2026 Summer News Reporting Fellowship
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Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Indianapolis Star part of the USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking college students and recent graduates with journalism experience for a rewarding and demanding news fellows will work 40 hours per week with the potential to cover a range of politics business criminal justice features and other news. Evening and weekend shifts will be are looking for candidates who have curiosity and initiative. They generate their own story ideas as well as jumping on breaking news as assigned. They are comfortable sharing news via video as well as the written should I applyfor this journalism programYoull gain valuable hands-on experience one-on-one coaching from our editors and a professional mentor as part of the prestigious Pulliam Journalism get paid earn $720/week ($18/hour) for the 10-week I qualified for this journalism programRecent graduates and college juniors seniors and graduate students enrolled in a journalism or related degree program as of Nov. 1 2025 are journalism experience via internships and/or your college newspaper is need to be committed to a career in journalism. You must have reliable transportation and arrange for your own housing. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity among its journalism the deadlinefor this fellowship applicationApplications must be submitted by Dec. 15 2025 but they will be reviewed on a rolling basis so candidates are encouraged to apply sooner rather than should I be thereThe 10-week fellowship can start anytime between mid-May if you want to cover the mayhem that is the Indy 500 audience and do I applyPlease attach your resume and cover letter along with your application. Your cover letter should address why you want to be a journalist and list your areas of coverage interest from among these possibilities: politics features business criminal justice and breaking you have questions please contact Senior News Director Cindi Andrews at
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
