WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM

ASME interns have distinguished academic records and usually have extensive experience working on local magazines and newspapers as well as college publications. Only 10 percent of all Magazine Internship Program applicants are accepted.

ASME interns participate in a virtual three-day orientation program and learn the fundamentals of reporting, fact checking and copy editing. Over the course of the summer, ASME interns may attend special events in New York and Washington and meet regularly with top editors either in person or virtually.

ASME interns report, edit, fact-check and copy-edit for print and online publications. They may sometimes interview celebrities, attend press conferences and work the red carpet—but most of the summer they do the un-glam but essential work of magazine journalism.

Interns assigned to magazines and websites in New York and Washington can expect to work in the editorial offices of their assigned publications in summer 2024. A limited number of virtual internships at magazines and websites outside New York and Washington will also be available.

HOW INTERNS ARE CHOSEN

Besides overall academic performance, criteria used to select ASME interns include:

• Academic training in journalism (but students shouldn’t be afraid to apply for an ASME internship if their school doesn’t offer journalism courses or if they’re not majoring in journalism)
• Experience in campus journalism, preferably as a reporter or editor at a newspaper, magazine or website
• Previous internships or employment at city, regional or national newspapers, magazines or websites

WHAT SCHOOLS SHOULD DO

Journalism departments and career-guidance offices are invited to recommend no more than two students for the Magazine Internship Program. (Students do not need to be nominated by a college or university to apply, but applicants recommended by journalism departments or career-guidance offices are given preference over students from the same school.) Letters of recommendation should be included in each student’s application. To ensure geographic diversity, only one student is usually accepted from any one college or university.