NewsNation News Internship Summer 2026 (Chicago)

Job description

Are you a curious, passionate, energetic, and hardworking undergraduate or graduate student majoring in journalism or communications who is looking for a hands-on learning experience which will help you to further prepare you for an exciting career in journalism? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work at a national cable news network supporting editorial newsgathering or production? NewsNation is looking for interns for Summer 2026. The paid internships will run from approximately, June 1, 2026 – August 14, 2026 Selected interns will work on one of our NewsNation programs, in a bureau, or on a production team. Interns will also attend trainings and workshops which help them further understand the editorial, business, programming, and technological aspects of a 24-hour news organization. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Conducting research Pitching stories: Identifying prospective guests: Helping source video from social media Desktop editing of videos: Creating graphics: Writing scripts: Shadowing various editorial positions: Desired Characteristics: Ideal Backgrounds Include: Journalism or Broadcast Journalism, Digital/New Media Studies, Communications, Marke...