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Breaking News Intern - Spring 2026

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Interns will gain hands-on newsroom experience while writing and covering breaking news. Responsibilities include meeting tight deadlines and producing clean copy.
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Breaking News Internship

The Daily Beast delivers award-winning original reporting and sharp opinions from big personalities in the arenas of politics, pop culture, world news, and more. Fiercely independent and armed with irreverent intelligence, The Daily Beast now reaches more than 20 million readers per month. The Daily Beast is based in New York and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).

Job Description  

The Daily Beast is seeking talented, motivated, and dependable Breaking News Interns to join our award-winning newsroom on-site in New York. Open to undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate students and post-grads, the internship program is an exciting opportunity for emerging journalists to learn how a newsroom works while gaining hands-on experience. The roles are full-time (37.5 hours/week) for three-month periods, and will include some evening and weekend shifts.
Ideal candidates are newshounds who can work quickly, write cleanly and with some flair, and both take initiative and direction. 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, as we are always looking for eager and talented candidates—at present, we are looking for interns to work across Spring 2025 dates, most likely starting in March or April."

Qualifications

* Experience writing breaking news.

* A voracious news diet and appetite that covers politics, pop culture, power, and big issues in national and global conversations.

* Prior knowledge of web publishing and using a content management system is a plus.

* Comfort meeting quick deadlines.

To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter that includes links to 4-6 portfolio pieces.

The pay range for this position is: $17.00 to $19.00 per hour. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and other factors. The Daily Beast is a globally recognized publication at IAC with our headquarters in New York City. 

 

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement listed here?  If you’re interested in joining the Beast but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with this job description, we encourage you to give it a shot all the same. It might turn out that you’re just the right candidate for this or other roles. See more about our commitment to diversity at https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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