Budge Sperling Reporting Fellowship – Washington, D.C.
The Budge Sperling Reporting Fellow will allow a talented and motivated recent college graduate or aspiring journalist the opportunity to dive deep into Washington reporting and assist with Monitor Breakfasts.
Applicants should tailor their submissions to highlight their credentials, skill sets, and reporting interests.
When Monitor Breakfasts are taking place on Zoom, the Fellow must know, or be able to learn, how to run a web event via Zoom. The Fellow must also be well-organized and have good interpersonal skills in interacting with guests, their communications staff, and reporters. Use of Salesforce and Eventbrite will also be required.
The Sperling Fellow will be mentored by Monitor journalists but have substantial autonomy to pursue both quick-hitting and long-form journalism for CSMonitor.com and the Monitor’s weekly news magazine.
The Fellow will also assist with all aspects of Monitor Breakfasts and handle a small number of administrative duties for the Washington bureau.
Named for Godfrey “Budge” Sperling, the Monitor’s long-time DC bureau chief and founder of the Monitor Breakfasts, candidates for this fellowship will match Budge’s intensity and drive to get the story with the kindness, humor, and compassion needed to tell it.
For full description on job duties and instructions on how to apply, please click here.
Newsroom editorial internships
The internship application deadline for our Fall 2022 internship program is May 15.
Do you like digging in to find answers to hard questions? Do you enjoy captivating friends with a well-told story? The Christian Science Monitor offers paid internships to self-starters who have analytical skills, a basic understanding of world events, and can write and edit with clarity and precision. Audio and video skills are a plus. Come work alongside top-flight editors and writers in a dynamic newsroom that strives to show hope and progress amid a divisive media landscape. For those applicants who lean more toward business, ask about storytelling opportunities through the Monitor’s social media accounts.
Work Schedule: Paid and academic interns will work Monday through Friday, between 35 to 40 hours a week. Position is based in Boston, Mass. The Boston newsroom has returned to a hybrid work schedule. In-person work is expected for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
- Summer internships run from May 31 to Aug. 12. Application deadline is January 15.
- Fall internships run from September through December. Application deadline is May 15.
- Spring internships run from January through the third week of May. Application deadline is October 15.
To apply by email, please contact the Internship Manager, and send a résumé, cover letter that shows your understanding of Monitor journalism, and at least three journalistic writing clips (if emailing, please attach clips as separate, printable documents and not as links) to: internship@csmonitor.com
To apply by mail:
Kendra Nordin Beato
Internship Manager
The Christian Science Monitor
210 Massachusetts Avenue – P03-30
Boston, MA 02115
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