Daniel Pearl Journalism Internship
Daniel Pearl
The Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Internship is awarded annually to an outstanding Stanford student journalist, and commemorates the work of Daniel Pearl, a Stanford graduate who was kidnapped and murdered while working as a Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent in Pakistan in 2002.
The internship itself is in a foreign bureau of the Wall Street Journal.
2015 Daniel Pearl Intern: Ileana Najarro
Ileana Najarro
Ileana Najarro has been chosen as the 2015 Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Intern.
Najarro is a senior majoring in Communication. She will work in the Mexico City bureau of The Wall Street Journal in the fall of 2015.
The internship was established to commemorate the work and ideals of Pearl, a Stanford graduate and Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002.
Najarro is from Los Angeles, California where she started her journalism career at small local papers. Last summer Najarro interned at the Washington Post as a Metro reporter. She is currently working on a senior honors thesis analyzing the resonance of cultural messages encoded in contemporary Mexican telenovelas.
A committee of Stanford Department of Communication faculty members evaluated applicants for the internship. The Wall Street Journal made the final decision.
Eligibility
The applicant should have extensive journalism experience, either as a student journalist, or as an intern at a newspaper, or a combination of the two. The intern will be selected on the basis of journalism qualifications and the degree to which he or she exemplifies the work of Daniel Pearl:
- A commitment to explaining different cultures to each other.
- An emphasis on the stories of ordinary people rather than those in positions of power.
- A focus in his or her writing on the dignity of individuals.
As part of the application process for the Pearl Internship, candidates write a 500 word essay on how their work and career goals put those principles into practice.
The internship is normally undertaken during the summer following the award, although other options exist. Those eligible for the internship include Stanford undergraduate and graduate students, including those completing their degree just prior to the start of the internship. Preference is given to undergraduate applicants.
After the internship, the intern returns to Stanford to meet with faculty and students and to discuss their experience.
Application deadline for the 2016 internship is Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
How to Apply: Applications should be submitted to the Internship Program Coordinator, Bldg 120 (McClatchy Hall), Room 110A, Department of Communication. Only printed applications will be accepted. The application materials to be submitted are:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- 500 word essay
- Twelve of your best bylined clips
A committee of the Stanford journalism faculty evaluates the applicants. The Wall Street Journal makes the final decision.