Summer News Internship

The Butler Eagle is offering a summer internship for college students to test their skills in a working newsroom, experience the challenges of breaking news coverage and the importance of telling the community’s stories. 

  The news internship pays $7.24 an hour and requires a minimum of 24 hours to a maximum of 32 hours a week for a period of two to three months depending on student availability and newsroom needs. 

    The intern needs to be willing to experience every aspect of the industry as a community journalist -- covering spot news and government meetings to feature and special section assignments. They must provide their own transportation and have some experience or class level to be able to learn and grow during the internship.

    Interns will sometimes accompany seasoned reporters on assignment and will also complete their own assignments. They will receive feedback from editors on reporting, writing, organizational and personal relationship skills. In addition to receiving insight on behind-the-scenes, deadline pressures of a news organization, they will be exposed to skills needed to also reach the multiple platforms of a 24-hour news cycle, including photography and social media posting.

   Internship applications are due the last day of March. Requested are a cover letter, resume, several examples of your work and two references.

   If the internship is being conducted for credit, the requirements from the institution must be submitted with requested materials. Students applying do not have to be seeking the internship for class credit, however those who are and have early deadlines for their school may reach out to the Eagle managing editor prior to the application deadline. 

   Prospective interns may apply to Donna Sybert, Butler Eagle managing editor, at dsybert@butlereagle.com.