Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Data Journalist

The Washington Post is a news organization focused on investigative journalism, innovative storytelling, and delivering news to audiences across America. The Data Journalist intern will report, write, analyze data, and develop visual and multimedia storytelling as part of the newsroom’s summer internship program.

What you'll do:

• Our interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, develop audience strategy and do data analyses
• You’ll work across the newsroom on a wide range of stories, from quick-turn coverage to large-scale projects
• You’ll acquire, clean and analyze data and present your results to reporters and editors
• You’ll write stories and suggest possibilities for visualization and presentation

What they're looking for:

• You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline, which is noon Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
• You are a technically adept reporter who works in R or Python and is infused with skepticism, bold ideas for analyses and smart storytelling approaches using data
• You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor
• Sharp writing and visualization skills are a plus, as is experience using GitHub

Benefits:

• Interns work alongside and learn from award-winning journalists.