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journalism internships

Valuable instruction comes from the classroom, but supplementing that is the invaluable experience journalism majors receive from working in the field as  interns. The internship has a two-fold effect:

  1. It reinforces students' desire to continue in the field; or
  2. It helps them determine whether journalism is the right field for them, or perhaps another aspect of journalism.

student at computerJournalism majors can choose from a variety of internships in the broadcast, print, and public relations arenas. Journalism interns work on newspapers, TV stations, the larger radio stations, and on many magazines in the state, as well as in agencies concerned with public relations. The placement list includes news outlets and public relations firms from all around the country. When students request placement in news organizations, we are almost always able to make arrangements.

These placements provide professional and practical experience and a chance to make important career contacts. Journalism students are interested in many types of internships involving reporting, writing, and editing; photography; graphics; and audio-video news production.

 

Internship Requirements and Facts

  • B.S. students are required to have six to nine credits in internships. 
  • B.A. students are advised to have at least three credits, even though internships are not required.
  • Credits for one semester may range from one to nine.
  • For each credit earned, students work 50 hours during the semester.
  • Most journalism majors have at least two internships during their junior and senior years.

 

Applying for an Internship

To apply for an internship, students should meet with the department chairman or the faculty adviser to discuss interests and qualifications, as well as to consider the availability of internships. With our help, you will prepare a resume to submit to prospective supervisors and arrange for interviews. The employers make the final decision in selecting interns. You will arrange your internship schedules with your supervisors and establish dates for the beginning and the end of the internship and for holidays.
 

Evaluation

Students will be assigned to a faculty adviser, who will follow the progress of the internship and help with any problems. You will submit weekly logs of your activities to your campus adviser and attend monthly intern meetings on campus. Your job supervisor also evaluates your progress throughout the semester. 

 

A Sampling of Internship Placements

Professional journalists supervise SCSU journalism students in the internships with the media and other organizations throughout the state and in some of the major cities of the United States. This list represents just a few of those placements:

  • Agence France Presse -- Washington, D.C.
  • Associated Press -- New Haven-Hartford
  • Bridgeport Hospital
  • CNN -- Atlanta
  • CBS-TV -- New York
  • Connecticut Law Tribune -- Fairfield
  • Connecticut Post -- Bridgeport -- and suburban bureaus
  • Connecticut Magazine -- Bridgeport
  • Connecticut Public Radio -- Hartford, New Haven
  • Entertainment Tonight -- Hollywood, Calif.
  • Entertainment Weekly -- New York City
  • ESPN
  • Hamden Chronicle
  • Hartford Courant
  • Hospital of St. Raphael -- New Haven
  • KC-101 Radio -- New Haven
  • Mason & Madison -- Bethany, Conn. 
  • Meriden Record-Journal
  • Modern Bride -- New York City
  • The Middletown Press
  • NBC TV -- New York
  • New Haven Advocate
  • The New Haven Register
  • The New York Times Publishing Company -- Trumbull
  • The News-Times -- Danbury
  • The Record-Journal -- Meriden
  • Shoreline Newspapers -- Guilford
  • Shubert Performing Arts Center -- New Haven
  • Soundings, a yachting magazine
  • Stamford Advocate
  • WELI-Radio -- New Haven
  • WFSB-TV-Channel 3 -- Hartford
  • WTIC-Radio -- Hartford
  • WTNH-TV-Channel 8 -- New Haven
  • WVIT-TV-Channel 30 -- New Britain
  • Waterbury Republican-American 
     

 

 

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Online Journalism Internships at The Hartford Courant

 

 The Hartford Courant is looking for students interested in applying for internships for the Spring 2010 semester.

 

Spring 2010 will be an exciting time with FOX61 TV moving into our newsroom.  We are looking for good candidates to help us out with both the gathering and producing of news content online at courant.com.

 

All of our interns are paid at least minimum wage, in addition to earning college credit.

 

 

 

 

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Marie K. Shanahan   Deputy Online Editor

The Hartford Courant     www.courant.com

860.241.6519       mshanahan@courant.com

 

Posted 11/5/09

                          


 

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