48 Hours Intern

CBS News is seeking an intern to work at 48 Hours Mystery for fall 2012. This is a magazine show that goes behind the headlines to investigate–with cutting‐edge style and journalistic integrity–baffling crimes, heartless scams and compelling real‐life dramas. Intern must be organized, efficient with their time and aggressive. Proficiency with Lexis‐Nexis and strong interpersonal skills necessary. Participants must have good computer skills, excellent written and oral communication abilities and knowledge of current events. A 3.0 GPA or above is recommended. This is an unpaid internship. The student is required to get college credit and must work at least 2 or 3 full weekdays.

Investigative Unit Intern

CBS News is seeking an intern for the Investigative Unit for fall 2012. This department produces hard‐hitting, in‐depth stories covering government waste, homeland security, terrorism, crime, health insurance, medical fraud, etc. Participants must have good computer skills, excellent written and oral communication abilities, knowledge of current events and a 3.0 GPA. Duties can include generating story ideas, transcribing video tapes, conducting research and preliminary interviews, identifying interview subjects and story elements, assisting with the set up of shoots and clerical duties. Intern must be ambitious, enthusiastic, a self‐starter and a good researcher. Previous newsroom or journalism experience is a plus. Juniors, seniors and graduate students are eligible. Students must be able to work 20 hours per week. This is an unpaid internship. Students are required to get college credit.

Radio News Intern

CBS News is seeking an intern for Radio News for fall 2012. CBS Radio is America’s news leader, serving radio stations with hourly newscasts, instant coverage of breaking stories, special reports, updates, features, customized reports and news feed material. Interests in broadcast journalism, especially radio, a must. Intern should have basic knowledge of computers and be self-starters. Intern should also have a fundamental concept of reporting and research. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible. Participants must have good computer skills, excellent written and oral communication abilities and knowledge of current events. A 3.0 GPA or above is recommended. This is an unpaid internship. The student is required to get college credit and must work at least 2 full weekdays.

Production Intern

Inside Edition is currently looking for students to participate in our fall 2012 internship program. As a production intern, daily duties involve: Making phone calls, story research, retrieving show ratings, tips, and viewer comments, assisting field crew and reporters on shoots, and hands-on involvement in the daily taping of Inside Edition. This is not a paid internship, however, we do offer a transportation stipend to all students.

Africa.com Finance Editorial Interns

Africa.com is looking for journalistically-minded editorial interns to help create and update content for our finance section. We are looking for interns to help research headlines about financial news pertaining to Africa, to write introductions to said news stories, and to contribute posts to our finance blog.

This position is ideal for students who are interested in economics, foreign policy, and the impact that the global financial spotlight will have on Africa in the coming decades. At Africa.com, interns will learn about how to manage news at an online media outlet. We are looking for interns who are self-enterprising, eager to learn about content management in both WordPress and proprietary environments, and who are interested in working in a rich environment in which self-penned pieces are heartily welcomed.

Familiarity with creating video content is a plus, although not required.

Fall internships begin on September 4th, with flexibility. Fall 2012 interns in good standing will be considered for extension through the winter. Africa.com internships are unpaid and can be credited.
Learn more about our company at www.africa.com.

Fall Interns

Interns will work for a Newsday-branded website that covers Westchester, Rockland and other Hudson Valley counties. They will work in our Manhattan office as web producers, entertainment web producers, digital reporters, photographers or social media interns. These are hands-on positions that will provide solid digital journalism experience for selected candidates. Students must receive academic credit for the internships and generally work two days a week.

Web Producer Intern
Web producer interns will be responsible for publishing stories, photos, polls and other multimedia extras. They may be asked to coordinate with reporters and editors to keep the site fresh with flowing content and may also work on social media outreach. Interns may also be assigned to write stories and assist with breaking news as well as production of longer-term multimedia projects.

Entertainment Web Producer Intern
Entertainment web producer interns will be responsible for covering both things to do in the region and national entertainment and pop culture news. They will write up area venues and events and create guides to eating, drinking, shopping and more. They will also publish stories, blog posts, photos, polls and other multimedia extras. They may be asked to coordinate with reporters and editors to keep the site fresh with flowing content and may also work on social media outreach.

Photo Intern
The internship requires candidates to have their own equipment, access to a car and the ability to travel within the coverage area. Interns will report to the Manhattan office and will often be out covering assignments. The ideal candidate would be familiar with the principles of photo shooting and editing. Knowledge of video is a plus. Candidates must submit samples of their work.

Social Media Intern
The ideal candidate is a smart, savvy, hard-working student with a good understanding/knowledge of community-building and newsgathering on social media sites. Candidates must submit writing samples. Please attach to resume.

Digital Reporter Intern
Web reporter interns will be asked to write news and feature stories as well as to help fact check copy. At times, they will also be asked to take photos or video or to create other multimedia extras.

Fall Editorial Intern

Fodors.com is seeking an unpaid intern for the Fall 2012 to work from early September to early December. We are looking for a college or graduate student (Journalism/Communications/English) who is available to work 12-20 hours a week in our Midtown NYC office. Students must be able to receive school credit for the internship.

This opportunity is for a web-savvy young journalist to jump in and learn how a leading travel site works—from idea to execution. You’ll be part of a three-person team creating engaging travel content. Along with researching photos and producing stories, you’ll write news briefs and short articles, proofread copy and test links for blog stories and newsletters, attend staff meetings, and tag content in our database. You may also be asked to jump in to assist on special feature projects like our Top 100 Hotel Awards.

The student will emerge from this internship with several clips and a deep understanding of what it's like to work at a fast-paced travel brand in Midtown Manhattan. The ideal applicant will be a fast learner and self-starter. Familiarity with blogging platforms and social media tools is preferred.

Editorial Intern

Us Weekly’s special issue/”bookazine” team is looking for an unpaid fall editorial intern. We are flexible with scheduling but require 20 hours per week. College credit and a love for all things pop culture (from movie franchises to the royal family) are a MUST. No exceptions. Duties include:

• Distributing relevant morning news from major outlets, Google Alerts, plus related fansites and Twitterfeeds
• Efficiently and thoroughly transcribing interviews
• Compiling detailed research files via YouTube clips, radio interviews, magazine scans and archives, Twitter, etc.
• Using LexisNexis, Studio Systems, Celebrity Service, Critical Mention, imDB Pro and Who Represents as resources for fact-checking and organizing publicist contact info
• Helping our photo team with preliminary research and administrative work
• Occasionally assisting the weekly magazine with any extra editorial needs

Editorial Internship

SLAM is looking for an online editorial intern to work two days a week out of our Manhattan office.

Must have WordPress experience, a love for basketball at all levels and a familiarity with SLAM Magazine/SLAMonline.com. Intern will mostly be working on online posts, including photo galleries, video galleries, news stories, the occasional feature/Q+A, etc. (Random office duties may also pop up.) Should be currently enrolled in a journalism, English, writing or media-related program. We're looking for a quick learner and someone who's enthusiastic about online journalism and breaking into the world of basketball media.

Eye Intern

WWD seeks fall interns for its society and culture desk. Interns will assist in day-to-day duties including party and event coverage, features research, calendar upkeep and some transcription.