What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spring 2025 Internship position at The Dispatch?
About The Dispatch:
At a time of growing industry uncertainty and an alarming erosion of civic discourse, The Dispatch stands out as a platform for thoughtful coverage, respectful dialogue and a wildly engaged community of paying members. We bring a perspective —we’re conservatives, classical liberals, libertarians—but we’re fiercely independent, standing apart from media outlets increasingly engaged in partisan boosterism. Started in 2019 by Steve Hayes, the Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly Standard, and Jonah Goldberg, editor at National Review, The Dispatch has filled a valuable gap on the center-right in the media ecosystem as captured in articles in Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and other publications.
Overview:
The Dispatch is pleased to offer its Internship Program for the spring of 2025 and is seeking one intern for a 10-week, full-time opportunity based in Washington, D.C. A $3,000 stipend will be provided, unless the intern is receiving funding from another source, such as a foundation or fellowship. This is a hands-on internship that will provide invaluable experience for an aspiring journalist who want to participate in the editorial process of a thriving media business. The intern will work closely with The Dispatch’s reporters, staff writers, and editors to contribute to The Dispatch’s website and newsletters. We anticipate the program would begin Feb. 3, 2025, and conclude April 11, 2025.
\n- Contribute to standalone articles for The Dispatch website, explainers, newsletters such as The Morning Dispatch, and fact checks.
- Assist in writing, editing, fact-checking, and producing Dispatch articles and newsletters.
- May assist in social media and audio/video production.
- Interview key persons (witnesses, sources, etc.) to obtain pertinent information for reporting and explainers.
- Establish contacts and sources for use in future research.
- Produce one long-term reported project over the course of the 10-week internship, to be turned in before the internship’s completion.
- Keep abreast on news developments by studying papers, attending events, etc.
- Transcription of interviews and other duties that support the work of the editorial team.
- Current enrollment in a related undergraduate or master’s degree.
- Desire to pursue a career in journalism.
- Ability to follow strict deadlines, and take direction and correction, and constructive feedback professionally.
- Familiarity with American politics, media, conservatism/classical liberalism.
- Proficiency with the news media ecosystem and active knowledge of today’s big stories.
- Computer proficiency (MS Office, Google, web search, databases).
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
We’re committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
