Denverite Reporting Intern

Who We Are:

Colorado Public Radio is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that produces meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in Colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms. Roughly 95 percent of CPR’s funds come from the private support of listeners, businesses and foundations. For more information, visit www.cpr.org.

• CPR News delivers in-depth, insightful and impartial news and information from around the world, across the nation and throughout Colorado, examining its relevance to our state and connecting it to our community. 

• CPR Classical takes listeners on an in-depth exploration of thoughtfully curated music – with an emphasis on Colorado’s classical community – providing context to a broad range of meaningful and compelling works from past to present.

• Indie 102.3 takes listeners inside the world of new and independent music – exposing them to up-and-coming artists and highlighting Colorado’s local music scene.

• Denverite is an online news source dedicated to Denver's curious and concerned.

• KRCC is a public radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving Southern Colorado. KRCC is operated by Colorado Public Radio in partnership with Colorado College.

Our values inspire, inform and guide our everyday actions. They serve as a set of expectations and a promise we make to ourselves, our partners and audiences.

• Creative • Curious • Ethical • Inclusive • Respectful

At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage individuals with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.

Colorado Public Radio (CPR) is seeking a Denverite Intern for Summer 2025. 

This is not a remote position. This role is expected to reside in the greater Denver metro area upon starting. 

About the Position:

The Denverite Intern supports the success of Colorado Public Radio by producing relevant and engaging digital articles as well as editorial support for staff. This position will pitch, report, write news stories and features, and will help develop newsletters and social media posts. Coverage will include both breaking news and enterprise stories about interesting people, places and trends in Denver.

Key Learning objectives for this experience include - 

• Developing your reporting, analysis and writing skills
• Learning how to develop strong headlines and implement search engine optimization techniques
• Developing your story research skills and practicing crafting strong interview questions 
• Identifying and developing relationships with reliable sources
• Creating sharp story pitches with clear focus
• Learning digital production skills for stories and a daily newsletter

About You:

You are developing your skills in journalism, whether through coursework, work at a student paper, freelance projects, internships, or independent efforts. Prior experience in a traditional news role is not required. For example, if you’ve started a news-related TikTok for your high school or college, we want to hear from you! However, you must understand the core ethics and principles of journalism and be able to relate your experience to them to qualify for this internship.

You are someone who can take an assigned topic and, with some guidance, think creatively about how to approach it. Curiosity, a drive to uncover unexpected sources of information, and an enjoyment of talking with others are essential. This internship will help you develop confidence in calling and interviewing people, but you should already have solid verbal communication skills. Writing skills are also a must. While we will develop this further in the internship, you should be able to produce clear, concise, and grammatically correct work.

Our ideal candidate is familiar with the Denver Metro area and has experience with social media engagement, whether through academic work or personal projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of journalistic tenets and ethics
• Experience in writing news articles (can be at a student or independent level)
• Knowledge of or interest in one of the topics Denverite covers (local government, arts and culture, etc.)
• Experience with Google Suite
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people across many areas of interest and across platforms
• Dedication to creating content that reflects and serves a diversity of potential audiences in Colorado through language, images and accessible tools
• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Education Equivalency:

• This internship is open to students pursuing an associates, bachelors, or relevant certificate.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Colorado Public Radio, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.

Position Information:

Position Type: Part-Time, Temporary

Anticipated Start: June 9, 2025 to August 22, 2025, 20 to 25 hours per week

Hiring Range: $18.30 - $20.60

Starting Pay: based on education

Application Requirements:

Click (here) to apply. Please upload a resume, and respond to the application questions.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Deadline: This position was posted on February 3rd, 2025. We recommend you apply as soon as possible as the posting may close before March 3rd, if we  have a strong candidate pool.

Employment Requirement: Colorado Public Radio (CPR) strives to maintain a workplace that keeps employees mentally and physically safe. CPR requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious accommodation is timely requested and approved. All candidates offered a position at Colorado Public Radio will be required to comply with the COVID vaccine mandate and procedures prior to their first day of employment.

At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage candidates with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Salary : $18 - $21