Data Journalist-Summer Internship-St. Louis

Data Journalist-Summer Internship-St. Louis Req #17606 St. Louis, MO, USA Job Description Posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM Data Journalist-Summer Internship, St. Louis The St. Louis Post-Dispatch seeks a detail-oriented student journalist for summer data reporting internship. The intern's primary responsibility will be to help produce our annual "Public Pay" database. You will obtain public employee salary data by making or following up on records requests with dozens of agencies, then clean the often-messy data and prepare it for publication. Along the way, you will analyze the data, looking for trends or outliers that could drive news stories. You will also work on daily or weekly news stories. Candidates must be adept at using spreadsheets and be comfortable talking with public officials. There will be a lot to keep track of so solid organizational skills and news judgment are a must. Experience with a scripting language such as Python or R, or familiarity with using command-line tools like csvkit, are preferred but not required. Please submit your resume, a cover letter that shares your journalism experience and interest in this position, plus six examples of your best journalism work (stories, photos and data visualizations are all welcome). Application due by end of day Jan. 19, 2026. Why Join Us? Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving over 70 markets in 25 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 33 million digital unique visitors. Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we participate in Everify. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net. We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply. Job Details Job Family News Pay Type Hourly Employment Indicator Internship