Food & Events Intern

With more than 15,000 restaurants, North Texas isn’t short on opportunities to cover food. A great Food & Events intern at The Dallas Morning News cares as much about the latest restaurant opening as they do about the effect of new tariff policies on prices for small business owners and consumers.

This role also supports coverage of local events—everything that makes people’s leisure time worthwhile, from a new exhibit opening to the latest immersive experience blowing up on TikTok.

Assignments may include quick-turn breaking news, in-depth features, data-driven enterprise, and listicles spanning the dining scene, food business, current affairs and politics affecting the culinary world, and things to do around town.

You will also be expected to:

Take smartphone photos and video.

Actively use social media in the news-gathering process.

What Interns Can Expect:

Work alongside award-winning journalists in a fast-paced, collaborative newsroom.

Receive mentorship, regular feedback, and skill-building workshops.

Contribute to published work across digital and print platforms.

Be treated as a full newsroom member—pitching ideas, attending editorial meetings, and collaborating across teams.

Gain hands-on multimedia and cross-platform storytelling experience.

Application Process Timeline:

Applications Open: Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 – Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Virtual Information Session: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

Selections Announced: By December 31, 2025

Job Requirements

Here’s our list of preferred skills and experience: (Please note this is not a checklist of requirements, but should be considered as a pool of preferred qualifications. If you can already do some of these things, great. If you're excited about figuring out how to do all of them, great! We'd love to hear from you either way.".)

·  Must be enrolled in college and working toward a degree (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate) or have graduated within six months prior to the internship start date.

·  Must include a cover letter, résumé with references, and 3–5 published clips. Applicants may also include 1–2 photos or a short video sample to showcase visual or multimedia storytelling.

·  Reliable transportation is strongly preferred.

·  Samples must be legible and clearly labeled; incomplete applications will not be considered.