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2025 Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting Intern

The Washington Post
Washington, DC Intern
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2026
Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.

Join the future of news

We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.

About Our Team

The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.

Why This Role Matters

The Washington Post reserves one spot in its 2026 Summer Internship Program for an Investigative intern selected by the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. College juniors, seniors and graduate students are eligible.

Your story awaits. Apply today!

Learn more about The Post at careers.washingtonpost.com.

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