Newsroom Engineering Intern, Fall 2026 (HQ)
$23 per hourPolitico
Job Description: POLITICO is seeking a fall Newsroom Engineering intern who wants to help reporters and editors solve real workflow problems with practical, responsible technology, with the goal to help shape the future of newsroom tools and workflows. This opportunity sits at the intersection of journalism, product thinking, and technology, supporting experiments and internal tools that help reporters and editors work more effectively. You'll help research newsroom needs, code real tools, and evaluate AI-assisted workflows in newsroom contexts.
You don't need necessarily need to come from a Computer Science background. If you ever written a script to scrape data for a story, built a personal site or taught yourself to code out of curiosity - that counts. Who You Are:
2026-05-08
Title:
Newsroom Engineering Intern, Fall 2026 (HQ)
You don't need necessarily need to come from a Computer Science background. If you ever written a script to scrape data for a story, built a personal site or taught yourself to code out of curiosity - that counts. Who You Are:
- You have both journalistic instincts and a technical aptitude
- You like understanding how reporters and editors work, where workflows break down, and how tools can help.
- You're thoughtful about emerging technologies, including AI, and interested in how they can support journalism
- You're comfortable collaborating across multiple stakeholders, especially with reporters, editors, product managers and engineers
- Own at least one scoped project that improves how reporters or editors work
- Contribute to other Newsroom Engineering projects by writing code, building prototypes, testing features and documenting technical decisions
- Research and document workflow challenges facing reporters and editors
- Help identify opportunities to improve newsroom processes and internal tools.
- Test prototypes and internal tools with realistic reporting and editing scenarios.
- Help evaluate AI-assisted workflows for accuracy, usefulness, risk and editorial fit.
- Participate in conversations about responsible technology usage in newsroom products and workflows
- Demonstrated interest in Washington, politics and policy
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadlines
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Proven experience in a newsroom. At least one professional news media internship or job preferred
- Familiarity with basic technical concepts, digital tools, or prototyping workflows is preferred
- Interest in AI and emerging technologies as they relate to journalism and editorial work
- Be a part of the biggest stories in Washington as they unfold, with a behind-the-scenes view of how news gets made
- Build your skills through biweekly intern-specific trainings, newsroom sessions and direct feedback
- Understand how journalists actually work at one of the largest political newsrooms in the world, spot where technology can make a difference, and test ideas quickly enough to learn from them
- Dates: September-December 2026
- Pay: $23/hr
- Schedule: Hybrid, full-time 40 hours/week
- Location: Arlington, VA (HQ)
- Application deadline: Friday, July 10 at 5pm EST
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- 3-5 original clips to showcase your experience. Please attach as links that are publicly accessible ( no paywall) to finished products or codebases.
- Please attach all supporting materials directly to your application under the Resume/CV section.
2026-05-08
Title:
Newsroom Engineering Intern, Fall 2026 (HQ)
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