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KANSAS CITY STAR SUMMER 2009 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - Come be a part of a great news team at The Kansas City Star. Our award-winning publication offers internships for reporters, photographers, sports writers, copy editors and graphic artists. The Kansas City Star offers a 10-week program during the summer. Pay is approximately $435 per week. Starting times are flexible, but most interns work June, July and end their stays in mid August. Applicants should send: 1) a resume; 2) four to five clips; 3) and three references to: Randy Smith, deputy managing editor, The Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108. Questions? Call (816) 234-4884 or e-mail: rsmith@kcstar.com. APPLICATION DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 15, 2008.
LANDMARK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (INTERNSHIPS AT NEWSPAPERS IN VA, NC, MD, DC, DE AND SC): The Landmark Publishing Group offers a minority "Landmark Scholars" program, which provides a $10,000 scholarship, two paid summer internships, and a full-time paid internship for at least one year after graduation. Applicants must be minority college sophomores and first preference is given to students with ties to the Mid-Atlantic states. Scholars will intern in the newsroom at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., The Roanoke (Va.) Times, or The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk between their sophomore and junior years and again at the same paper between their junior and senior years. Scholars will be assigned an editor/mentor and a peer partner each summer. Scholars will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship upon successful completion of each of the two summer internships. At graduation, scholars will be offered a one-year internship with full benefits - and the possibility for continuing employment. For an application and additional information, visit: http://www.landmarkcom.com/employment/scholarships.php. Or contact: Ms. Ann Morris, Managing Editor, Greensboro News & Record, 200 E. Market Street,
MINORITY EDITORIAL TRAINING PROGRAM (METPRO) - METPRO is not an internship but a rigorous, two-year training program designed to provide the necessary tools for beginning minority newspaper journalists to succeed. Tribune Company’s two-year Minority Editorial Training Program for reporters offers intensive training for talented, creative people with a strong desire to cover the news. Through METPRO, we place beginning minority journalists into our newsrooms and onto a fast track for success. For most participants, METPRO features training at the Los Angeles Times, where beginning reporters work with and learn from some of the finest journalists in the business. Participants gain experience in reporting and writing, interviewing, researching, investigating and covering beats. They learn while writing articles for the Times. They work on breaking news articles and features. They cover topics including criminal justice, health, education, religion, city or county government and business. Mentoring and periodic evaluations continue throughout the program. Similar opportunities are planned for beginning reporters at the Chicago Tribune and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. After successfully completing the first portion of the program, METPRO reporters receive assignments to the Times, Tribune, Sun-Sentinel or any one of the other Tribune newspapers—either The Advocate in Stamford, Conn., The Baltimore Sun, Daily Press in Newport News, Va., Greenwich (Conn.) Time, The Hartford Courant, The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., Newsday in New York or the Orlando Sentinel. By the end of the two-year program, the reporters are expected to perform at a level proficient enough for them to become regular staff members at their assigned newspapers. REQUIREMENTS: Participants must be citizens or legal residents of the United States. A college degree is preferred. Each participant must pass a pre-employment drug-screening exam. Each participant must possess a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle upon entering the program. SELECTION PROCESS: Reporters are chosen by a committee of journalists from Tribune Company newspapers. The selections are based on a variety of factors including a resume, writing samples/clips, a reporting and writing test, a personal essay, college transcripts and recommendations. COMPENSATION: Participants in the Los Angeles portion of the program receive a stipend plus a furnished apartment, choices for medical insurance and other benefits. Compensation packages are also planned at the Tribune and Sun-Sentinel. Following the initial training, reporters receive the compensation and benefits applicable at the newspapers for which they work and are subject to the employment terms and conditions of those newspapers. Our two-year programs for reporters and copy editors offer intensive, customized training for talented, creative people with a strong desire to cover and edit the news. Through METPRO, we put beginning copy editors and reporters onto fast-track careers in Tribune Company newspaper newsrooms. HOW TO APPLY: Send us an e-mail to receive an application packet. METPRO COPY EDITING candidates should contact: METPRO/Editing, Newsday, 235 Pinelawn Road, Melville, NY 11747-4250, (631) 843-2637, E-mail: jobs@newsday.com. METPRO REPORTING candidates should contact: METPRO/Reporting, Editorial Department, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, (800) LATIMES, Ext. 77366, E-mail: efrain.hernandez.jr@latimes.com Visit the METPRO Web site for detailed information at: http://www.metpronews.com. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 26, 2009.
NEWSDAY FALL/SPRING ACADEMIC INTERNSIHP PROGRAM – This program is for college students attending school in the New York City/Long Island area. Students work two days a week in the Long Island or Queens bureau of Newsday for academic credit and a $25-per-day stipend. We are now recruiting applicants for the spring. You can access an application by visiting: http://www.newsday.com/internships. For more information, send an e-mail to: jobs@newsday.com. Submit internship application materials to: Mira Lowe, Associate Editor for Recruitment, Newsday, 235 Pinelawn Road, Melville, NY 11747-4250.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS SUMMER 2009 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM – This is a 10-week paid internship. The internship application process is open to Junior or Senior Journalism majors, or recent graduates, with writing experience, preferably at a daily newspaper. English, Communications, and/or History majors are also welcome to apply. Applicants for photography internships must have photojournalism experience. This is a working internship that will provide solid opportunities for interns to write or shoot photos one of the largest daily newspapers in the country that boasts industry prize-winning teams and individuals. The Daily News’ genre is tabloid, an emotion- and thought-provoking style of reporting news, sports, entertainment, business, civic, and opinion articles. Previous interns have sought to extend their internships or to return the following year. Many interns have been hired as editorial assistants and have subsequently advanced to reporting positions and beyond. HOW TO APPLY: If you are interested in an internship at the Daily News, send your resume, 6-10 clips, and cover letter describing your journalism ambitions, reporting interests, etc. Photo intern applicants should send photo samples on CD or printed out. Let us know if you want your samples returned. Do not send any samples that you need returned in a short time – the selection process will take time. SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO: Ms. Franz Martin, Internship Coordinator * Daily News * 450 West 33rd Street * New York, NY 10001 * Telephone: (212) 210-2318 * Fax (212) 643-7842 (Do not fax clips or photo samples) * Email: fmartin@nydailynews.com * DEADLINE: February 1, 2009. ORANGE COUNTY (CA) REGISTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - The Orange County Register offers up to 25 college internships each year, including 10 conducted in concert with professional organizations. Application procedures and requirements differ depending on the internship. Generally, all applicants should be juniors or seniors at four-year universities or graduate students enrolled in degree programs or who have extensive experience on college newspapers or professional publications. Verbal fluency in a second language – especially Spanish, but also Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese – is a preferred skill given Orange County's majority of residents who are people of color. The Orange County Register offers internships in reporting, photojournalism, graphic arts, copy editing and design. Submit cover letters telling what you would bring to the internship and what you hope to reap from the experience. Provide college transcripts, a resume and two letters of recommendation. Reporters should provide up to 10 work samples. Photographers, designers and graphic artists should submit portfolios of 20 to 40 images on slides, prints/printouts or CDs. Copyediting candidates must take a copyediting test. Mail to: Orange County Register Internship Program, c/o Dennis Foley, P.O. Box 11626, Santa Ana, CA 92711. DEADLINES: June 1 for fall, Dec. 1 for spring and summer. APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SUMMER OF 2009: DECEMBER 1, 2008.
THE OREGONIAN SUMMER 2009 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM -- Paid internships of 10-12 weeks are available in reporting, copy-editing, photography, graphics and page design. Pay is $648 a week. Applicants must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students enrolled in a degree program. Previous internships and/or work on college newspaper are strongly recommended. All applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé (including three references) and a 500-word autobiographical essay. Reporters and copy editors should send 8 to 10 work samples. Photographers should send a portfolio of 15 to 20 photos on slides or CD. Artists and page designers may send portfolios of photocopied designs or CDs. Applications must be postmarked by December 1. Please mail applications to: George Rede, Director of Recruiting & Training, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201. No email applications will be accepted. Please http://www.oregonian.com/jobshttp://www.oregonian.com/jobs for details. APPLICATION DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY DECEMBER 1, 2008.
THE OREGONIAN TWO-YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - The Minority Internship Program is open to recent college graduates who are African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic or Pacific Islander. The two-year program combines practical experience with professional mentoring in one of eight specialized areas: arts reporter/critic; business reporter; copy editor/news editor; graphic artist/page designer; local news reporter; medical/science reporter; sports reporter; photographer/photo editor. Candidates must submit a letter of application, resume, college transcript, 10-12 work samples, three references, two letters of recommendation and two essays. We select three applicants each year. Application deadline: March 1, 2009, for the two-year program beginning in September 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.oregonian.com/newsroom/jobspg1.html. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2009 FOR THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2009.
THE PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW SUMMER 2009 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review hires reporters, photographers, copy editors and graphics artists for 10 week summer internships. The pay is $325 per week. We prefer experienced candidates because the interns work hard. Reporter and photographer interns should have a car. Send a cover letter, resume and six work samples to: Administrative Editor Mark Gruetze, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 503 Martindale St., Pittsburgh, PA., 15212. DEADLINE: APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 1, 2009.
THE SEATTLE TIMES THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY PROGRAM - The Seattle Times three-year residency is designed for beginning journalists with some daily newspaper experience. The program gives journalists a range of newsroom experiences, plus on-the-job training and development. Residents receive a development plan and regular feedback, have a mentor and gain experience in several newsroom departments. Most reporting residents rotate among news features, business news, suburban and metro assignments. The rotation is generally made once a year. However, a resident's interests and experience may be considered for longer placements. Sports residents focus on that coverage area throughout their three years. Copy-editing residents work on a variety of desks. The Seattle Times offers varied training opportunities. Residents are encouraged to attend newsroom brownbag training sessions on writing, editing and other journalistic skills. Mentors provide individual coaching. QUALIFICATIONS: Newspaper experience is required, either through summer internships at metropolitan dailies or a year or two at smaller dailies. Positions are filled as vacancies occur. HOW TO APPLY: (REPORTERS) Submit a cover letter, resume, the names of three references familiar with your work and 5 - 10 samples of your reporting work. Please submit copies only - no original clips. Applicants must have a car. (DESK EDITORS) Submit a cover letter, resume, the names of three references familiar with your work and 5 - 10 samples of your editing work. Please submit copies only. Applicants must have strong language skills and some editing experience, and finalists must have acceptable scores on The Seattle Times editing test. SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO: Newsroom Hiring and Staff Development Coordinator, The Seattle Times, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111-0070
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