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Wanted: new business, finance and economics interns

The Economist invites applications for the 2024-25 Marjorie Deane internship

We are seeking promising journalists and would-be journalists to apply for our Marjorie Deane internship. Successful candidates will spend six months with us in London writing about business, economics or finance, and will be paid. We are looking to hire at least two interns over the next year. The start date is flexible and no previous experience is required.

We ask applicants to send a CV and an original article of no more than 600 words suitable for publication in either the Business or the Finance & economics section. These should be sent to [email protected] by September 30th.

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