Work for The Eagle
Any AU student — including graduate, undergraduate and Washington Semester students — is welcome to work for or contribute to The Eagle. Positions are regularly available in reporting, editing, copy-editing, photography, graphic design, Web site management and more.
Former Eagle staff members have gone on to jobs and/or internships at The Washington Post, the Associated Press, USA Today, the Washington City Paper, ESPN and more. Working at The Eagle is a great opportunity to hone your skills and get involved with an award-winning student publication.
Want to write for The Eagle?
Anyone interested in contributing to The Eagle as a writer should attend one of our weekly assignment meetings, at which section editors pitch stories and assign deadlines. Contributing writers are unpaid and free to write as often or little as they choose.
The meeting schedule is as follows:
News Assignment Meetings: Mondays, 5 p.m.
- The Eagle’s news section covers metro, national and campus news comprehensively. Several beats are available and new ones may be created at any time.
- For the spring 2010 semester, news assignment meetings will be held in The Eagle's offices, Mary Graydon Center 252.
- For more information, contact news@theeagleonline.com.
Scene Assignment Meetings: Thursdays, 5 p.m.
- The Scene is The Eagle's arts, features and entertainment section. Scene writers cover a wide variety of arts and entertainment topics, including in-depth features, music and movie reviews/interviews and theater and gallery openings.
- For the spring 2010 semester, news assignment meetings will be held in The Eagle's offices, Mary Graydon Center 252.
- For more information, contact thescene@theeagleonline.com.
Sports Assignment Meetings: Tuesdays, 5 p.m.
- The Eagle's sports section offers comprehensive coverage of AU sports teams and administrative news, as well as national sports commentary in the form of personal columns.
- Sports assignment meetings always convene in The Eagle office in Mary Graydon Center 252.
- For more information, contact sports@theeagleonline.com
Want to take pictures for The Eagle?
Contact photos@theeagleonline.com for assignment information.
Other ways to get involved with The Eagle
There are also positions periodically available for layout, Web design and copy-editing. Those interested should contact editor@theeagleonline.com.
Want to become a staff editor?
An open application process for most editorial positions occurs at the end of each semester. The application processes for editor in chief and business manager take place each February. For more information, contact editor@theeagleonline.com or ask a staff editor at any assignment meeting.