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ChalkbeaL, Lhe naLlonal non-proflL educaLlon news organlzaLlon coverlng local publlc
schools, ls seeklng four moLlvaLed undergraduaLe or graduaLe sLudenLs, Lo serve as
summer reporLlng lnLerns ln ChalkbeaL's four bureaus. Cur bureaus are locaLed ln new
?ork, n?, uenver, CC, Memphls, 1n, and lndlanapolls, ln.


1he 10-week pald lnLernshlp wlll offer sLudenL [ournallsLs Lhe opporLunlLy Lo work
alongslde some of Lhe naLlon's Lop educaLlon [ournallsLs ln a dynamlc, rapldly growlng
organlzaLlon LhaL ls galnlng a naLlonal repuLaLlon for enLrepreneurlal [ournallsm. 1he
new ?ork 1lmes publlc edlLor recenLly menLloned ChalkbeaL ln a column abouL
promlslng Lrends ln Lhe buslness of [ournallsm.


lnLerns wlll have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo underLake dally educaLlon news asslgnmenLs and Lo
work on longer, enLerprlse sLorles. 1hey wlll also be lnvolved ln boosLlng Lhelr bureau's
engagemenL work, lncludlng conLrlbuLlng Lo soclal medla, bulldlng robusL llrsL erson
and commenLs secLlons, and helplng plan and execuLe communlLy evenLs deslgned Lo
lnform readers and faclllLaLe dlalogue.


ldeal candldaLes wlll have a demonsLrable passlon for publlc pollcy and soclal lssues
[ournallsm, sLrong reporLlng and wrlLlng skllls, and comforL worklng ln dlglLal medla. Pe
or she wlll be mlsslon-drlven, enLrepreneurlal, creaLlve, energeLlc, and a Lenaclous
reporLer.


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ChalkbeaL ls Lhe nonproflL news organlzaLlon coverlng Lhe naLlonal efforL Lo Lransform
publlc educaLlon. We are mlsslon-drlven [ournallsLs who belleve LhaL an lndependenL
local press ls vlLal Lo ensurlng LhaL educaLlon lmproves. We seek Lo provlde deep local
coverage of educaLlon pollcy and pracLlce LhaL lnforms declslons and acLlons, leadlng Lo
beLLer schools.
ChalkbeaL was founded ln 2013 as a merger of CoLhamSchools and Ldnews Colorado,
Lhe award-wlnnlng news slLes LhaL are now known as ChalkbeaL new ?ork and
ChalkbeaL Colorado. Whlle each local ChalkbeaL bureau works LogeLher Lo susLaln our
operaLlons, each bureau ls edlLorlally lndependenL.


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We are seeklng summer reporLlng lnLerns who are energlzed by our mlsslon and exclLed
Lo help us bulld a news organlzaLlon LhaL re-lmaglnes dally newsgaLherlng whlle
embraclng LradlLlonal [ournallsLlc values. CandldaLes should have cllps LhaL demonsLraLe
sLrong reporLlng and wrlLlng skllls. Were also looklng for people wlLh a passlon for (and
ldeally, a famlllarlLy wlLh) coverlng educaLlon.
ln parLlcular, you should have:
SlgnlflcanL hlgh school, college or professlonal [ournallsm experlence
A hlgh level of comforL wlLh Lhe exclLlng opporLunlLles and challenges
lnherenL ln worklng ln a hlgh-energy sLarL-up envlronmenL
lamlllarlLy wlLh and curloslLy abouL educaLlon lssues such as sLandards,
school cholce, and Leacher effecLlveness
1he 10-week lnLernshlps sLarL !une 2 and run Lhrough Aug. 8. lnLerns wlll work 40-hour
weeks and recelve a $3,200 sLlpend.
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lease send a resume, flve relevanL cllps, and a cover leLLer explalnlng your lnLeresL ln
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