2026 Diverse Media Coverage Scholarship and Summer Internship For Trouble shooting

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Chronicle of Higher Education believes a diverse newsroom delivers the most comprehensive and dynamic journalism. Our scholarship program is targeted at students who are committed to writing professionally about the many ways race and identity intersect with Americas 2026 Scholarship Recipient will participate in our paid 2026 Summer Journalism internship and be awarded a $10000 Reporting InternshipThe internship runs from Memorial Day until Labor Chronicle is the premier source for news about higher education. Weve been around since 1966 and more than a million people read us online every month. Were also an equal-opportunity employer and one of our top priorities is recruiting and maintaining a diverse an intern youd be a full-time reporter in our Washington D.C. newsroom. Interns work primarily on daily-news coverage and also have opportunities to pursue more ambitious stories and contribute to newsroom projects. Youd focus your coverage on Minority Serving Institutions (such as HBCUs) efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented faculty staff and students on college campuses and how the federal Office of Civil Rights is defining and investigating alleged discrimination on campuses. You would also help audit our coverage of Minority Serving Institutions ensuring that it is fair accurate and comprehensive and maintain and promote our newsrooms diverse source list. Click these links for some examples of our past interns work. Pay is $800 a week before Chronicle is independently owned and based in Washington D.C. Most Chronicle staff members work in a hybrid capacity out of our D.C. office but remote work in VA MD MI WA TX FL NC and NY may be considered. If you have questions about the policy email Kate Bellows at more information about eligibility requirements and how to apply please see the Chronicle of Higher Education Scholarship Portal apply for this scholarship you must include the following with your application:A resume.A cover letter that includes your interest in the scholarship the internship and your experience(s) writing about a historically marginalized email addresses and phone numbers of three references; at least two of them should have edited or supervised your five published clips that show us what youre capable of (articles links to articles links to multimedia projects or any other kind of reporting project). Please ensure application readers are able to view your clips (e.g. an ad doesnt cover half the article).Candidates should have some prior experience in a newsroom be it college or will begin reviewing applications on Thursday January 15 and hope to extend offers by early AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Report and write stories that contribute to The Chronicles short-term and medium-term news coverage and that appear in The Chronicles flagship daily reporting to The Chronicles Daily Briefing subscriber-only newsletterAssist on data projects and other long-term reporting AND QUALIFICATIONS:Undergraduate or graduate studies and prior experience writing or producing published clips such as articles links to articles links to multimedia projects or any other kind of reporting project or an equivalent combination of education and prior experience in a newsroom be it in a college publication or SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Knowledge of MS Office applications especially Word Excel and organizational and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail and problem-solving clear written communication to learn to complete reporting assignments from an editor and meet established DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:Ability to perform work indoors in climate-controlled private work area with minimal noise performing primarily sedentary to routinely perform work on computer for an average of 7-8 hours per day when to work extended hours whenever requested by management.

Required Experience:

Intern

Required Experience:

Intern