Reuters offers talented students and graduates with an interest in journalism an opportunity to learn at the world’s largest international multimedia news agency.

About the Role
Our global Reuters News Internship Program gives you the chance to fast-track your journalism career and develop your skills across a variety of subjects and media. We welcome passionate and curious reporters, producers and photojournalists who want to tell stories for a global audience. Reuters seeks diverse candidates from all backgrounds and is excited to work with emerging talent who can cover breaking news and tell in-depth stories from new perspectives.
We are looking for an intern to work in our Dakar newsroom.

About You
What we’re looking for:
• Commitment to a career in journalism
• A keen interest in storytelling across text and video
• Knowledge of shooting and editing video
• Emerging talent who can tell stories about finance, politics and people from new perspectives and in different formats
• Drive to build sources, break news and deliver deeply reported stories
• Ambition to deliver journalism with real impact
• An international outlook and ability to work in a team and communicate across departments
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Professional proficiency in English and French required

The role
• Paid 12-week internship, starting from 22nd June, 2026
• An assigned Senior Editor as a mentor
• Formal training and coaching
• Interns are expected to pitch and deliver in-depth stories during their assignment
• Participants who excel may be considered for future opportunities at Reuters

Please note
Applicants must be eligible to work in the region/country to which they apply
Our Application Process
The deadline for applications is Friday 12th December 2025 at 1700 GMT
Interviews will be conducted in February/March 2026
Please apply with an up-to-date CV and answer our application questions

About Reuters News
Founded 170 years ago, Reuters provides society with the news it needs to be free, prosperous and informed. Each day, 2,500 journalists in nearly 200 locations around the globe deliver unparalleled international and national news coverage in 16 languages with speed, impartiality and insight. Reuters stays true to the letter and spirit of the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles, valuing independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
Reuters news is read and seen by billions of people worldwide every day. Our stories reach more than 750 broadcasters in 115 countries and 1,000 publishing clients, including eight of the world’s top 10 newspapers.

Our audience includes:
• 35 million unique monthly visitors to Reuters.com.
• Hundreds of thousands of professionals using Thomson Reuters premium products.

Each year, we deliver:
• 2+ million unique news stories.
• 1.4+ million news alerts.
• 730,000+ pictures and images.
• 110,000+ video stories.
• 4,600+ expert views.
• Nearly 100 investigative reports.

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What’s in it For You?
• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact:?We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.