Fall 2025 Editorial Internships

The American Prospect is devoted to promoting informed discourse on public-policy matters from a progressive perspective through narrative interpretation of complex issues. We don't just make magazines, we make a difference. The Prospect hosts three classes of interns each year with flexible dates ranging from January to April; May to August; and September to December. Individual work schedules can be adjusted on a case-by-case basis to reflect candidates' coursework schedules.

The American Prospect is a pioneer in nonprofit journalism and a compelling voice for attainable progressive reform. We published our first issue in Spring 1990 as a champion for informed discussion on public policy. Since 2019, under a new generation of leadership, the Prospect has doubled our online traffic, increased our annual print issue count to six, expanded into live-streaming events, and polished our reputation as a leading source of journalism on the progressive left. Our mission is to broaden our impact without sacrificing integrity, and to continuously fortify our tenacious focus on ideas, politics and power. The American Prospect hosts paid internships, publishes freelance writers, and employs full-time up-and-coming journalists with our renowned writing fellowship. The American Prospect's Writing Fellows Program is "the best entry-level job in journalism," according to former fellow Ezra Klein. Alumni include Jamelle Bouie, Dana Goldstein, Josh Marshall, Matt Yglesias, Adam Serwer, Jedediah Purdy, Kate Sheppard, and Rachel M. Cohen. "No other position boasts the writing fellowship's track record in turning enthusiastic young journalists into well-respected, widely read policy thinkers." — Dana Goldstein "The American Prospect Writing Fellowship is by far the best opportunity for young progressive writers out there. If it didn't exist, I'd probably be a highly paid lawyer today." — Matthew Yglesias