LA Times announces its 2023 intern class

The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times assistant managing editor for culture and talent Angel Jennings and deputy editor for culture and talent Joseph Serna:

The Los Angeles Times recognizes its role in the journalism ecosystem and is welcoming 29 interns in 2023, composed of 19 positions funded by the company and another 10 from outside organizations and universities. One started last month and the rest will begin to join our newsroom over the next several weeks.

The interns are paid to work and train alongside some of the best journalists in the world. Most will be with The Times for 10 weeks.

Please join us in welcoming our 2023 summer class:

Akiya Dillon is a rising senior at Duke University, where she studies political science, English and journalism. While writing for the 9th Street Journal’s Courthouse Project, Dillon realized her passion for criminal justice and storytelling. She will join Metro on June 12.

Anna Braz grew up in New York City and will soon graduate from Occidental College, having majored in critical theory and social justice. As an editorial intern at Axios last summer, Braz covered topics including fast fashion, female artist representation in museums and the effect of plants on mental health. She freelanced for the Southampton Press and worked as a writer and photographer for her college newspaper, the Occidental. She joins The Times on June 12 as an intern with the Features desk.

Anthony Chen is a recent first-generation graduate from Cornell University, where he studied sociology and Asian American studies. He worked as a reporter at his campus newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Last summer, he interned at the Washington Post on the copy desk.

Ariel Smith is a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, where she is studying journalism. She previously interned with KUNR and the Mitch Hitchcock Project as a climate change reporter and has worked as a community reporter with Our Town Reno. She starts as a Business intern June 12 through a partnership with her university.

Camryn Brewer is an Atlanta native, but she is also bound at heart to Detroit, New York City and Los Angeles because her family is her home. A USC student pursuing her bachelor’s degree in narrative studies and minors in news and information innovation and Spanish, she is passionate about the cultural history underneath contemporary creative productions. She is thrilled to uncover the gems of the Los Angeles food scene when she joins The Times as an intern with Food on June 19.

Cari Spencer is a recent graduate of USC, where she studied journalism and sociology. In the past, she reported data-driven stories about crime and housing for Crosstown L.A., helped edit and publish stories for the Spectrum News 1 digital team and served as a news editor for the Daily Trojan, USC’s student newspaper. She’s excited to join the Fast Break Desk as an intern June 26.

You can access the full list of interns here.