Chanta L. Jackson
Multimedia Publishing Manager
One Star-Ledger Plaza * Newark, NJ 07102-1200
Ph: 973-392-7849 * Fax: 973-274-8581
E-mail: Chanta_Jackson@starledger.com

Winter – Nov 15
Summer – Feb 15
Fall – July 15

Students who are interested should visit their web site at www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern. You will find a link to download the application form. Official applicant package consists of completed application, cover letter, resume, writing, audio or multimedia samples.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please visit www.simonandschuster.biz/careers to apply online. First time users will be prompted to create an online profile in order to apply for any jobs. All resumes and cover letters must be attached to the online application in order to be considered. Your cover letter should include area of interest (department and division). Resumes that are mailed or e-mailed will not be considered. No telephone calls please.

Year-Round Program Qualifications – all applicants must:
Be an undergraduate or a graduate college student
Spring/Fall semesters; work a minimum of 16 hours to a maximum of 20 hours per week
Summer semester; office hours 9:00a.m – 5:00p.m
Candidates must register for academic credit internship with their college or university for spring, summer, fall semester and must provide official documentation on school letterhead confirming this information upon acceptance of the internship
Candidates participating in the year-round internship program are responsible for completing any requirements as directed by their academic institution
Have strong interpersonal, verbal/written communication skills, leadership and organizational abilities
Maintain a professional appearance, be enthusiastic, and have a demonstrated interest in publishing

APPLICATION DEADLINE & PROGRAM DETAILS:
Spring Semester: January 2010
Summer: May 2010

WHAT WE LOOK FOR: Seniors or Graduate Students; Multimedia Skills; Interest in Business Journalism; Previous Journalism Internships and Foreign languages

Go to the Careers Section of www.reuters.com and enter keywords JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP in the JOB SEARCH bar. Follow the instructions to apply. Please note that we accept ONLINE applications only. We will begin advertizing for summer 2010 in early October 2009 and the application deadline is December 1, 2009. For more details of the program go to CAREERS, the BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREES Section of the STUDENT CENTER, and click on AMERICAS JOURNALISM SUMMER INTERNSHIP.
REMEMBER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS December 1, 2009

You must be at least 18 years old to apply. Internships are unpaid, and interns must receive academic credit for the work performed at the station. You must receive academic credit for the work performed at the station.

To apply visit their website: http://www.cbsradio.com/careers/index_html

Please specify the station and department that you are interested in working with in your cover letter. Deadline is December 18.

Beginning January 3rd, CUNY is again partnering with The Legislative Gazette to offer semester-long PAID internships. The Gazette internships prepare you for work at newsgathering outlets and other meaningful communication positions. You can earn up to 15 upper division credits. To qualify, you must be a full time student.

The program requires you to receive pre-approval for independent study and/or fieldwork credits from your instructor. All interns reside fulltime in Albany. You will gain invaluable “away from home” study experience.
( To apply, please email a letter of interest and resume to by Nov 15 to:sherley.jean-pierre@mail.cuny.edu

Presents

Careers in Entertainment
PR & Publicity

Thursday, November 5, 2009
1:00PM-2:30PM
LOCATION: City College, Aronow Theater, North Academic Center (NAC)

Come and find out more about public relations & publicity careers in the entertainment industry while simultaneously networking with people in this industry! Students interested in attending should register by emailing their names, telephone numbers, majors (UND if undecided) and year of anticipated graduation to David Thompson at dwthompson@ccny.cuny.edu

Panel Participants:

Jamie Roberts— President/Founder, Forest Media Consulting;
VP, Publicity and New Media, Big Machine Media

Katie Rosin— Kampfire Films PR and Marketing

John Murphy—Founder, Murphy PR

Kimberly Maul— Moderator, Entertainment Reporter, PR Week

http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/flv/bcBootcamp/bcBootcamp2.html

by Edward Carr
People say the best way to learn is to do. I couldn’t agree more.

When I came to Albany, I knew almost nothing about New York state politics. Yet, there I was interning for a newspaper completely based around the goings on of the state legislature.

The very first day I started interning, right after I took off my jacket, I got assigned to write a story about how several good government groups were calling the legislature “the most dysfunctional in the nation.” To say I was nervous was probably a gross understatement. Sure, I had written articles before in class and I had a column in The Excelsior but this time, I was writing for a real newspaper. Everyone in Albany reads The Legislative Gazette.

The first thing I learned from writing for the paper was how dependent we, as journalists, are on the AP Stylebook. I heard it in all of my journalism classes so many times it became like a running gag. “See this?” a professor would ask, pointing to a stylebook. ‘This is your bible.” I have since realized the truth in these statements and agree that the AP Stylebook is packed with incredibly helpful information for all writers. I don’t think there’s been one day where I haven’t consulted my stylebook to see how to abbreviate colonel, if I should use a “%” or “percent, if I have to spell out a number, or to find out the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Being a reporter writing about politics, I got a true sense of how journalists really are “the fourth estate.” We’re right in the thick of it, watching the watchers and sticking up for the little guy. I can’t say I’ve participated in any scandalous investigative reporting assignments but my participation in another assignment made me very excited to be a reporter. One of my beats was covering the stimulus money diverted into New York. Gov. David A. Paterson, in an effort to stimulate the economy and create jobs during the economic downturn, diverted much of the stimulus package money towards construction projects. My assignment was to see where it was being diverted, how much and how the people getting the money felt. I picked up the phone and talked with many local leaders from the towns, counties, cities and villages having construction projects funded. Surprisingly, most of them said the same thing. “We’re happy that Paterson decided to fund projects in our area but we really need the money for this different project instead,” they told me. One leader told me he would have preferred Paterson fund a revamping of his town’s sewage system as opposed to the resurfacing of a road. He told me, “When you wake up in the morning and your toilet won’t flush, that’s a problem.” Later I found out Paterson was diverting money to construction projects that affected and addressed local problems. Now, I’m not going to say I had any part in him doing this, because I probably didn’t, but it was nice to get a sense that the little guy got what he needed in the end.

Another thing I learned from my time here was how divided our great state is. When you’re downstate, you only get one side of the picture, the Democratic side. It turns out much of the state is red, very red (I also never realized how bad my accent was until I came up here but that’s a different story). The attitude of the legislators is very much “us vs. them.” The MTA debate in the legislature really opened my eyes to this. For one of my stories, I interviewed Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb, R-Canandaigua. He told me straight away his conference was not interested in things that in no way affected upstate residents; like the NYC subway system. Time and time again, it becomes more about “what’s good for me” as opposed to “what’s good for the state.”

This leads me to something else I observed while reporting for The Legislative Gazette. I used to think there was a gigantic difference between Democrat and Republican politicians. Looking at the New York state Legislature and how it works (or doesn’t work), I see they aren’t so different after all. Apart from a few core issues like abortion and gun control, they all seem to care about one thing, getting re-elected. Of course, that’s a generalization, but there seems to be a repeating cycle that occurs in Albany every year. It was always about the party in power squishing the rights of the party out of power and the party out of power complaining. Now, the Senate Democrats are increasing staff’s salaries and creating numerous ways to get the Democratic message out there, spending money that the state really doesn’t have. The Republicans are complaining. Last year, when Senate Democrats were in the minority, the Republicans were doing the same thing, increasing salaries and creating ways to get their message out there. The party even had its own print shop and TV studio at one time. Guess what? At that time the Democrats were complaining.

Working at The Legislative Gazette has, for better or worse, made me less of a Democrat and more of an Independent. As cheesy as it sounds, I think writing for The Legislative Gazette has made me a better American. Instead of blindly voting for a candidate because he or she has a “D” by their name, I’m now more likely to examine them closer and see what their views are before I cast my ballot.

Overall, writing for The Legislative Gazette was an outstanding experience and I would recommend it to anyone seeking a career in journalism. I’ve learned a lot and it will no doubt help me when I venture out into the “real world.” It definitely made me a better writer, journalist and citizen.
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(For more information, visit http://www.legislativegazette.com/internships.php, and then, if you’re interested, please contact Michael Arena, University Director of Communications and Marketing, CUNY, phone: (212) 794-5685, email: michael.arena@mail.cuny.edu.)