| Requirements: | A candidate must be a graduate student; an undergraduate student; or have graduated from college within twelve months of beginning the internship. Internship applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
NPR offers internships at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at our NPR West office in Culver City, CA. The internship program is designed to provide students and recent graduates with an opportunity to learn about broadcasting and the supporting areas of NPR. |
| Description: | The Science Desk is one of four departments that supplies Morning Edition, All Things Considered, the weekend shows and Newscast with stories about health, basic science, and environmental issues. The intern will assist with day-to-day tasks on the Science Desk.
Duties will include scheduling interviews and studios and may also include researching stories, getting archival tape, and attending editorial meetings. Assists with writing, researching and updating science and health news and feature coverage on NPR.org. Experience preferred in writing copy for news and feature stories, and photo editing with Photoshop. Must have excellent writing, researching and editing skills, and ability to work quickly, accurately and under deadline. Knowledge of Final Cut Pro a plus.
NPR has tens of other internship opportunities including: All Songs Considered Internship; Arts and Information Desk Internship; Audio Engineering Internship; Communications/Media Relations Internship; Digital Media, Technical Internship; and the Information Technology Internship.
Interns are expected to work between 20 and 40 hours a week during an 8-to-10 week internship period. Internships are offered during the Summer, Fall, and Winter/Spring semesters. Interns may receive academic credit if an agreement is made between the NPR Human Resources Department and the intern's college or university. |