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  • Americas Journalism Summer Internship

    New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, U.S.; Toronto, Canada; and Latin America

    Ready to step inside a fast-paced newsroom? Contribute your own creative ideas under tight deadlines? The Americas Journalism Summer Internship program offers talented student journalists an opportunity to perform in a newsroom based within the US, Canada or Latin America. We also have a few internship positions in online and multimedia packaging, graphics, broadcast and photography.

    These 10-week paid summer internships are a crash course in hands-on business, political and general news reporting. Every intern reports to an editor and is assigned a journalist mentor to provide advice and guidance during the summer. These internships give you a global audience of leading media outlets, financial decision-makers and savvy Internet readers totaling more than 1 billion people every day.

    This internship program has been in place for 12 years and has a record of hiring the best interns at the end of the summer. Our alumni are working around the world for us as well as for other leading news organizations.

    Students selected for the Americas Journalism Summer Internship program will also be considered for a spot in our intensive Reuters Journalism Trainee Program  that provides journalists with nine months training and leads into a staff job if they meet the required standards. The trainee program, operated out of New York, London and Singapore, begins in September, 2012.

    Apply to the Americas Journalism Summer Internship

  • Are you a good fit?

     We’re looking for:

    • College juniors, seniors and graduate students with a focus on business journalism as well as classes in business and/or economics.
    • Basic math skills.
    • Foreign language skills (for Los Angeles, Miami and most of Latin America, fluency in Spanish is required; for Brazil, Portuguese is required).
    • Previous journalism internships (helpful).

    How do you apply?

    Apply online. You will need to submit your resume, a one-page cover letter and three to five clips. You must also arrange for two letters of reference to be sent separately to the e-mail address provided.

    • Applications accepted: starting mid to late October - December 15.
    • Program begins: The following summer.

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  • Student Stories

    Lauren

    Boston, MA, U.S.

    A newsworthy career change

    I started my career with financial firms in New York and Washington, DC, but then went back to school for journalism. My experience as a summer intern at Thomson Reuters – the stories I covered, the contacts I made and the reporting and writing I produced – was key to bridging the gap from school to full time journalist and instrumental in my being hired full time by the company after graduation. Now I have taken a lead role for reporting general news in and around Boston and New England since the launch of the Thomson Reuters domestic news service.

    Breaking news and interviews

    “Every day brings unexpected challenges.”

    It might be chasing breaking news of a train crash or following controversial bills in state houses or landing interviews for feature stories. I am constantly learning about new topics, new issues, and nationwide trends.

    Respected company and colleagues

    Thomson Reuters is a respected company in the field of journalism. I'm proud to be working for and contributing to such a top-notch firm, with colleagues who have unmatched experience and integrity.