General Assignment Reporting Intern, Spring 2026

General Assignment Reporting Intern, Spring 2026
Are you a college student or recent graduate looking to improve your reporting and writing skills? The non‑profit news organization WhoWhatWhy is looking for aspiring journalists to join our team. We are looking for a young reporter hungry to cover national politics over a three‑to‑six month term, during which you will investigate and report on national stories under the guidance of experienced senior editors. Focal points will be election integrity ahead of the midterms and immigration (Spanish proficiency a plus).

This internship is unpaid, although apprentices who show exceptional promise may be invited to stay on as a stipended fellow.

Who We Are
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 U.S. and across the globe.

Internship Program Overview
Since its founding, WhoWhatWhy has worked with aspiring young journalists to help them hone their reporting and writing skills, offering them the opportunities no class, college newspaper, or internship with a local publication can provide.

Because 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.

Over our intensive program, apprentices will be trained in all facets of reporting and work with their mentors to write various kinds of news articles—from wire‑service style pieces to investigative stories. They will not have to share their bylines with anybody else, and graduates of the program usually leave with a portfolio of quality articles.

Apprentices who complete our program say they are well prepared to contribute to the real journalism that—particularly now—is so sorely needed.

Our Editors
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.

Requirements and Expectations
The most important quality of WhoWhatWhy Apprentice applicants is a passion for serious journalism. We are looking for college students and recent graduates, both U.S. citizens and internationals. Some reporting and writing experience is a plus but not required. The commitment is 10–15 hours per week for a minimum of three months. Participants are expected to report and write at least one feature story every other week.

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