The Daily Bruin’s News section is highly renowned. The News section has five beats: campus politics, features and student life, metro, national news and higher education, and science and health. Our section produces a wide variety of coverage – including feature stories, investigations, political coverage, trial coverage and scientific reporting. News writers are responsible for pitching, sourcing and reporting on issues that are relevant to the UCLA community. We are dedicated to telling stories that matter, serving our readership and pursuing the truth.

Recently, the News section earned first place in the Best Multi-Outlet Breaking News Coverage category at the Fall National College Media Convention for its reporting on the 2024 Palestine solidarity encampment. The Daily Bruin also won Best College Media Group of the Year at the convention. Daily Bruin reporting has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and other professional outlets.

A Daily Bruin News intern will complete the following tasks:

Attend three in-person training sessions, two of which will be led by UCLA Student Media and one of which will be led by the Daily Bruin’s News team.

Attend individual training sessions led by an assistant news editor.

Contribute at least three stories per quarter to the News section.

Uphold the Daily Bruin’s ethical standards, including declaring conflicts of interest, refraining from the use of artificial intelligence and avoiding plagiarism.

Be willing to take – and learn from – constructive feedback.

Communicate with editors and other staffers in a prompt and professional manner.

Over the course of their internship, a Daily Bruin News intern will learn the following:

The steps of producing a news story, from pitching to publication.

Good news judgment about what is important.

Best practices for interviewing sources and building sourcing relationships.

Writing in Associated Press style.

The ability to follow a dynamic and ever-changing breaking news cycle.

Ethical guidelines to adhere to in journalism.

How to interact with colleagues in a professional environment.

If you have any questions about becoming a News intern, email News editor Alexandra Crosnoe at [email protected].