Help reform the media, join the Free Press team!

Feel like the issues you care about aren’t being covered in the news? Find yourself wondering what’s really going on at home and abroad? Frustrated that celebrity scandals, corporate propaganda, and lousy music dominate the airwaves? Worried that the Internet will be handed over to a few big corporations?

You’re not alone. Millions of people across the country feel the same way. At Free Press, we’re doing something about it.

We believe our media is in crisis and is a threat to a healthy democracy. We’re building a broad movement for media reform that is fighting against media consolidation, and for independent, diverse and local media. We’re putting the public back in broadcasting, and promoting affordable, fast Internet for every American.

We need help. If you want to work hard for a great cause and really make a difference, join the Free Press team — a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reform our media system. Free Press was founded in 2003 and has offices in Florence, Mass., and Washington, D.C.

Job Postings

A Web Developer to work with our Communications Team to maintain and enhance our award-winning Web sites (including freepress.net; savetheinternet.com and stopbigmedia.com).

An Office Coordinator to hold down the fort in our Washington D.C. office.

Two Campaign Coordinators to help us fight for media policy in the public interest: working against media consolidation, and for independent media and fast, affordable Internet.

Internships

Free Press offers different internship programs for undergraduate and graduate level applicants.

Undergraduate Intern Program in Media Research, Education, and Advocacy

Free Press is seeking interns throughout the academic year, summer and during other school breaks. While Free Press does not normally provide interns with financial compensation, we will consider doing so if the student qualifies for work-study financial aid programs. Free Press does offer verification for academic credit for internships.

What Interns Do: Interns at Free Press work in a variety of capacities. Since Free Press is a young organization with a small staff, interns will gain experience in a myriad of areas related to media policy, media reform, public education, and media activism. Day-to-day work includes maintaining databases, researching media reform issues, and assisting in updating website content (our daily news headlines, media reform organization databases, and media reform on-line calendar). We provide a wide array of tasks so interns will end the semester with a good sense of the daily operations of a non-profit organization and the work required for successful public interest advocacy.

Depending on a particular intern’s interests and experience, interns may also assist with special projects including: marketing/outreach and promotional activities, special event management (conferences, issue briefings/summits, public hearings and other forums), research and publication of issue briefings and white papers, writing press releases, and making phone calls to journalists, colleagues and constituents. While interns are never asked to clean, take out the trash, or fetch coffee, interns are often asked to answer phones and handle some routine administrative tasks.

Qualifications: Interns must understand and be comfortable with the nature of Free Press’ work in many areas of media reform, including lobbying, grassroots outreach, advertising, special event management, and website creation/hosting. They must be comfortable working in an atmosphere where circumstances are constantly in flux as situations in Washington and elsewhere change in response to the social and political climate. Excellent organizational, management and communications skills are a must. Some knowledge of federal legislative and regulatory processes is helpful but not required. A working knowledge of media issues is highly preferred. Excellent writing and public speaking skills, as well as facility with word processing, spreadsheet, and internet software is vital.

A successful intern is a self-starter who takes the internship as seriously as they would any new job and tackles each assignment with initiative, imagination, energy, and determination.

How to Apply: Other than taking care of the University or college’s requirements for securing credit for the internship, applicants should send the following:
- A completed Internship Application Form.
- An up-to-date resume.
- An unofficial transcript.