Newsroom Engineering Intern, Fall 2026 (HQ)
Arlingtononsitejunior
Posted 1w ago · via Workday
About this role
Job Description: POLITICO is seeking a fall Newsroom Engineering intern who wants to help reporters and editors solve real workflow problems with practical, responsible technology , with the goal to help shape the future of newsroom tools and workflows. This opportunity sits at the intersection of journalism, product thinking, and technology, supporting experiments and internal tools that help reporters and editors work more effectively. Y ou’ll help research newsroom needs, code real tools , and evaluate AI-assisted workflows in newsroom contexts. You don't need necessarily need to come from a Computer Science background. If you ever written a script to scrape data for a story, built a personal site or taught yourself to code out of curiosity – that counts.…
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