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The Economist’s science and technology internship

We invite applications for the 2025 Richard Casement internship

The Economist is seeking promising journalists and would-be journalists to apply for the 2025 Richard Casement internship. The successful candidate will spend three months with us in London writing about science and technology, and receive payment. No previous experience is required. Applicants should compose a letter introducing themselves, a CV and an article of about 600 words that they think would be suitable for publication in the Science & technology section. This material should be sent to [email protected] by midnight (UK time) on February 28th.

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