Intern at Reason in Summer 2017!

We're currently accepting applications for our Burton C. Gray journalism spot.

The Burton C. Gray Memorial Internship program runs year-round in the Washington, D.C. office. Interns work for 12 weeks and receive a $5,000 stipend.

The job includes reporting and writing for Reason and Reason.com, helping with research, proofreading, and other tasks. Previous interns have gone on to work at such places as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC News, and Reason itself.

The deadline to apply is March 1. Send your résumé, up to five writing samples (preferably published clips), and a cover letter to:

Gray Internship
Reason
1747 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Electronic applications can be sent to [e-mail]; please include "Gray Internship Application – Summer" in the subject line.

Summer internships begin in May, though exact dates are flexible.

Comments

[Sumio Mondo, Jr.]

It's cute the way Reason calls orphans "interns".

[Scarecrow Repair & Chippering]

Each will wish they were the other when the internship is up ... assuming they are released back into the wild.

Has anyone ever heard of any after their 12 week apprenticeship closes out?

[Zunalter]

If they released the names, they couldn't work elsewhere once they finished their internship.

[BestUsedCarSales]

My theory is that when an intern finishes they are driven to a near death fugue state. Upon exiting they are given log-in information for either the AddictionMyth or American Socialist account, then they are abandoned in downtown Baltimore.

[Tonio]

That one kid they assigned to feed us (commenters) that one time is still living in a group home and sleeps with the lights on. (reference to my own slashfic, new stories coming soon)

[Sumio Mondo, Jr.]

You better post that shit soon before I lose this boner.

[Tonio]

You can't rush that shit. My muse is fickle.

[Groovus Maximus]

You can't rush that shit. My muse is fickle.

What a charming way to say, "I'm constipated." Dare I say, poetry in (slow) motion?-)

[Sumio Mondo, Jr.]

These euphemisms aren't about masturbation anymore? THAT'S IT, PEOPLE. We've jumped the shark.

[John Titor]

"Can't sleep, Warty will get me, can't sleep, Warty will get me..."

[Citizen X]

proofreading

Huh.

[Fist of Etiquette]

preferably published clips

THEY'RE CALLED MAGAZINES. GAH!

[Scarecrow Repair & Chippering]

Chargers!

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

You misspelled gay.

[Hamster of Doom]

New interns!

I wish the staff engaged the readership more throughout the hiring process. Posted their clips, let us get invested in them, let us place bets and post in angry capslocks when they lose.

It could be fun.

[Zunalter]

I assume that most of the staff try to forget we exist, and wouldn't want such a visible reminder of our presence.

[Tonio]

And not just the current staff...

[Scarecrow Repair & Chippering]

Don't talk about Lucy!

[Hamster of Doom]

They fail to appreciate the sophisticated cultural value of SummerSlam.

Only TWENTY MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES isn't really accurate.

Maybe more like TWENTY MEN, WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SORRY NO DISABLED BUT ONE OF THEM'S ASPY AS HELL ENTER, AND THE WINNER WILL BE LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

What can I say? I like to cheer on the plucky ones.

*blows air horn*

[Swiss Servator]

Can we poke at then with sticks, through the cage bars?

[John Titor]

I'm pretty sure dealing with us would probably scare away most of their candidates. Which is good, because ONLY THE STRONG MUST SUCCEED IN LIBERTOPIA.

[SugarFree]

And they could make money by charging us to text our votes.

[Hamster of Doom]

Barriers to market entry are unlibertarian. #NoTrueScotsman

[Unicorn Abattoir]

A contest like that needs a catchy name. Is "The Apprentice" taken?

[Swiss Servator]

Survivor - Libertopia?

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Survivor - Somalia!

[The Late P Brooks]

Spelling and grammar are cis-hetero-patriarchal oppression, so don't worry about that crap. Let your innermost feelings ooze onto the page.

[Zunalter]

As long as those feelings don't include any Wrongthink?

[Tonio]

Don't do it, kids!

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

You wanna end up like Robby?

[Groovus Maximus]

A walking, talking, breathing, Participation Trophy?

[Trshmnstr, Grump Apprentice]

Previous interns have gone on to work at such places as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC News, and Reason itself.

[John Titor]

Also, interns dedicated to Robby's hair have gone on to become wildly successful hair stylists.

[Holger da Dane]

Pennsylvania gearing up to tax strip joints. A few Reason writers would approve, because womynz.