We offer guaranteed tailor-made journalism internships.

Next Step Connections internship program provides students and young professionals with guaranteed tailor-made journalism internships. Before you start the internship placement process, you must apply first and get accepted. During the placement process, you will be working with our program advisor who will organize interviews with our large network of publications in Asia.

Next Step Connections works with the best publications in Asia.

Participating in an journalism Internship typically involves writing articles and clips, learning interviewing skills and getting your work published in Asian-based publications.

Examples of tasks and responsibilities

In today’s international context, international internships in the field of journalism will definitely make a difference when competing for a future position. Journalism is the investigation and reporting of events, issues, and trends to a broad audience. Although there is much variation within the industry, the ideal is to keep the citizens informed. Besides covering organizations and institutions such as government and business, it also covers cultural aspects of society such as arts and entertainment. The field includes jobs such as editing, photojournalism, and documentary.

You will be able to build your international journalism portfolio by working as a contributing editor, photographer, or writer for a range of Asian-based publications.

A typical day starts around 9.30 am at the office and finishes around 5.30pm.You might also be sent outside the office to cover assignments or attend media events.

Example of past journalism internships in Shanghai

We have placed journalism students at publications such as China Daily, Shanghai Daily, That's Shanghai, CNN Go, Shanghai Business Review and Time Out.

Example of past journalism internships in Hong Kong

We work with various publications , TV channels and Radio stations such as RTHK, CNN, South China Morning Post, FinanceAsia by Haymarket.

Choose your destination

Shanghai Internship

  • Internships available all-year round
  • Flexible start date and length of stay (1-6 months)
  • All-inclusive Programs
  • See program fees

Hong Kong Internship

  • Internships available all-year round
  • Flexible start date and length of stay (2-6 months)
  • All-inclusive Programs
  • See program fees

Beijing Mandarin Program

  • Intensive mandarin course (20h/week)
  • On-campus housing
  • All-inclusive Programs
  • See program fees

Next Stepper testimonial

"Honestly, if I hadn't found Next Step Connections, I probably wouldn't have had the fantastic opportunity to work for a high-profile magazine, such as the Shanghai Business Review. My internship with SBR was without a doubt the best journalism-related experience I have had and I am so thankful I had the priviledge to work there. Through SBR, I was able to attend executive events, proofread articles, add clips to my portfolio, and research and caption photos. It truly was the most worthwhile experience I and NSC made it happen!" S. McCullough, USA, intern for Shanghai Business Review, Summer 2009.

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