Experience

Meeting Key Media Players

Once a week SIWJ visits media organizations in Washington, DC to see first hand how the industry is changing.
SIWJ Comes To A Campus Near You

Interested in learning more about spending a semester in Washington, DC? We may be coming to your school sometime soon. Take a look at the schools we’re visiting this semester and if you don’t see yours on the list, let us know- we’d love to come and meet you!
Internships

Internships are the best way for students to gain experience in a given field. Interns in our program do not fetch coffee or make photocopies, SIWJ interns walk away with real life experience and actual pieces for a personal portfolio.
This is Not A Typical Semester

Inside SIWJ Bootcamp from SIWJournalism on Vimeo.
Enrolled in the SIWJ program you will learn through hands-on experience, self- reflection and group projects.
Get The Most Out of a Semester in DC

As part of the SIWJ program students intern, take classes at GWU’s School of Media and Public Affairs, learn from guest lectures by industry professionals and participate in classroom seminars.
Stack Your Resume with Experience

Get ready for life after university and make sure to have the tools and skill to get that dream job.
Professional Student Projects

Completing class projects and homework is no longer enough to give students the kind of media experience they need to get ahead professionally. Each semester, students produce a professional piece of media for a local organization in Washington, DC- we call them “commissons.” Take a look at the video profile below created for the Salt Lake Tribune by SIWJ Spring 2009 students:

Student Comission: Salt Lake Tribune from SIWJournalism on Vimeo.
List of Internships

Take a look at just some of the places we have had students have interned in the past and contact us about your particular situation. We’ll help walk you through the process so you have the right internship for your time in Washington, DC.