The Wall Street Journal Visual Investigations Internship (Summer 2027)

About the Role

The Wall Street Journal internship program is an opportunity primarily for college juniors to work with our award-winning data and visual investigations teams in New York. Graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline – October 31 – who are returning to school in the fall are also eligible to apply. Graduating seniors should apply to WSJ News Associates.

Responsibilities

• Contribute reporting, data analysis, open-source reporting, and visual verification to ambitious investigative projects and quicker-turn visual stories.
• Work cross-functionally with reporters and editors across the newsroom.
• Be immersed in audience-first visual storytelling that aims to reveal critical information through maps, video, satellite imagery, and interactive graphics.
• Gain hands-on experience analyzing large datasets and utilizing open-source intelligence (OSINT) to verify digital evidence and uncover hidden truths while maintaining rigorous editorial standards.

Requirements

• An analytical approach to journalism, with experience cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data to support reporting.
• The ability to scrape and mold unstructured data using tools like Python, R, and SQL.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, D3.js, 3D modeling, animation, video editing, and open-source reporting techniques such as geolocation, video, and photo verification is a significant bonus.
• Completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional data, visual, or open-source investigative work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
• A self-starter with a collaborative mindset who understands the needs of our audience across multiple platforms and is able to work independently under deadline pressure.
• Dedication to high journalistic standards and excellent reporting skills.
• A demonstrated interest in business reporting is a plus, though prior business/finance reporting experience is not required.

Application Details

Please upload one PDF document (max. 5MB) containing:

• A cover letter that highlights why you would be an asset to the team.
• Your résumé.
• Three examples of your data, OSINT, and visual investigative reporting work (including links to interactive projects, published graphics, or code repositories), outlining your role and/or contribution.

The deadline to apply is October 31 at midnight Eastern time. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Internship timing: 10 weeks between June and August. Only finalists will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with selections aimed to be made by the end of January.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $28.57 - $28.57

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.