South China Morning Post - 2026 Internship Programme
Our summer interns spend 12 exciting weeks as paid reporters in our Hong Kong newsroom, helping to cover one of the world’s biggest stories, China, as well as local and global news with a focus on Asia.
You will be integrated into our reporting teams for stories ranging from China’s economy to politics, trade tensions, typhoons and the development of artificial intelligence. We are looking for those studying visuals, graphics and digital as well as text journalism.
Our vision is to ‘Elevate Thought’ and our mission is to ‘Lead the global conversation about China’.
The Post brings news to readers around the world through its popular website www.scmp.com and on multiple digital platforms. Our flagship newspaper, launched in 1903, is printed and distributed in Hong Kong.
We develop news content 24/7, driven by a world-class newsroom guided by our Editorial motto of ‘Truth and Fairness’.
Based in Hong Kong, we have been expanding globally, with offices in New York, Washington, Singapore, Beijing and other cities in China.
If you want to have a career as a journalist, this is a golden opportunity.
Next summer’s internships will run from early June.
WHO TO APPLY?
Applicants should be third or fourth-year students, or be fresh graduates with excellent English. Fluency in Cantonese or Mandarin is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY?
Applicants should send a cover letter explaining why they see an internship at the SCMP as a useful addition to their career planning, and detail language skills and any journalism experience. Applications should also include published (in print or online) news or feature articles as well as a full and detailed CV. Include all these documents with your CV.
The deadline for applications is February 28, 2026. Successful applicants will be notified by end of March.
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What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism. Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China. For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com. Our Privacy Notice aims to comply with all relevant data privacy and protection laws. You should read the Privacy Notice in full at http://corp.scmp.com/privacy-policy
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