Reporter Intern

Summary:
The Pasadena Star-News is seeking a talented, dedicated intern for its local news desk. The intern will work 30 to 35 hours per week, covering general assignment and breaking news as well as Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley.
What you will do:

• Work 30 to 35 hours per week, covering general assignment and breaking news as well as Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley
• Required to work remotely at the time of the internship, but may be required to attend occasional meetings in our Pasadena or Monrovia office
• Must have access to a car or other vehicles to travel to assignments across Southern California
• This position is funded by a grant from the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles Chapter. Interns will be matched with a mentor and receive a free AAJA membership

What you will bring:

• Preference will be given to applicants invested in or interested in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and who have ties to Southern California. Applicants should have experience in news or feature writing. The internship will include at least one in-depth project focusing on issues impacting Asian Americans.

*Please note that in order to be considered for this internship you will need to send a cover letter, resume, three writing samples and at least two references to Star-News city editor Ryan Carter at [email protected] and Senior Editor Tom Bray at [email protected] by end of day Friday, May 12. Use the subject line AAJA-LA/STAR-NEWS REPORTING INTERNSHIP.*
Who we are:
Established in March 2016, the Southern California News Group (SCNG) has virtually overnight become one of the most powerful and influential news organizations in the U.S. This dynamic union was created when the Los Angeles News Group (owners of nine local daily newspapers and websites) and its parent company Media News Group (MNG) acquired Freedom Communications (owners of the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise). By combining these two highly regarded and well-established institutions, SCNG has emerged as the largest news content provider in the five-county Los Angeles metropolitan area. As a leader in circulation among top publications nationwide, SCNG now owns and operates 11 local daily newspapers and more than a dozen community weeklies.
Our mission is to connect communities by providing readers with the area's best local news coverage while providing advertisers with unprecedented access to one of the world's most diverse and dynamic audiences.
No matter the distribution vehicle-newspaper, magazine, mobile, online-SCNG's in-depth reporting on local news, politics, sports and entertainment continues to attract a desirable audience for its customers. Combining print, online and social media, SCNG now delivers premium content to over 8.1 million adults every week, making it an indispensable marketing solution for advertisers across Southern California. No other local newspaper group reaches more households in our market than SCNG.