Great place to intern for people interested in journalism! - Editorial Intern The New York Observer Employee Review

The growing team is very collaborative and has definitely built up a positive, supportive work environment. They take work-life balance seriously (PTO is truly time off) and there are good growth opportunities, especially if you ask. The location in the city is great, and they're flexible about commuting.

If you're not proactive it can be harder to get the projects or role you want, so would definitely recommend advocating for what you prefer to be working on (as you probably would need to do most places).

You get access to some of the best events in New York and the name carries if you have to interview or get a hold of someone. The office is in a great part of the city and the hours are pretty flexible for an intern. You can pitch as much as you like to different editors, so there's a lot of opportunities available to write.

The interns sit at the side of the room and the staff usually doesn't interact unless they need someone to run an errand or transcribe something. I interned for 5 months and I didn't know all of the names of people in the newsroom and I doubt most of them knew who I was. They didn't seem very interested in being mentors to the interns or going out of their way to help or give advice.