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Summer 2026 Internship – Legal / Media Law and First Amendment Intern

Application Deadline:** **November 14, 2025

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible, as internship applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Internship Dates:** **June 8, 2026 – August 14, 2026

(You must be available to work during this period.)

About Our Organization

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. For more than 130 years, Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content and today operates one of the world’s largest news-gathering networks. Our portfolio includes leading publications and products such as _The Wall Street Journal_ , _Barron’s_ , MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, OPIS, and more. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is soliciting applications for its Media Law and First Amendment Internship. The position is hybrid and you will join Dow Jones’ legal department in its New York City offices for ten weeks in the summer of 2026.

Working primarily with Dow Jones’ litigation and press attorneys, you will focus on matters affecting publication, access to information, news gathering, and domestic and international free-speech laws.

This role is a hybrid, based in our NYC office.

You Will

+ Conduct research

+ Draft memoranda

+ Help resolve the daily issues that arise in publishing The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s, and other publications

+ Be exposed to matters involving business transactions, labor and employment law, intellectual property, and other issues

You Have

+ One or two years of law school completed (are a first or second-year law student)

+ Demonstrated interest in and commitment to media law and a free press

Salary: $25.00/hour

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Legal

Job Category: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: 40.00 - 40.00

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 48493