Intern Reporter

The Tribune is looking for a part-time reporting intern to cover breaking news on the weekend. The opening is for 16 hours a week over two or three days, primarily focusing on Saturday and Sunday. This internship lasts for up to nine months and starts immediately.

The Tribune is one of 30 news organizations in the McClatchy Company. We’re a Central Coast news and information company, with our newspaper, website (sanluisobispo.com) and other products on different delivery platforms.

Tribune internships have several goals: You will track breaking news, write stories and headlines, create photos and videos, and learn about SEO best practices. You will be encouraged to work independently but will receive the guidance of experienced editors and fellow reporters. Internships can also serve as tryouts. We are surveying and assessing future journalists either to fill jobs or to recommend to our sister news organizations around the nation. Our interns have moved on to become reporters and editors at major American publications like the Washington Post, the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Qualifications include:
The ability to write quickly, accurately and well;
The ability to monitor and mine various sources for breaking news;
Solid news judgment;
An instinctive grasp of what will engage your audience;
An understanding of what drives interest on social media platforms;
A strong entrepreneurial spirit, good curiosity and high energy;
A collaborative style that allows you to work comfortably and collegially with newsroom colleagues;
A familiarity shooting photos and video.