The Center for Media and Public Affairs is interested in interns to assist in various ongoing media research projects.
Internships are available throughout the academic year as well as summers.
CMPA internships provide extensive exposure to media research and content analysis methods, while living in the nation's capital. Since our founding in 1986, we have conducted over 120 studies on a wide range of media topics. Past studies have examined everything from election coverage to global warming, presidential scandals to homelessness and sex in popular culture to political jokes on late night television. Previous interns have completed analyses of coverage of the Los Angeles riots, use of cameras in federal courtrooms, television news coverage of the economy as well as background research for a study of media coverage of religion. Interns at CMPA generally have the opportunity to work on one of several projects that are underway at CMPA during the time of their internship.