The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, an innovator in international journalism focusing on under-reported issues, offers in its Washington, D.C. office designated Bonner Student Internships geared toward college students who are part of the Bonner Foundation network. The Pulitzer Center is an eligible site for Bonner students to use their summer stipend for service hours.
The Bonner interns assist in connecting the general public and students with Pulitzer Center international reporting projects – online, on college campuses and in person. Bonner internships tend to occur during the summer. Inquiries always welcome throughout the year..
With the aim of increasing traffic to our reporting projects and expanding the debate around these international issues, the intern will:
• assist in development of college campus liaison outreach materials,
• assist in development of international perspective opportunities for Bonner-engagement nationwide,
• assist in efforts to increase website traffic, including online and campus outreach,
• assist with event coordination and newsletter compilation,
• assist with maintenance of Pulitzer Center website and online profiles (including YouTube and Facebook)
Not required but desirable: familiarity with HTML, familiarity with the blogosphere, and experience with increasing web traffic through campaigns such as Google Adwords and social networking sites. Applicants should also have an interest in, and some familiarity with, current international affairs.
Note: This internship is only available to current Bonner students who maintain their scholarship eligibility with the Bonner Foundation throughout the length of the internship for which they're applying. The Pulitzer Center is an eligible site for Bonner student to use their summer stipend for service hours.
For more information on the Bonner Foundation and its network of Bonner Scholars on 22 campuses nationwide, please visit: www.bonner.org
To apply, send the following information to jobs@pulitzercenter.org, with subject line: BONNER STUDENT INTERN
• cover letter, telling us where your interests lie and what talents you can bring to the Pulitzer Center;
• resume;
• brief writing sample of no more than three pages; and
• names of three references including their phone numbers or email addresses.
For more information about our work, please browse through our website. The Pulitzer Center is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., near Dupont Circle on the red Metro line.