Charlotte Observer hiring now for 2024 journalism internships for college students

For college students looking to take their careers to the next level, a spring or summer news internship at The Charlotte Observer offers 10 weeks of skill-building in a rewarding environment.

We are now accepting applications for spring and summer 2024 internships. The application deadline is Nov. 3, 2023. Internships are paid.

To apply and for more information about internships at The Charlotte Observer, click here.

The Observer’s internship program offers talented college journalists the opportunity to grow and develop in a metro newsroom that covers a vibrant, growing city.

From Day 1 of your internship, you will be welcomed as part of the Observer staff. We’re hiring for a range of internship positions for reporters or photographers on all of our desks: local news, Charlotte Five, breaking news, business coverage and sports.

For internship applications across all McClatchy newsrooms, go here.

As you can see from the 2023 class, Observer interns take on important stories and reporting projects and are an integral part of our daily coverage throughout the summer. In addition to honing your craft through interviewing, writing and shooting photos and videos, you’ll have valuable training and development opportunities with senior journalists from the Observer and parent company McClatchy.

Below are some stories produced by interns this past summer.

This story was originally published October 9, 2023 at 10:13 AM.

Anna Douglas

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Anna Douglas is The Charlotte Observer’s deputy managing editor and previously worked as an investigative reporter and news editor in the newsroom. Prior to joining the Observer, she worked as a local news reporter for The (Rock Hill) Herald and as a congressional correspondent in Washington, D.C., for McClatchy. Anna is a past recipient of the South Carolina Press Association’s Journalist of the Year award and the Charlotte Society of Professional Journalists’ Outstanding Journalism Award. She’s a South Carolina native, a graduate of Winthrop University, and a past fellow of the Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Anna has lived in Charlotte since May 2017.