provides here will be distributed to eligible Columbia students. Students who wish to apply for the position will apply to your organization through an online CJS application by March 2 for summer and May 30 for fall, and if you find a suitable candidate you will hire the intern. Matching Week: Newsrooms hosting a summer intern must extend their offer to their selected applicant and secure an acceptance during the week of April 14. This is to even the playing field for students and newsrooms. There is no designated “matching week” for fall internships.
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