ABC News Race & Culture Unit Production Intern, Spring 2026

About the Role & Program

The ABC News Race & Culture Unit is offering an opportunity to join our team this Spring. This internship will help give support in our development and production of stories at the intersection of race, politics, and culture.  

  

Across the landscape of ABC News Programming, the ABC News Race & Culture Unit team guides daily reporting and special projects in a space that is dynamic and requires close investigation, delivering breaking news, relevant interviews, and incisive investigative reports.  

The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 through early June 2026.

What You Will Do

• Pitching stories and assisting with research elements.

• Participating in weekly editorial meetings providing you with insights into how story ideas are discussed, refined, and selected for production. 

• Reviewing and logging media elements, such as videos and interviews for all platforms on ABC News. This helps ensure that the media content is well-organized and easily accessible for the production team.

• Assisting with bookings by assisting with coordinating and arranging interviews or appearances with relevant individuals for the program. 

• Creating written content for digital platforms associated with ABC News. This could involve writing news articles, features, or other digital content for ABCNews.com and GoodMorningAmerica.com. 

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print and/or broadcast); television production, news and news media production; and/or television news script writing

• Researching and/or using a range of tools to acquire information and present findings 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Previous internship experience in a professional newsroom setting  

• Familiarity with ABC News shows

• Experience with multi-tasking in a constantly evolving work environment, effectively balancing and prioritizing multiple projects 

• Experience working in collaborative environments, as well as working independently and following through on projects

Education

• Major or previous coursework in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, Film/Television or a related field

• Junior or Senior year preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Internship Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship​

• Be at least 18 years of age​

• Possess unrestricted work authorization​

• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 through early June 2026

• Fully available to work 40 hours per week (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor and could include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends)

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program​ in the Washington D.C. area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work ​

The pay rate for this role in Washington D.C. is $22.50 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.