The Pittsburgh Media Partnership’s Summer 2025 intern cohort has been selected and interns have been matched with their partner outlets. The group is as follows:
Feixu Chen, a recent graduate of Emerson College, and Theo Newhouse-Godine, a student at Point Park University, will spend their internships with Next Generation Newsroom. NGN, launched by Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation in the fall of 2024, aims to fulfill the need for high-quality enterprise reporting for people who want to stay informed about the place they call home. The focus of NGN’s work is government and enterprise reporting in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Annabelle Chipps, a recent graduate of Slippery Rock University, will divide her 10-week internship between the Butler Eagle and New Castle News. Lourdes Daughtry, who just completed her freshman year at Temple University, will intern with the Northside Chronicle and West Hills Gazette. Ember Duke, a recent Duquesne University grad, will spend her internship with PublicSource.
Riley Dunn, a University of Iowa student, will complete her internship with the Pittsburgh Business Times. Josh Imhof, who attends Duquesne, will spend his 10 weeks with the Indiana Gazette. Yeonjae (Isabel) Kim, who recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, will intern with The Allegheny Front.
Gavin Petrone, a Point Park student, will divide his internship between Pittsburgh City Paper and Technical.ly. Natalie Rodriguez, a student at Duquesne, will be lend her talents to both Pittsburgh Latino Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine.
To be considered for a future PMP summer internship, candidates should be at least 18 and enrolled at a college-level institution. Recent graduates also are eligible to apply. Candidates must live in the Pittsburgh area during the duration of the internship; no virtual internships are available. For the summer internship program, students are paid $15/hour, up to 30 hours a week for 10 weeks starting in late May or early June and running through the month of July.
For more information, please contact PMP Coordinator Frank Garland at fgarland@pointpark.edu and use PMP INTERNSHIP in the subject line.
See the links below for a complete list of this year’s summer intern stories.
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