Breaking News Reporting Intern, Summer 2025

Breaking News Reporting Intern 

Spring 2025 (1), summer 2025 (1) and fall 2025 (2) 

The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for reporters to join our Breaking News + Engagement team. These paid, 12-week interns will receive training and mentoring, but they will also hit the ground running, covering a variety of stories from the office and in the field. Breaking news is the focus, but there will be opportunities to pursue projects aimed at engaging our audience and to work closely with our data journalism, development and audience teams. The ideal candidate will hustle and be quick to a story

Breaking News Reporting Intern 

Spring 2025 (1), summer 2025 (1) and fall 2025 (2) 

The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for reporters to join our Breaking News + Engagement team. These paid, 12-week interns will receive training and mentoring, but they will also hit the ground running, covering a variety of stories from the office and in the field. Breaking news is the focus, but there will be opportunities to pursue projects aimed at engaging our audience and to work closely with our data journalism, development and audience teams. The ideal candidate will hustle and be quick to a story. We are looking for reporters who enjoy jumping on any and every story that arises, whether it’s covering weather, criminal justice or public health. 

All college students are encouraged to apply, with preference given to students who are enrolled or have recently completed a degree at a Bay Area four-year or community college. There are two internships in the fall, two in the summer and one in the spring. 

Requirements: 

These positions are full time, based in San Francisco, and the workweek likely will be Monday through Friday. Weekend, evening and holiday work may be required as news warrants. The summer internships typically begin in June and last through August, but there is some flexibility to accommodate college schedules. We will work with spring and fall interns to determine the best schedule. Applications for spring and summer 2025 are due by Friday, Oct. 25 2024. 

We will also consider applications now for fall 2025, but we anticipate deferring decisions on those positions until the new year.

Duties: 

• Receive training and mentoring from editors and colleagues across departments
• Report and write breaking news articles on tight deadlines 
• Contribute to reader engagement projects 

What we’re looking for: 

• Overall: Someone eager to find and chase good stories, with an eye for the details, such as headlines, story angles and quotes, that will capture readers’ attention. Strong writing skills are important, as is a strict dedication to accuracy, fairness and inclusiveness. 
•  Newsroom experience: Strong college publication experience or previous internships preferred, but not required. 

Please include in your application a portfolio of your work or links to your designs, along with brief explanations of your role in the execution of the pieces. Your role could include brainstorming, researching, art directing collaborators, project coordination, and design and coding.  
 
About The San Francisco Chronicle:  

The San Francisco Chronicle (www.sfchronicle.com) is the largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast. Acquired by Hearst Corp. in 2000, The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 by Charles and Michael de Young and has been awarded six Pulitzer Prizes for journalistic excellence. 

Our award-winning journalists provide insight into the people and events shaping the Bay Area, investigate wrongdoing and waste, and deliver the quickest and most reliable coverage of breaking news in Northern California. 

Join our team!