The Total Politics internship programme is built around one very simple idea: giving interns a truly valuable experience that will equip them with the knowledge, experience and skills they need to succeed in the field of political journalism.
Our objective is not to provide the standard intern experience (filing, photocopying and tea-making), but to ensure that each intern leaves with a set of marketable skills and the confidence to succeed as a journalist.
Internships are heavily structured to ensure that an intern is exposed to every aspect of Total Politics including the website, events, day-to-day running and the magazine itself. Most importantly, the internship programme places an emphasis on constructive feedback, with interns attending a weekly seminar with staff. These seminars will provide basic journalism training and will allow the intern to raise any ideas or feedback they may have. We want TP interns get the most from their time with us.
An internship will last approximately one to three months, subject to review.
When we have a internship vacancy, the advert and details of the application process will appear here. In the mean time, if you would like to be notified when we are inviting applications, please email caroline.crampton [at] totalpolitics [dot] com so you can be added to the list.
Feel free to contact us with any further questions.
