The application deadline for the 2011 spring and summer Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internships is Nov. 1. The semester in Washington brings journalism students to D.C. for reporting internships of 14 or 10 weeks.
The program pays a stipend and provides free housing in furnished apartments.
Recently, interns have covered Justice Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings, a bill signing ceremony at the White House, debates over health care and climate change legislation, how members of Congress are using Skype and Twitter, the New Orleans Saints’ visit with the president at the White House, proposals for saving the Everglades and the investigation of the Gulf oil spill.
The program is housed by the Scripps Howard News Service in downtown Washington. Interns report for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, a Web-based wire, and can report for campus or hometown news organizations. The interns work with an experienced editor to choose, report and edit stories. We tour Washington journalism and government institutions and have guest speakers.
The interns live in one of two apartments near the National Zoo in Northwest Washington. The stipend covers food, transportation and other essentials. It is $2,350 for the 14-week spring and fall programs and $1,800 for the 10-week summer program.
Interns must be undergraduates – juniors or seniors – in the semester they are in Washington. Students with superior multimedia skills will be given preference over those without those skills.
For more details, visit the Web site: http://www.shfwire.com. Click on “how to apply,” and download the application form.
For more information, contact:
Jody Beck, director
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire
Semester in Washington Program
Scripps Howard Foundation
1090 Vermont Ave. NW, No. 1000
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-408-2748
Fax: 202-682-2143
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