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Business News Internship in London (Summer 2025)

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Dow Jones

9d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Media & Journalism
  • London
  • 17d left

AI generated summary

  • You must be a second-year student or final-year student with prior reporting experience, excellent writing skills, interest in business reporting, and fluency in English plus another European language.
  • You will report on breaking business news, generate story ideas, collaborate with editors, and cover various assignments for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

Requirements

  • The Wall Street Journal internship programme is an opportunity primarily for university students in their second year, to work in our award-winning newsroom in London. Final year students (undergraduate and graduate), enrolled in a degree programme by the application deadline are also eligible to apply.
  • You should be a self-starter who understands the needs of our audience across multiple platforms and able to work independently under deadline pressure. Dedication to high journalism standards and excellent writing and reporting skills are required. A demonstrated interest in business reporting is required.
  • You should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
  • Fluency in English is required and fluency in at least one additional European language is strongly preferred. Applicants must have the right to work in the U.K.

Responsibilities

  • You will work closely with other reporters and editors to deliver prompt, accurate reporting of breaking business news.
  • You will be expected to generate your own story ideas and follow those stories through to completion with supervision and guidance from an editor.
  • You should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
  • Assignments may include:
  • Dow Jones Newswires: Interns embed with Dow Jones Newswires, the real-time professional news service of The Wall Street Journal. You will work in a fast-paced news environment, delivering short-breaking news stories and analysis on company earnings, executive moves and IPOs to our professional readership of more than 90 million institutional and retail investors. You will also be assigned longer term assignments to pursue on your own or with DJN or WSJ partners.
  • The Wall Street Journal: Corporate news, energy, foreign affairs or U.K. news.

FAQs

What is the duration of the Business News Internship?

The internship lasts for 10 weeks between June and August 2025.

Who is eligible to apply for the internship?

Primarily, university students in their second year are eligible, but final year undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline can also apply.

What are the required qualifications for applicants?

Applicants should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or have published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer. Fluency in English is required and fluency in at least one additional European language is strongly preferred.

What should be included in the application document?

The application document should include a cover letter, your résumé, and three examples of your published work. Full articles should be included, not hyperlinks.

When is the application deadline?

The deadline to apply is Sunday, October 27, 2024, at midnight Eastern time.

How will finalists be contacted?

Only finalists will be contacted, and the selection process aims to be completed by the end of February 2025.

Will there be any accommodations for individuals with disabilities?

Yes, Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application and interview process.

Can interns suggest their own story ideas?

Yes, interns are expected to generate their own story ideas and follow those stories through to completion with supervision and guidance from an editor.

Where is the internship located?

The internship is located in London.

Is previous work experience necessary when applying?

Yes, applicants must have completed at least one prior reporting internship or published exceptional work to be considered.

Dow Jones

Entertainment & Media
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, and video --including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Our products inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. We enlighten and inspire audiences around the globe with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.