From fascinating innovations that reshape technology to shifting demographics that transform the nation, from political leaders to pop culture icons – what happens in Texas drives the American narrative. So why let New York, Washington and Los Angeles shape our sense of the world?
Texas Standard is setting a new bar for broadcast news coverage, offering crisp, up-to-the-moment coverage of politics, lifestyle and culture, the environment, technology and innovation, and business and the economy – from a Texas perspective – and uncovering stories as they happen and spotting the trends that will shape tomorrow’s headlines.
The one-hour daily news magazine is grounded in the best traditions of American journalism: fact-based, independent and politically neutral reporting. In an era in which news outlets, politics and citizens are increasingly polarized, Texas Standard offers critical breadth, variety and integrity.
Hosted by award-winning journalist David Brown, Texas Standard features interviews with researchers, innovators, business leaders, political thinkers and experts – across Texas and around the globe – that reflect a diversity of opinions
For more information, please visit https://www.texasstandard.org/.
Internship Details
DATES: Internships are available each semester. Fall: August-December, Spring: January-May, Summer: May-August
HOURS: Flexible. 3-5 days per week. 12-16 hours per week.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO: Interns work closely with producers, reporters, and digital team members to put together all aspects of the daily news program and its digital companions. Interns write for on air and online, research and schedule interviews for our host, and use professional equipment to record and edit audio. Interns also attend daily news meetings, pitch stories, and work on special projects as assigned. Most successful internships should result in several online bylines and at least one non-narrated and one fully reported audio story.
COMPENSATION: Current internships are unpaid
TO APPLY: Please email the following application materials to Managing Producer Laura Rice (lrice@kut.org):
- Resume
- Two clips/writing samples
- Two references
- A cover letter that answers the following questions: Why do you want to intern with Texas Standard? What three aspects of radio and digital production are you most interested in learning more about? What three special skills or talents will you bring to the Texas Standard team? Which topic areas or “beats” interest you most?
Applications are due no later than one month before the semester begins.