DW Akademie is inviting applications for its 18-month traineeship beginning January 2025. 

The programme combines academic study, on-the-job training, and a trainee salary.

The selected candidates will work for nine months in various editing divisions of Deutsche Welle (DW) in Bonn and Berlin. 

Trainees then spend one month at a DW foreign bureau in Brussels or Washington, followed by six months of theory and practice-based seminars. 

The program is open to journalists speaking English, German, and other languages.

Applicants must have professional proficiency in English or German. Journalists who are native speakers of another language that is part of DW’s language services are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is November 27, 2023. Interested applications can apply here