[Hiring] Election Integrity Reporting Intern @WhoWhatWhy

Role Description

Are you a college student or recent graduate who is worried about the state of democracy in the US? Do you want to hone your journalistic skills? Then we have an amazing opportunity for you: A spot just opened up on our election integrity team.

From right now through the midterms (and the legal fights that will undoubtedly follow), we are looking for a young reporter with the passion and drive to cover threats to free and fair elections.

Qualifications

• College students and recent graduates
• Some reporting and writing experience is required

Requirements

• Commitment of a minimum of 10-15 hours per week from now through November

Benefits

• Training in all facets of reporting
• Opportunity to write various kinds of news articles
• Leave with a portfolio of quality articles
• Some interns may stay on as paid freelancers or fellows
• Mentorship from experienced editors
• Assistance in finding jobs through letters of recommendation, references, networking, and coaching

Company Description

WhoWhatWhy is a non-profit news organization. We are staffed largely with skilled volunteers dedicated to elevating public awareness of any form of injustice in the US and across the globe.

Since its founding, WhoWhatWhy has worked with aspiring young journalists and offered them opportunities no class, college newspaper, or internship with a local publication can provide.

WhoWhatWhy has always operated on a remote basis, our mentors are experienced in providing the sort of “distance learning” that is now needed for young people counting on in-person internships to get their careers underway.

Many of our editors have decades of combined experience working with young reporters at such publications as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Hill, as well as local, regional, and online publications like Buzzfeed and Vice. Others have taught journalism at the college and graduate school levels.

Expectations

You will work remotely and on your own schedule (apart from attending live Zoom calls for a mix of instruction and discussion with your mentor and peers).

To Apply

Please send us a resume and a carefully reasoned, customized cover letter (no form submissions, no AI!) that outlines who you are and what you hope to accomplish as an intern. Please confirm your understanding that this is a volunteer position. We will not review applications that appear to be mass submissions.

Please send a cover letter to [email protected]