Summer 2025 Internship

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 once again for the summer of 2025. The program is 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, fellowship, or their college. This is a hands-on internship that will provide invaluable experience for aspiring journalists who want to participate in the editorial process of a thriving media business. The interns 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 will begin June 9 2025, and conclude August 15, 2025.

• 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 of 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. Those graduating in 2025 are eligible.
• Desire to pursue a career in journalism. 
• Ability to follow strict deadlines and take direction, 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. 

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