Tampa Bay Times Local News Reporter

Deadline

About the Internship

Your responsibilities could include:

  • Covering breaking and police news, general assignment, beats such as government, courts, and schools, and community news features
  • File stories and regular updates for our website, tampabay.com
  • Take photos and videos
  • Develop enterprise stories

Your work will appear in local sections, the full-run Metro and A sections and online. You might work in any of our five offices in four counties in the Tampa Bay area. 

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Previous reporting experience (professional internships covering local news preferred)
  • Good writing skills, including attention to accuracy, grammar, and spelling
  • Good news judgment
  • Comfort with digital platforms and social media

An ideal candidate would have public records knowledge and foreign language skills.

For More Information

Email TBTimesInternship@tampabay.com for questions and more information.

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