WUNC's Youth Reporting Internships is a semester-based, paid internship program for young people to interact and share their passion for radio journalism and storytelling.
The program is designed to give currently enrolled college students and recent graduates the opportunity to learn how to report, write, produce, and voice stories for broadcast and digital publication. Those chosen for the program are paired with a newsroom editor, who serves as their mentor and supervisor for the duration of the program.
Participants learn radio journalism skills; interact with a range of reporters, producers, and editors; and connect with other members of their cohort via monthly professional development workshops.
Interns are placed on various content-producing teams throughout WUNC, including daily news, the Embodied podcast, the Due South daily talk show, and on our digital content desk. After an initial training and onboarding phase, interns are considered full members of their respective teams, producing work alongside their professional colleagues.
The program began in 2012 and is funded with the support of The Goodnight Educational Foundation and The Grable Foundation.
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Spring Commencement 2025 Photo Gallery/UNC-Chapel Hill University CommunicationsA national report released quarterly shows that both unemployment and underemployment have risen among recent grads—and the same is being felt in North Carolina. -
Courtesy of North Carolina State UniversityLast week, scientists launched plastic water bottles outfitted with GPS systems into two Raleigh creeks to research the movement of waste in urban waterways. The study is part of North Carolina Sea Grant, a project funded by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). -
Jose Luis Magana/Associated PressA department spokesperson told the Associated Press that the email, which included a spreadsheet labeling 150 Administration for Children and Families grants for termination, contained "outdated and predecisional information." -
Courtesy of Triangle Land ConservancyThe Walton Farm is now under a conservation easement — meaning the 40-acre undeveloped land is protected for future generations.
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The three pups, born at the start of the month, are another step toward the Museum of Life and Science's goal of conserving the red wolf species. -
Local nonprofit Reinvestment Partners finished their renovations of Maple Creek Apartments last week. They bought the property in 2019 and have since updated its amenities and utilities for its 42 affordable units. -
The modern psychedelic renaissance is not exclusive to Gen Zer’s and Millennials — some Boomers are also experimenting with a return to the hallucinogenic substances of their youth.
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For the Embodied podcast, Nina started talking to her friends about connecting to their cultures through food. Here's a bit of Nina's conversation with her friend Sari about how they use food to connect to their Ethiopian heritage.
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From sewing rainbow scale maille headpieces to rocking heels in wheelchairs, disabled folks have been creating inclusive and accessible fashion long before “adaptive clothing” became a household term. Here are some of our favorite adaptive fashion looks from the personal collections of Dr. Ben Barry, Sky Cubacub and Samantha Jade Durán!
