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News Intern - News Tribune


McClatchy


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Tacoma, WA | United States


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The News Tribune values early-career journalists. You are the future of our industry.

Our interns have moved on to become reporters, editors and publishers, both with The News Tribune and elsewhere.

Join us in Tacoma, Washington, as a paid intern and gain practical education and professional experience while having a great time working alongside reporters and editors in our newsroom.

You will work on stories, be assigned a mentor and talk about the ever-changing world of journalism with experts, from our president and regional editor to investigative journalists.

What should you know about our company?

The News Tribune is a Western Washington state news and information company, with our newspaper, website (thenewstribune.com) and other products on different delivery platforms. We are one of 30 news organizations in the McClatchy Company.

We primarily serve Tacoma-Seattle and the South Puget Sound, specifically Pierce County, covering breaking news, weather, sports and entertainment news. We are an award-winning organization with a reputation for accuracy, fairness, credibility and civic purpose. Our investigations bring about change. Our community involvement touches readers. We deliver information to them quickly and truthfully.

What’s the goal of this internship?

Our goals are many. First is to educate and train aspiring journalists in the principles and rigors of their desired profession. Second is to bring new voices to our newsroom to give us fresh perspectives. Third is to put you to work – you will write stories (or take photos, create social media plans or make videos). Fourth, this can be a try-out. We are surveying and assessing future journalists either to fill jobs or to recommend to our colleagues in other news organizations around the nation. 

How does the internship work?

Our interns are vital and we value them. The program works this way: 


The anticipated base pay range for this position is between $17.50 and $17.50 per hour.  Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, department equity, training, geography and local wage and hours laws.  

What skills is The News Tribune looking for?

Does The News Tribune accept applications from visual journalists?

We invite visual journalists looking to sharpen their video and photography skills to apply to our internship program. Visual journalism interns are expected to regularly produce videos and photos as part of our local news coverage.

Do interns participate in sports coverage?

This is a general assignment news internship. We do not offer a sports-specific internship. That being said, when interns have a particular interest in sports journalism, we try to find some opportunities for them to work with our sports reporters during their time in the newsroom.

When are the start and end dates of the internship?

Interns generally join us during the summer, but we are flexible with start and end dates and are happy to consider applicants who would prefer to join us during part of the school year.

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What’s the deadline to apply?

We accept applications on a rolling basis. We will remove this posting when our internships for 2024 are finalized.

May interns work remotely?

We expect interns to be in the Tacoma area to report stories throughout our community. You are welcome but not required to work from our office space while you’re here.

Questions about applying?

Are you on the fence about applying? Please do. We’re excited to hear from you. Please include a cover letter, resume and examples of your work as part of your application. You may also include links to personal websites or your portfolio, if available. Send questions to Alexis Krell at [email protected].

McClatchy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all applicants and employees. McClatchy considers all candidates without regard to basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, medical condition, family care status, pregnancy or physical disability (except where physical fitness is a valid occupational qualification), or any other basis protected by state and federal laws.


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