MediaGlobal offers full-time six-month internships all year round. Based at the the United Nations Secretariat in New York, interns participate in a variety of activities and perform a variety of tasks. During the internship, intern-correspondents are able to cover Conferences and Meetings at the General Assembly and at the Economic and Social Council. Interns are called upon to conduct research and collect statistical data on different indicators for Least Developed Countries, write media releases and cover ongoing events at the United Nations on development issues.
Internship Areas
Correspondent
developing stories on issues of poverty, disease, hunger and earth changes;
Grant Programs
responsible for grantmaking in collaboration with governments and foundations, to support MediaGlobal mission through projects;
The Development Channel
work on film-related issues as also on WebTV.
Application Procedures
Applicants should submit a current résumé, a cover letter and two writing samples addressed to “Intern Administrator.” Both documents should be in either Word or pdf format. Only completed applications with a résumé, cover letter and writing samples will be considered.
To apply for an internship, please email: mediaglobaldev@gmail.com. No calls, please. Only applications submitted online will be considered.
Intern Feedback
“While interning at MediaGlobal, I have been fortunate enough to experience the many facets of the organization that is the United Nations. There is a window here that sheds new light on global matters that I have never experienced before. Attending press briefings, conferences, and meetings on various critical development issues and then writing about them has exposed me to a new type of journalism. By covering themes that are not generally discussed in the traditional media, there is an opportunity to provide the public with a new and important angle on world affairs. Furthermore, being able to choose the topics to write about has made me more inspired to be a journalist in this arena. The ability to interact with other journalists and staff at the UN, as well as with your fellow interns, makes the internship all the more worthwhile. This internship has combined my interest in journalism and facilitated my wish to focus on broader global issues that instill a sense of moral justice.”
—Elizabeth Ann Peer
“Working at the United Nations was an amazing experience and an excellent opportunity to see how the UN operates from the inside. MediaGlobal also provided me with a unique view into the processes of a non-profit news organization and the inner-workings of the UN Press Corps. I will never forget the press conferences, interviews and stakeouts in which I took part and in such an exciting and important locale as the UN Secretariat.”
—Jed Levine
“I found MediaGlobal’s print journalism program to be an invaluable experience for young journalists or graduate students interested in learning more about the developing world, specifically the least developed countries in the greater part of Africa. Not only did I take on assignments covering these issues, but I had a front-row seat to all of the action and had the opportunity to report it expeditiously.”
—Rima Abdelkadar, United Nations Correspondent, Saudi Press Agency