Food & Culture Reporting Internship - Summer

• Posted on October 1, 2026

Showing 1 location Headquarters

• 650 3rd Avenue S
• Suite 1300
• Minneapolis, MN 55488, USA
• On-site
• News
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: FOODC
  002587

The Minnesota Star Tribune is an innovative modern media organization building on an extraordinary 159-year legacy. With eight Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other accolades, we stand as a beacon of journalistic excellence in Minnesota. We are the heart and voice of the North.

Our mission is to build a better Minnesota by connecting us with the people, ideas, and stories that strengthen our communities. We’re seeking dynamic leaders who are passionate about journalism and democracy to help shape this future. If you are excited about reinventing one of our state’s most trusted institutions and leading us into a new era of growth and excellence, we want to hear from you.

We offer 10-week summer reporting internships at our headquarters in Minneapolis, MN
. We select talented, driven college juniors, seniors and graduate students who can write enterprise stories, as well as daily news. We are seeking reporters to cover arts & entertainment and restaurants & food. We expect our interns to come to us with skill and leave with polish and invaluable experience from a major-market newsroom. Interns are paid $850 a week.

Interns may be able to apply for any available apprenticeships at the completion of the summer.

Star Tribune is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and it encourages qualified applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Candidates should recognize that legacy news operations must merge diversity-and-inclusion aspirations with audience needs to succeed and support that goal.

We expect our reporting interns to:

• develop their own story ideas and to run hard at the assignments we give them
• work closely with editors, photographers and other reporters to provide substantive news stories
• have a valid driver’s license
• be highly proficient writers
• conduct themselves in a professional manner
• work regularly from the Star Tribune office

We select talented, driven college juniors, seniors and graduate students. Excellent communication and writing skills, flexibility and the ability to handle deadline pressure are all crucial in this job. Proficiency with web research tools and InCopy or similar publishing software is a plus.

Top candidates can demonstrate they’re ready to make the most of this opportunity. The internship typically runs early June to early August.

Your application, which must be uploaded by Nov. 13, should include:

• Five to 10 of your best published clips demonstrating your ability to report and write clear, compelling stories on deadline.
• A memo noting one thing you would change about the Star Tribune to better serve our readers, and how your skills could facilitate such an improvement.
• A resume detailing your journalism experience, and three references, including their titles, phone numbers and email addresses.
• Two letters of recommendation. At least one of those letters should come from an editor who’s seen you work in a professional environment on deadline. Please do not submit letters of reference from fellow student journalists.
• Reference letters can be attached to your application or emailed to  with your name in the subject line.
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TM, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Email Maria Reeve, Executive Director, Culture and Careers,

Please do not email your application.

This internship will be paid at $21.25/hour.

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