Minneapolis Star Tribune Seeks 2015 Summer Interns

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jfoust
The Star Tribune newsroom offers one of the best summer internship programs available in our industry. We select at least 10 candidates for paid 10-week internships each summer. The program targets college and graduate students interested in pursuing careers as reporters, copy editors/multiplatform editors, designers, photographers and multimedia producers.

  • Interns are paid the same as a first-year professional, which is $706 a week for the summer of 2015.
  • This opportunity allows students to get real-world experience in a major daily news environment. It can also help with future employment prospects. Over the years, we have hired several of our summer interns into professional-level jobs.
  • Our interns are assigned mentors, in addition to supervisors.
  • Senior writers and editors hold weekly brownbag lunches to speak with interns about building key skills.
Most successful applicants have:

  • completed their junior year in college
  • worked for a college news outlet AND interned with at least one other professional daily news organization.

We’re looking for budding journalists who’ve demonstrated they’re ready to make the most of this opportunity. While we would never say never, the odds of your landing one of our internship spots are not very good if you’ve never interned at a professional newspaper, news magazine or website. (Note: We tend to shy away from December grads because they typically find work by the time the summer rolls around.)

How to apply:

Your online application must be uploaded or postmarked by Nov. 1, 2014 for the 2015 Summer Internship.
Any supplemental materials, such as a CD with photos or page designs, also must be postmarked by Nov. 1. We have slightly different requirements for each craft area: reporting, copy editing/multiplatform editing, design, photography and multimedia.

You can learn more about those requirements and apply online here: www.startribunecompany.com/work-for-us

Questions?

Call Duchesne Drew at 612-673-7111 or email him at ddrew@startribune.com. Or Call Neal Justin at 612-673-7431 or email him at njustin@startribune.com.
NOTES:
10 openings.
Additional Salary Information: We pay $706 a week.
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Scripps Howard Paid Washington Internships

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jfoust

The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington program is seeking interns for spring and summer 2015.

Interns cover Washington and may also report for campus, hometown or other news organizations. Interns work with an experienced editor to choose, report and edit stories. Interns produce multimedia stories using social media, blogs, online stories, videos and slideshows.

This is a paid internship with free housing in furnished apartments. Apply at www.shfwire.com. Click on “apply” and “reporting internship” or “Hispanic Link internship.”

2015 program and application deadline dates:

  • Spring 2015 (Jan. 7 to April 14). Stipend: $2,660 and free housing. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014
  • Summer 2015 (June 8 to Aug. 14) Stipend $1,900 and free housing Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014
  • Fall 2015 (Sept. 9 to Dec. 15) Stipend $2,660 and free housing. Deadline: March 15, 2015

Director: Jody Beck, 202-408-2748
jody.beck@scripps.com / www.shfwire.com @jodybeckDC

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Volunteers For Public Transportation Commitee

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jfoust

Do you wish there were more public transit and bike lanes? Do you think fast trains are cool?

Then join Ohio PIRG’s 21st Century Transportation Action Team!

We’re looking for passionate people who believe that Ohioans deserve a safe, clean transportation system that lets us all get where we need to go. We want government to stop spending so much transportation money on new and wider highways, and instead use that money to invest in public transit, bikeways, and repairing existing roads and bridges.

Cuyahoga County continues to fuel global warming by releasing thousands of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year – in 2002, Cuyahoga County ranked as the fourth highest emitter of carbon emissions in the nation, with 12.1 millions of tons emitted that year alone.

Despite this, we spend too much on highways and not enough on transit, bikes and pedestrian infrastructure. The state has been on a highway-building spree where earlier this year they passed a $3 billion transportation plan that is mostly going towards highway expansion. The state’s Highway Lobby is strong and wants to cash in on those highway contracts.

These are the wrong priorities, but especially because students have been leading the decline in driving and are increasingly riding public transit and biking.

By joining the Action Team you could intern or volunteer on the campaign on campus this fall and learn how to:

  • Organize transit days of action
  • Mobilize the campus community
  • Raise the voices of Millennials’ preferences for alternative transportation options

Click here to sign up.

Thanks,
Marites Velasquez
Ohio PIRG

 

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ProMedica Internships

Posted on October 8, 2014 by jfoust

ProMedica is seeking Media Relations and Marketing interns to begin in January 2015. Interviews will begin in November. More information here.

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Columbus Dispatch Reporting Internships

Posted on October 6, 2014 by jfoust

The Columbus Dispatch will interview for six reporting internships on the city desk for the summer of 2015. The 12-week internship is a full-time job and pays $450 per week. Interns will be required to perform all duties of a general-assignment reporter, including working with editors to develop story ideas, reporting on topics ranging from environmental issues to criminal court cases, writing detailed and accurate stories to designated lengths, and following through on the editing/rewrite process.  Candidates are typically juniors but seniors and graduate students willing to make a 12-week commitment also may apply. Students should have reporting experience through a previous internship with a daily or weekly newspaper, or substantial reporting work with a student publication. We are looking for self-starters with talent, enthusiasm, and motivation to learn and succeed. For more information, contact Nancy Brendlinger at nbrendl@bgsu.edu or come by her office at 319 West Hall.

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Columbus Dispatch Features Department Interns

Posted on October 2, 2014 by jfoust

The Columbus Dispatch is planning again to hire interns for our Features Department in 2015.  We expect to choose one intern for a 12-week winter stint and two more for 12 weeks in summer. We are flexible on the start/stop times but are looking for someone to work an eight-hour day, primarily Monday through Friday.

Features editors conduct their interviews separately from the city desk and we do our search  differently  as well.  Although the city desk might share some resumes with us, it would be  best if students applied directly to the features staff for these positions.

We’d like  students to submit a resume and clips by Oct. 24 to cdecker@dispatch.com.  We will cull through the resumes to determine qualified candidates and identify those we will interview.

More information.

Please feel free to email with questions or call 614-461-5027.

Thanks,

Cindy Decker

At Home, Travel editor

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AAF-Cleveland Education Foundation Scholarships and Internships

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jfoust

The AAF-Cleveland Education Foundation is happy to announce our 2014-15 Scholarship and Internship programs.  We have moved the deadline for application to January 30, 2015 to give students time to provide the necessary information. Feel free to contact me with questions, thank you for your help.

AAF Scholarship Application

AAF Internship Application

Dan Leibundgut
Executive Director

AAF-Cleveland

216-901-4000 x-11

 

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James Alan Cox Foundation Photojournalism Awards

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jfoust

The JAMES ALAN COX FOUNDATION is personally inviting your students to apply for our annual photojournalism awards given to students in honor of Mr. James Alan Cox.

We have five (5) undergraduate photojournalism awards, payable to the student’s university, in the amount of $2,500 each:

  • · 4 for video
  • · 1 for still photography

In addition, we have one (1) photojournalism award for a graduate student, payable to the graduate student’s university in the amount of $2,500 for video work.

We also have five (5) high-end digital cameras that will be awarded to high school students for still photographs.

The deadline is November 15, 2014. Everything can be done online. Please see this link for the application and for more information.

http://www.jamesalancoxfoundation.org/application.php

Jim Cox, a photojournalist for KTVK-3TV in Arizona, was killed in the media helicopter collision over Phoenix 7 years ago.  This is our way of honoring him – a very talented man and beloved son, brother, and friend.

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Copy Editor/Page Designer, Digital Editor / Ashland Times-Gazette

Posted on September 20, 2014 by jfoust

Are you a copy editor/page designer who is comfortable handling both news pages and sports pages? Do you think like a reader as you edit copy and package the days news — both in print and digital? Do you understand how digital products can effectively complement a community newspaper’s printed product? If so, you might just be the person we are seeking. While we would prefer someone with experience, we’ll consider recent graduates with a proven track record in internships and/or student publications. Previous experience handling sports pages is a significant plus. Preference will be given to applicants from Ohio or the surrounding states. The Times-Gazette is a 11,000-circulation, six-day A.M. and recently was again honored as the best newspaper of its size in Ohio. Ashland, a county seat and college town, is located in North Central Ohio, with both Cleveland and Columbus just a little more than an hour away. Send 5-6 samples of your work to Ted Daniels, Editor and General Manager, Ashland Times-Gazette, 40 E. Second St., Ashland, OH 44805 or tdaniels@times-gazette.com. We will begin interview as applications arrive.

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Reporter and Paginator / The Ironton Tribune

Posted on September 20, 2014 by jfoust

The Ironton Tribune, publishers of an award-winning, Monday-Friday p.m. and Sunday a.m. newspaper in southern Ohio, as well as Tri-State Living Magazine and several special niche products is seeking a general assignment reporter/paginator. The ideal candidate will have experience covering a beat along with cultivating sources and generating a variety of quality material on a deadline. Also, a working knowledge of AP Style and InDesign experience is required. Will consider recent journalism grads with passion and desire to learn and grow as a reporter. Must be able to work some nights, weekends and holidays.

Please send cover letter, resume and clips to Michelle Goodman, News Editor, The Ironton Tribune, P.O. Box 647, Ironton, OH, 45638 or michelle.goodman@irontontribune.com.

 

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