The Chautauquan Daily is looking for excellent news and feature writers, photographers, page designers and copy editors for the 2012 season.
Chautauqua Institution, located in the southwest corner of New York state, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to lifelong learning. Chautauqua’s programs aim to renew the spirit, stimulate the mind, value the arts and promote physical well-being.
Internships at the Daily run from June 12 to August 24, 2012. Interns receive a stipend and usually live on or near the Chautauqua Institution grounds.
REPORTERS: The Chautauquan Daily is a unique opportunity for good writers to cover the arts,
prominent speakers and nationally known theologians. This is an ideal position for building a portfolio
of clippings for future media-related careers.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Interns are challenged with a variety of assignments, including morning
and afternoon lectures, evening performances, operas and plays, recreation and feature photo essays.
DESIGN EDITORS: Interns design and lay out pages in InDesign from stories, photos,
headlines, graphics, etc., with opportunities to be creative on the front page and section openers.
COPY EDITORS: Interns read and edit copy for accuracy and clarity, grammar, spelling and AP
style, and will flow copy from Microsoft Word into InDesign. Our readers are loyal, critical and astute;
the content of our pages matters to them.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Those who think they might like to work at The Chautauquan Daily during the 2012 season should
contact Matt Ewalt, Daily editor, PO Box 28, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 14722, or
at mewalt@ciweb.org. Applications will be accepted through March 1.
For more on Chautauqua Institution, visit www.ciweb.org, or the Daily’s website at www.chqdaily.com.