SUMMER 2020 INTERNSHIPS
Aug. 23, 2019
Dear Rob,
The Dow Jones News Fund is excited to share with your students its summer 2020 internship programs. We are almost finished putting together the tests and applications.
We have been fielding questions about the status of the tests, so we wanted to share with you the timeline and what to expect.
Students will be able to apply and test for any of our four programs: data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing. All the tests, except for editing, will be available online. Paper copies of the other tests will be available for those who can’t accommodate online testing.
We have updated the test monitor directory, you can click here to review your school’s listing.
Once the applications are live we will post the internship programs to Handshake, Purple Briefcase, and other internship sites.
COMING UP:
Sept. 2: We will send out the first mailing with brochures and posters.
Sept. 9: Applications for summer 2020 internships should be live.
Sept. 10: We will host two info sessions via Go To Meeting at noon and 3 p.m. RSVP Here.
Sept. 16: Second mailing with the paper tests and the links to the online tests.
Oct. 2: Another info session webinar at 3 p.m. RSVP Here.
Oct. 17: Another info session webinar at noon. RSVP Here.
Nov. 8: Deadline for the applications and tests.
As you recruit and prepare your students for the tests, please take advantage of the previous tests posted here. We strongly recommend going through these with your students.
You can download printable flyers for the internship programs (PDF) and the ACBJ business reporting program (PDF).
We look forward to reviewing your students’ applications. We’re always willing to answer your questions by phone or email. Thanks for your help and all you do for students.
Best regards,
Heather Taylor
Details of DJ News Fund Program
https://dowjonesnewsfund.org/participate/apply/
College juniors, seniors and graduate students are invited to apply to the Dow Jones News Fund for paid summer 2018 internships in data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing. The application and test deadline is Nov. 1.
The Fund’s internship programs offer interns a week of advanced training at top universities in data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing before they report to work. During each residency interns are taught the latest news gathering, editing and storytelling technologies.
Data journalism interns are trained to collect, analyze and visualize data to unlock compelling stories; digital media interns augment their range of reporting skills using video, audio, data and social analytics; business reporters spend a week in New York learning to cover all sectors from Wall Street to personal finance and local companies; and the multiplatform editing interns hone their news judgment, headline writing, copy editing and page design skills.
The Fund and sponsoring media cover travel costs to and from training and to newsrooms. Interns are responsible for their housing and transportation costs during the internship. Students who return to school after a successful internship will receive $1,000 college scholarships.
Snapshots from summer 2017:
Cheyanne Mumphrey, a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, spent 10 days at Arizona State University working with her fellow digital media interns to produce Ripple Effect Phoenix, before heading off to Hawaii News Now to cover stories like the Hokulea’s homecoming voyage.
Hayley Harding, a senior at Ohio University, honed her data journalism skills at our residency program taught by experts from Investigative Reporters and Editors. Hayley reported to work at McClatchy DC, earning a byline in her first week.
Allison Krug, a 2017 graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, attended the editing program at Penn State and interned at the Virginian-Pilot. Read more about her experience.
James Rodriguez, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, was selected for the American City Business Journal business reporting program. James was one of 10 interns who spent a week at New York University learning to cover all aspects of business before returning home to work for the Austin Business Journal.
College juniors, seniors and graduates enrolled full-time on Nov. 1 are eligible to apply, including December graduates, and U.S. students studying abroad.
To apply, students should visit the programs page on the Fund website. Applicants are required to complete an online application and take a one-hour test for the program(s) they are applying to by Nov. 1.
This test will be given once, Friday, Oct. 26 at 9 am in Kimpel 146. Sign up here: rswells@uark.edu
Programs
Sample tests
https://www.scribd.com/lists/21519819/Practice-Tests-for-DJNF-Internship-Programs