Metro Reporting Intern Summer 2025

Metro Reporting Intern Summer 2025 

Would you like the opportunity to work with world-class journalists at a digital media company seeking to reinvent the way it covers news and reaches readers? 

The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for a reporter to join our metro news team. This paid, 12-week summer intern will receive training and mentoring but also hit the ground running, covering a variety of stories from the office and in the field. Breaking news is a focus, but there are opportunities to pursue other topics depending on interest and experience. The ideal candidate will hustle and compete to be first on a story, while engaging readers through social media, visuals, graphics and alternative story forms. We need someone with high standards, curiosity and empathy who can collaborate and is comfortable providing and taking feedback. 

All college students, including community college students or students who will have recently completed their associate or bachelor’s degree, are encouraged to apply. 

Requirements: This position for summer 2022 is full-time, based in San Francisco, and likely Monday-to-Friday. Weekend, evening, and holiday work may be required as news warrants. This paid 12-week internship typically lasts from June to August, but there is some flexibility to accommodate college schedules.  Applications are due by Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  

Duties: 

• Receive training and mentoring from editors and colleagues across departments. 
• Work and train within a cohort of more than a dozen summer interns. 
• Report and write news articles for the Chronicle and SFChronicle.com that reflect the diversity of experiences and needs in the Bay Area. 

What we’re looking for: 

• Overall: Someone eager to find and chase good stories, while engaging readers through compelling headlines, visuals, graphics and other multimedia. 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!