Summer Internship Program – MarketWatch Reporter Intern

Summer 2027 Internship – Market Watch Reporter Intern

Final date to receive applications:
November 13, 2027

(You must be available to work full-time, in-office during this period.)

Dow Jones Internship Program is a 10-week summer experience designed to give students real exposure to how . Our interns work on meaningful projects alongside our teams, gaining hands‑on skills that make an impact on the business.

We believe the best way to learn is by doing — that’s why you’ll be paired with a mentor, connected with senior leaders, and included in professional development sessions. You’ll also join a diverse global intern community, sharing experiences and building networks that last beyond the program.

Our goal is to provide a supportive, engaging, and fun environment where your work feels valued and your growth comes first. Check out our Dow Jones Internship Program page to learn more and hear directly from past interns about their journeys. At Dow Jones, you’ll have the chance to start your career in an environment where collaboration, trust, and impact come first.

Market Watch is seeking a reporting intern to join Market Watch’s New York City newsroom in summer 2026. This internship offers the opportunity to help cover the most important economic, investing and market‑moving news each day.

Interns will work closely with editors and reporters throughout the newsroom, providing coverage across the markets, economics and personal finance teams. You’ll report to Assistant Managing Editor, Nicole Pesce, based in New York.

This role is hybrid, with work based in our Midtown Manhattan office.

• Monitor the most important news moments of the day and help spot the money and investing angles that everyone else is missing.
• Report and write timely and impactful articles of varying lengths on economic and financial news topics.
• Cover breaking developments such as market reactions to economic data, policy changes or corporate news, and unpack these events for our audience.
• Contribute research and reporting for longer enterprise journalism stories off the news.

• Completed at least two years of undergraduate study. (Journalism, communications, economics or related fields preferred.)
• Interest in markets, business and the economy
• Stellar writing, critical thinking and collaboration skills
• Ability to report and write quickly and cleanly under deadline pressure
• Insatiable curiosity and a drive to expand the news of the moment into enterprise stories that resonate with real people

• Enrollment in a 4-year undergraduate degree program
• Graduating in Dec 2027 – July 2029 (U.S.)
• Does not require sponsorship for employment visa status (now or in the future) in the country where applying.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation;
Barron’s, Market Watch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected…