• AuthorViews Inc. AuthorViews.com, a high-tech firm in the Bywater Tech Center at 538 Louisa Street in New Orleans, has video production internships available for fall 2007 and spring 2008. The internship is a structured, 10-week program that cycles interns through a variety of video production activities, including studio set-up, lighting, sound; taping interviews, camera work, interviewing techniques; video editing with Final Cut Pro and related software; titles and special effects; rendering video for use online; and uploading and syndicating video clips online. Interns are expected to complete 100 hours of work on site (two afternoons/week). Schedule is flexible, but must take place during hours the building is open: Monday-Friday, 10 am - 6 pm. All work is supervised and tracked. This is a terrific opportunity for students wanting to learn cutting-edge marketing communications in an exciting, creative atmosphere. To apply, send your cover letter and resume to Steve O'Keefe at steve.okeefe@patronsaintpr.com or call (504) 342-4806.
  
  
• The Associated Press
  Seeks interns for its highly competitive, 12-week paid training program for full-time juniors, seniors and graduate students. Send an e-mail or call to begin the application process and request a scheduled test date. There are a finite number of test slots, so don’t delay. Application requirements include: An employment application (to be filled out when you arrive to take the test), a 300-word autobiographical essay on the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the AP; resume, two reference letters, and three to five clips; an interview with William Chang or with an AP chief of bureau (interview arrangements will be made later); and the timed news-writing test. Photo and broadcast applicants are also required to submit samples of their work. For more information, click here.
  
  
• CNN America
  Offers unpaid internships that require academic credit and are structured to last approximately 10-12 weeks. Resume, Cover Letter and a College Reference are required. Please include days/hours of availability in your cover letter and college reference contact at the end of your resume. Candidates should have a strong academic record and good character. Students must have completed their sophomore year in college prior to the start of the internship. In addition, students may not have graduated college or graduate school prior to the start of the internship (i.e. students must still be enrolled in school during the time of the internship). Candidates must be available 3-4 full days per week during the Summer semester. Interns gain insight into editorial process, while working at CNN NY. They strengthen their research skills while contributing to the show and participating in futures meetings. In the field, interns have the opportunity to accompany producers on stories. In production, interns learn how to set up a script with tape and write using CNN’s database. Interns learn how to use CNN’s tape database to locate tapes for packages and sound bites for air. Often, interns book and greet show guests and assist in basic Administrative tasks. Intern’s schedules vary and may include week and weekend work. Candidates should be seeking a career in broadcast journalism, preferably as a producer. Self-motivation, flexibility, ability to multi-task and to work in a fast-paced environment is a must! Ability to function well in an environment with short deadlines and quick turnaround projects. For more information, click here.
  
  
• ESPN
  Apply Online

• The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University offers semester-long broadcast journalism and production internships in the spring, summer and fall. The application requires a resume, several essays, and published writing samples. The program includes a $2000 stipend, housing allowance and travel, and seminar and career workshops. Deadline for summer applications is March 1, 2008. For more information and to submit an online application, go to www.TheIHS.org/internship_programs

• KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV, CBS affiliates, offer a paid apprenticeship program. The program will expose candidates to the various disciplines of broadcast journalism from the Assignment Desk to newscast writing and producing, promotion writing, finding breaking news and contributing to special projects. Apprentices will be working side by side with news professionals, learning their craft and gaining valuable experience and knowledge. This is a unique opportunity for a 2008 college graduate (or in some cases a 2007 December graduate) who has a serious interest in pursuing a career in TV News. We are seeking individuals who are looking to work "behind the camera" with an ultimate goal to be part of a newsroom management team. Each News Apprenticeship will last six months. Candidates who are selected will be paid an hourly rate of pay of $10 to $16 per hour. Candidates must be a December 2007 college graduate or will be graduating this year. Only those individuals who are highly motivated and are self-starters need apply. While a degree in communications or journalism is not required, strong writing skills are essential. Candidates will be required to take a broadcast writing test and will be asked to submit, with their application, a one-page, single spaced essay on why they want to go into broadcast journalism. Participation in college radio/TV stations/newspapers or literary magazines will be taken into account. Also, membership in any professional organizations such as RTNDA or other Journalist Associations will be considered. To apply, complete the News Apprenticeship Program Application Form here and your one-page essay. Save as a MSWord document and submit to: jsoto@cbs.com

Posted: 02/08

• MSNBC
  Interns will be part of a team and will complete tasks assigned by the Senior Producer. This candidate will work closely with the team’s Production Assistants and will perform various Production Assistant functions such as: answering phones, logging tape, researching story ideas, printing scripts, retrieving tapes and working within the Tape Dept. Knowledge of politics, history and current events is required. All interns will walk away with a good understanding as to how a live newscast gets from conception to air. The application deadlines for the spring is Nov. 1, the summer is March 1, the fall is July 1. For more information, click here.

• National Public Radio
  Offers internships at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The internship program is designed to provide students and recent graduates with an opportunity to learn about broadcasting and the supporting areas of NPR. Eligibility: A candidate must be a graduate student; an undergraduate student; or have graduated from within 12 months of beginning the internship. General Information: Interns are expected to work between 20 and 40 hours a week during an 8- to 10-week internship period. Internships are offered during the Summer, Fall, and Winter/Spring semesters. All interns are subject to the applicable NPR employee rules, including its Employment Dispute Resolution Policy. Application Procedures: Candidates must complete an application form and submit it with their cover letter and resume. Some internship positions require additional application items, such as writing samples. All application items must be submitted as a complete package. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Click here for more information.
  
  
  
• National Association of Black Journalists
  Offers internships in print journalism, broadcast journalism, online journalism, sports journalism, photojournalism.
  Application Deadline: Dec. 1
  For more information, click here.
  
  
  
• Reuters
  Seeks talented student journalists with a passion for breaking news to work as interns in New York, Washington and Chicago during the summer of 2007. There is nothing like the constant deadline of a news agency to hone your reporting and writing skills. The ten-week paid internships are a crash course in hands-on business, political and general news reporting. A Reuters internship offers student journalists a global audience of leading media outlets, financial decision-makers and savvy internet readers totalling more than a billion people every day. Application deadline is Dec. 1. The internship is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. All applicants should have an interest in business journalism. Previous journalism internships preferred. Foreign languages helpful. Please send resume, one-page cover letter, two academic or job related letters of recommendation, and three to five clips to:

  Summer Internship Program
  Reuters America Editorial
  C/O Mark McNease
  3 Times Square
  New York, NY 10036
  
  

• WDSU-TV Channel 6
  846 Howard Ave.
  New Orleans, LA 70113
  (504) 679-0600 (Phone)
  (504) 679-0733 (Fax)
  
  

• WVUE-TV Channel 8
  Accepts intern applications year-round. Applicants should be interested in one of the following areas: on-air/producing, photography, weather, graphics. Interns at Fox 8 are not paid. For more information, click here.
  
  
• WYES-TV Channel 12
  916 Navarre Road
  New Orleans, LA 70124
  (504) 486-5511 (Phone)
  (504) 483-8408 (Fax)

• The Arizona Republic
  Accepts applications from college students interested in reporting, photography, copy editing and page design internships during the summer of 2007. Interns are paid a $6500 stipend during the 10-week internships. Applicants should include a cover letter, resume and 6-10 samples of their recent work, as well as a list of three references. Students must apply through the Pulliam Fellowship program. Deadline is early November.
  
  
• The Associated Press
  Seeks interns for its highly competitive, 12-week paid training program for full-time juniors, seniors and graduate students. Send an e-mail or call to begin the application process and request a scheduled test date. There are a finite number of test slots, so don’t delay. Application requirements include: An employment application (to be filled out when you arrive to take the test), a 300-word autobiographical essay on the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the AP; resume, two reference letters, and three to five clips; an interview with William Chang or with an AP chief of bureau (interview arrangements will be made later); and the timed news-writing test. Photo and broadcast applicants are also required to submit samples of their work. For more information, click here.
  
  
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  Seeks interns for its 10-week paid internships in reporting, copy editing, online editing, photography, page design or graphics. Weekly salary $550. Open to juniors, seniors and graduate students, and to people who have graduated within six months of the start of the internship. Previous professional daily newspaper experience necessary. Send: 500-word essay on why you want to be a journalist and how an internship at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will help; resume, references and five to 10 clips (or samples of photos, graphics or headlines). Deadline is early November. For more information, click here.
  
  
• The Baltimore Sun
  Seeks interns for its 10-week paid summer internship program in news, features, sports, business, photography, graphics or page design. Weekly salary $521. Open to college students. Reporting interns must have had at least one internship at a daily newspaper or wire service; work at college newspapers does not fulfill this prerequisite. Reporting interns must also have a driver's license and use of a car. Send: Cover letter, resume, three telephone references and six to eight work samples. Deadline is Nov. 30. Specify the department in which you want to intern and mail your application to Sam Davis, Assistant Managing Editor/Recruitment & Staff Development, sam.davis@baltsun.com, 501 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD 21278.
  
  
• The Birmingham News
  Selects students entering their junior or senior years in college to work each summer in paid reporting and editing internships. Applicants should have completed substantial coursework in journalism, worked for campus or other publications and maintained a B average or above. The internships emphasize practical experience. The intern is expected to perform as a beginning journalist and benefits from experienced teaching editors and special coaching programs. Internships customarily run for 12 weeks. For more information, click here. Applicants may send a cover letter, resume and clips by Dec. 1 to:

  Hunter George
  Executive Editor
  (205) 325-2295
  Fax: (205) 325-3278
  hgeorge@bhamnews.com
  The Birmingham News
  P.O. Box 2553
  Birmingham, AL 35202
  
  

• The Boston Globe
  Seeks interns in general assignment reporting, sports reporting, living/arts, business reporting, and the Washington, DC bureau. There are also intern positions in the photography and graphics departments, and on the copy desk. For more information, click here.
  
  

• The Charlotte Observer
  Offers summer internships each year. We prefer to hire rising seniors, but also select recent graduates. We strongly prefer candidates who’ve worked a previous internship at a daily newspaper. A journalism major is not required. Applications for internships should include a cover letter, resume, five work samples, and a one-page autobiography. The deadline is Dec. 1. To begin your application process, send information to:

  
  Sheilita King-Douglas
  The Charlotte Observer
  P.O. Box 30308
  Charlotte, N.C. 28230
  
  

• The Chicago Tribune
  Seeks interns for a 12-week paid internship in reporting, copy editing, graphics, multimedia and photography. Open to college juniors, seniors and graduate students who have at least one previous internship on a daily newspaper other than college. This is not a teaching program; the Chicago Tribune sets the same high performance standards for interns as it does for regular staff members. Interns must be able to – and often do – cover major stories within their first few days on the job. Send: Cover letter, resume, 10-15 clips or portfolio, and the names of at least two professional and one school reference. Deadline: November 30 for winter and summer, February 1 for spring, August 1 for fall.

  Sheila Solomon
  Senior Editor for Recruitment
  srsolomon@tribune.com
  435 N. Michigan Ave.
  Chicago, IL 60611-4041
  
  

• The Cleveland Plain Dealer
  Paid internships in metro, features, business, sports, photo, graphics and copy desk. Open to college juniors, seniors and graduate students, including May grads. Deadline: Nov. 30. Send: Resume with three references, 10 work samples and a one-page autobiography.

  Margie Frazer
  Recruitment and Development Editor
  1801 Superior Ave.
  Cleveland, OH 44114
  
  

• The Christian Science Monitor
  Offers interns an opportunity for hands-on experience in a range of departments - the US and world news desks, the op-ed section, the website, and various features areas, including the Friday Weekend section. Activities may include writing short items for the paper or website, doing research, and assisting the photo and graphics departments. It may also include everyday office-management tasks such as sorting mail. At the discretion of the editors, interns can assist with editing, contacting correspondents and contributors, and coordinating projects. Applicants with print journalism experience will be considered first. Generally, the minimum time requirement for paid or academic-credit internships is 35 hours a week. Applications for our summer internships are due in early February. To apply, please contact the Internship Coordinator, and send a résumé, cover letter, and clips to:

Internship Coordinator
The Christian Science Monitor
P02-20
One Norway Street, Boston, MA 02115

• Colorado Springs Gazette
  Offers reporting, copy editing, design and photography internships. Reporting interns may be placed in Metro, Features or Entertainment, depending on the newspaper's needs and their interests and skills. Reporters do general assignment stories and an occasional project. Copy-editing and design interns can expect evening work. Salary: $10/hour plus business expenses. Application deadline is Dec. 31. Rolling deadline for photo internships.

Connie Steele, Newsroom Administrator
30 South Prospect St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

• Dallas Morning News
  Seeks interns in news, copy editing, business, features and sports, as well as photography, editorial writing, graphics, and reference. Summer internships are full-time for 10-12 weeks and pay $13.50 an hour for 40 hours. Open to college juniors, seniors and graduate students, and to students who will graduate no more than six months before the internship start date. Deadline for applications is November 1. Click here for more information.
  
  
• Denver Post
  Interns work in several parts of the newsroom as news or features reporters, photographers or graphic designers. Denver Post interns are paid about $500 per week (housing and transportation to Denver are not included). Applicants should have completed junior year in college, have a demonstrated interest in print journalism, photography or design. Reporting applicants should include no more than 5 clips. Photography applicants should send portfolio on a CD encased in a CD envelope. Include cover letter outlining which position most interests you, resume, references, and clips or portfolio to:

  Internship recruiter
  The Denver Post
  101 W. Colfax Ave. Suite 600
  Denver, CO 80202
  
  

• Detroit Free-Press
  The Detroit Free Press is accepting applications for internships in editing, design, graphics, photography and writing in features, business and sports. The deadline is Dec. 1, 2007. The opportunities are 12-week, paid internships. The weekly salary is $541. To apply, send a resume, six work samples (20 images for photographers), three references and a letter that says what you would like to do in your internship to:

  Joe Grimm
  Recruiting and Developmental Editor
  Detroit Free Press
  615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
  Detroit, MI 48266
  jpgrimm@freepress.com
  www.freep.com/jobspage

• The Detroit News
  Offers 12-week paid internships in reporting, copy editing, photography and graphic design. Weekly salary $524. Open to juniors, seniors and recent graduates. Applicants should have previous internship and/or college publication experience. Send: Cover letter, resume, seven to 10 work samples, and three references and a 300-word statement on your strongest influence in journalism. All applications must be postmarked by Nov. 16, 2007.

  Walter Middlebrook
  Director of Recruiting and Community Affairs
  The Detroit News
  615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
  Detroit, MI 48226
  
  

• Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
  Seeks interns for copyediting and a minority business reporting internship. Apply directly to Dow Jones Newspaper Fund for these positions.
  
  
• The Duluth News Tribune
  Offers paid 10-week summer internships, open to sports, feature, and news reporters, photographers, copy editors and graphic artists. The program is open to student journalists, including graduating seniors. Send cover letter, resume, 10 work samples, four references (names, phone numbers and e-mails, not reference letters) and one-page essay outlining what you hope to achieve in the internship. Applications must be received by Dec. 1. E-mail applications not accepted.

  Holly Gruber
  Intern Coordinator
  Duluth News Tribune
  424 W. First St.
  Duluth, MN 55802
  
  

• The Financial Times
  Applicants should have experience in
  journalism, an interest in covering business and a capacity for hard work on deadline. There will be some reporting, editing and administrative work involved. This internship is unpaid, but some expenses will be covered. The Financial Times is an equal opportunity employer. Send resumes and clips to: Karen Lapidos, Human Resources Manager, at: karen.lapidos@pearson-inc.com.
  
  
• Hartford Courant
  Offers three paid, highly competitive reporting internships. Hourly pay $12.50. Applicants should have previous internship and/or college publication experience. Eleven additional internships based in regional news bureaus; pay a stipend plus expenses. All interns work closely with editors in learning to cover a town news beat. Send: Cover letter, resume, and a few good clips. Deadline is early January.

  Lynn DeLucia
  State Editor
  285 Broad St.
  Hartford, CT 06115

• Hearst Newspapers is accepting applications for four openings in its 2008 journalism fellowship program. For information about the program, go to www.hearstfellowships.com. The program aims to recruit, train and retail talented journalists of diverse backgrounds. During the two-year program, each Fellow will work at three to four different Hearst newspapers. These rotations provide a variety of valuable work experience with varying editors and different cities and towns. Unlike most journalists starting their careers, Hearst fellows are chosen for challenging, high-profile assignments. Past fellows have traveled world-wide to cover stories ranging from Afghanistan to the Republican National Convention. To apply, send a resume, essay describing your career goals, work samples (including clips, photos or artwork), and recommendations from professors, college administrators or professional colleagues. The deadline for applications is Dec. 1, 2007. Initial finalists will be chosen in January. Final candidates will be announced in April.
  
  

• The Houston Chronicle
  Offers internships in reporting, editing or photography. Students need to send a résumé, brief cover letter, reference letters and five to 10 clips, or 10 to 15 slides, directly to:

  Internship Coordinator
  Houston Chronicle
  P.O. Box 4260
  Houston, TX 77210-4260

• The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University offers an 8-week paid summer reporting internship. Interns gain reporting experience and expand their professional network working for a daily Freedom Communications newspaper. The application requires a resume, several essays, and published writing samples. Internship dates for summer 2008 vary slightly by placement but will start in early June and end in August. The program includes a $1500 stipend, daily newspaper reporting, housing allowance and travel, and seminar and career workshops. Deadline for applications is January 31, 2008.

  For more information and to submit an application, go to www.TheIHS.org/journalism

  
  
  

• Lexington Herald-Leader
  Seeks interns in photography, copy editing, page design, graphic design/illustration, and features, metro and business reporting. Academic internships also available.The internship lasts ten weeks. Interns should have at least one year on college paper and one other internship. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume with references and at least 10 clips to:

  Risa Brim Richardson
  Intern Coordinator
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  100 Midland Ave.
  Lexington, KY 40508
  
  

• Los Angeles Times
  Offers a limited number of paid reporting internships for students actively working toward a college degree, and for people who have finished school no more than six months before the start of the internship. Weekly salary $600. Previous newspaper internship experience strongly preferred. Interns should have a valid driver’s license and access to a car in good working condition. Send: Cover letter, one-page autobiography, resume, a list of three telephone references and a dozen work samples. Deadline for applications is January 1.

  Randy Hagihara, Recruiter
  202 W. First St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
  
  

• McClatchy Inc.
  Seeks interns in reporting, advertising, graphic arts and photojournalism at the following McClatchy newspapers: The Sacramento Bee; Star-Tribune, Minneapolis; The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.; The Herald, Rock Hill, N.C.; The Fresno Bee; The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.; The Modesto Bee; The Anchorage Daily News; The Tri-City (Wash.) Herald; The Island Packet, Hilton Head, S.C. For a list of positions and newspaper contacts, contact McClatchy Human Resources at: (916) 321-1938. These are paid internships lasting 10 to 12 weeks. Interns are selected by Dec. 1 annually.
  
  
• Miami Herald
  The Miami Herald is accepting applications for its 12-week summer internship in metro, business or sports reporting, features writing, multimedia production, design, photo or copyediting. Pay is $520 per week. Send by mail your cover letter, resume, eight to 10 clips or work samples and the names of three references to Intern News Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Deadline is Oct. 31. The Herald will select finalists and schedule on-campus interviews in December.
  
  
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Twelve-week paid internships available in local news, sports, entertainment, copy editing, graphics, news design, online and photography. Weekly salary $450. Previous internship experience preferred. Preference given to students entering or completing their senior year. Starting dates are negotiable. Send: Resume, cover letter and clips or portfolio. Deadline: November 1. For more information, click here.
  
  
• The Modesto Bee
  We offer paid internships in our Editorial department for copy editing, reporting and photography. The standard internship runs 10 weeks. Starting times vary, but they usually begin in late spring or early summer. Interns in the Sports department, however, sometimes begin in the fall - usually October. Intern applicants should send a cover letter, resume, at least five work samples and three professional references. Applications must be postmarked no later than November 30. Send to The Modesto Bee, P. O. Box 5256, Modesto, Ca 95352. Please mark your envelope to the attention of: Editorial Department/Internship Coordinator. The internships are awarded in January for the summer.

• National Association of Black Journalists
  Offers internships in print journalism, broadcast journalism, online journalism, sports journalism, photojournalism.
  Application Deadline: Dec. 1
  For more information, click here.

• Newsday
  Offers internships for college students interested in a newspaper career. Interns work as reporters, photographers or artists, and are given actual assignments for publication. They are participants, not merely observers, in the daily process of putting out the newspaper. While applicants are encouraged to designate their preference in areas such as news, sports, entertainment, features and business, final determination will be made by the editors. With the exception of artists and photographers, interns must have completed their junior year in the spring preceding their internship. Artists and photographers must have completed their sophomore year in the spring preceding their internship. For more information, click here.
  
  
  
• The New York Sun
  Offers unpaid summer internships. Interns are expected to work five days per week. They can, of course, work more than that. The internship is unpaid, but interns receive $125 for every article that makes it into the paper, as well as $60 for un-bylined briefs. Last summer's interns made between $1,000 and $4,000. Many of our interns write daily copy, though there is no automatic guarantee that interns will write for the paper. Writing and reporting opportunities will be awarded to those who display initiative and talent. Interns may also be asked to handle other responsibilities, such as helping reporters with research, answering phones, copy-editing, running errands or directing news tips. Application deadline is early December. Interested applicants should send a resume, references, cover letter and 4-6 published clips to:

  Intern Coordinator
  The New York Sun
  c/o Summer Internships
  105 Chambers Street, 2nd Fl.
  New York, NY 10007
  
  

• The New York Times
  Offers a range of internships for college students. Among them are a summer program and one during the academic year, both of which are based in New York. Two others, the David E. Rosenbaum Reporting Internship and a Web internship, are operated out of Washington. For more information, click here.
  
  
  
• The Philadelphia Inquirer
  Seeks reporting and photography interns for a 10-week minority internship. Salary is $707.28/week. Please supply cover letter, resume, , 7-10 clips (40-50 digital images for photo position) and 2-3 references. Deadline is Dec. 31.

  Acel Moore, Director of Recruiting
  recruiting@phillynews.com
  215-854-4975
  
  

• The Philadelphia Daily News
  Seeks reporting and photography interns for a 10-week minority internship. Salary is $670/week. Please supply cover letter, resume, six writing samples and references. Deadline is Dec. 31.

  Contact: Debi Licklider, Editor
  licklid@phillynews.com
  215-854-5879
  
  

• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Offers paid internships in our Editorial Department for copy editing, reporting and photography. The standard internship runs 10 weeks. Starting times vary, but they usually begin in late spring or early summer. Interns in the Sports department, however, sometimes begin in the fall - usually October. Intern applicants should send a cover letter, resume, at least five work samples and three professional references. Applications must be postmarked no later than November 30. Send to The Modesto Bee, P. O. Box 5256, Modesto, Ca 95352. Please mark your envelope to the attention of: Editorial Department/Internship Coordinator. The internships are awarded in January for the summer.
  
  
• St. Petersburg Times
  Introduces college students to careers in the newspaper industry. Interns work in departments throughout the company, gaining valuable hands-on experience. Each year, the Times offers about 20 internships. Placements are made in news, advertising, circulation, marketing, production and Web publishing. Interns work in the downtown St. Petersburg office, the newspaper's headquarters, and in several bureaus in the paper's five-county circulation area in West Central Florida. For more information, click here.

• The 2008 Pulliam Journalism Fellowship is now accepting applications. Twenty winners nationwide will be chosen for a 10-week internship, which will run from June 9 through Aug. 15, 2008. Fellows will be assigned either to The Indianapolis Star or The Arizona Republic as reporters, photographers, graphic artists and page designers. Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 15, 2007. To apply, students must complete an application form found at The Indianapolis Star or The Arizona Republic or and send it along with a recent photo, five to 15 writing samples, three letters of recommendation, and college transcripts to:

  Russell B. Pulliam
  Pulliam Fellowship Director
  The Indianapolis Star
  P.O. Box 145
  Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145

• Reuters
  Seeks talented student journalists with a passion for breaking news to work as interns in New York, Washington and Chicago during the summer of 2007. There is nothing like the constant deadline of a news agency to hone your reporting and writing skills. The ten-week paid internships are a crash course in hands-on business, political and general news reporting. A Reuters internship offers student journalists a global audience of leading media outlets, financial decision-makers and savvy internet readers totalling more than a billion people every day. Application deadline is Dec. 1. The internship is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. All applicants should have an interest in business journalism. Previous journalism internships preferred. Foreign languages helpful. Please send resume, one-page cover letter, two academic or job related letters of recommendation, and three to five clips to:

Summer Internship Program
Reuters America Editorial
C/O Mark McNease
3 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

• The Roanoke Times
  Offers 12-week internships in reporting, copy editing, photography and online production. Send a cover letter explaining your interest, along with a resume, references, and 8-10 examples of your work to: Dwayne Yancey, assistant managing editor The Roanoke Times P.O. Box 2491 Roanoke, Va. 24010. For more information, click here.
  
  
• San Francisco Chronicle
  Seeks interns for positions in reporting, photography, design, news graphics and copy editing. For more information, click here.
  
  
• San Jose Mercury News
  Ten-week paid internships in reporting, copy editing, photography and graphics/design. Weekly salary $768.20. Highly competitive; at least one previous newspaper internship is usually necessary for selection. One year previous newspaper internship and multi-lingual skills a plus. Due to limited public transportation, providing your own transportation to and from work may be necessary. Applications are due November 1. All but photo candidates send: Cover letter explaining why you would like to work for the Mercury News, resume with references, and six to eight published clips. Photo candidates should send cover letter, resume with references, printed pages with thumbnails of images and captions as well a CD of the images (and the application for viewing them) to:

  Internship Coordinator
  San Jose Mercury News
  750 Ridder Park Dr.
  San Jose, CA 95190
  
  

• Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington
  The Scripps Howard Foundation brings six junior and senior print journalism majors to Washington, D.C., for three academic terms -- fall, spring and summer – where they function as reporters for a Web-based wire service. Stories are available to any newspaper in the country. We pay a stipend ($2,000 for 14-week fall and spring sessions and $1,500 for 10-week summer sessions) and provide housing. Students may earn credit or not while they are here. Details and the application form are available here. Deadline for summer session is November 1. Deadline for fall session is March 1.
  
  
• Seattle Times
  Offers paid summer internships to outstanding students pursuing careeers in journalism. For 12 weeks, interns work on varied assignments. They attend weekly training sessions given by members of a Pulitzer-Prize winning staff. Interns receive a skill-development plan and a staff mentor to support them in achieving it. Reporting applicants should send a coverletter, resume and the names of three references familiar with your work. The application should also include a one-page essay describing your reasons for entering the newspaper profession (single-spaced, typed) and five samples of your reporting or editing work (photocopies only). Copy editing applicants should include in their essay why copy editing appeals to you. Applicants must have a car. For more information, click here.
  
  
  
• Sports Journalism Institute
  Offers a program designed to increase the numbers of women and minorities in newspapers nationwide. Students chosen will receive classroom instruction from newsroom professionals plus a paid internship at a daily newspaper next summer. Successful candidates will receive a crash course in sports journalism at The Poynter Institute, where they will be taught the fine points of sports reporting and editing by professional journalists from newspapers and magazines. Students will also produce a convention newspaper for three days, receive eight weeks of professional experience at a paid internship in the sports department of a daily newspaper, and a$500 scholarship upon successful completion of the program for undergraduates. deal applicants are college juniors with some print experience and interest in sports journalism. A journalism major is not required. Although the program is intended for undergraduates, graduating seniors and graduate students may also apply. Travel expenses will be paid, and housing will be provided during the classroom period in St. Petersburg. The application deadline is Jan. 1. Download an application from here.
  
  
• The Star-Ledger
  Offers 12-week paid internships in news, features, sports, copy editing, graphics and photography. Weekly salary more than $500. Open to undergraduates and graduates with previous daily newspaper internships or strong college newspaper experience, preferably as a top editor. Professionals returning to journalism are encouraged to apply. Must be able to work evenings and weekends. Car mandatory. Send: Cover letter, resume, 12 clips (photographers and artists slides), four references and a 500-word essay on why you want to be a print journalist. Clips must be on 8 ½ by 11-inch paper only; CDs preferred for graphics and photography candidates. Send materials to:

  
  Summer Intern Program
  The Star-Ledger
  One Start Ledger Plaza
  Newark, NJ 07102-1200
  
  

• The Star-Tribune
  Offers 10-week paid internships in reporting, copy editing, photography or graphic design. Weekly salary more than $650. Applicants should have completed junior year and have done an internship at a smaller paper. For more information, click here. Send (in one envelope): a letter of application, resume, two letters of reference and 6-10 clips or portfolio to:

  
  Brenda Rotherham
  Newsroom recruiting manager
  Star Tribune
  425 Portland Ave.
  Minneapolis, MN 55488
  
  

• The Sun News
  The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is seeking interns. Salary is $350/week. Send: cover letter, resume, reference information and at least six clips of published work. No phone calls please. Deadline is November 1.

  Carolyn Murray, Assistant Managing Editor
  The Sun News
  P.O. Box 406
  Myrtle Beach, SC 29578-0406
  
  

• The Tampa-Tribune
  Offers several paid internships for the summer. The 10-week program is designed for college students who are interested in pursuing a career as a reporter, copy editor, photographer, designer, or graphic artist. The Tampa-Tribune accepts applications from all juniors, seniors, and graduate students as well as from individuals who are graduate. Preference is given to applicants with previous internships or other related experience. The 10-week program runs from late May to mid-August. The weekly pay is $500. To apply, send:
  500-word essay explaining why you want to be a journalist, how this internship would help you achieve your goal, and any skills or experiences that make you a strong candidate. Copies of six stories, graphics, photos, headlines, or tear sheets of your work mounted on 8.5×11 paper. Work samples will not be returned. Resume and three professional references, one of whom needs to be a professor or professional journalist. Completed application form. Send applications to:

  Duke Maas, Managing Editor
  The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St.
  Tampa, FL 33606
  rmaas@tampatrib.com
  
  

• The Times-Picayune
  Offers 12-week paid internships in reporting, copy editing, photography and graphics/design. Previous experience not required, but applicants must show initiative. A car is needed. Write The Times-Picayune for application and submit letter, resume and eight to 10 clips for reporters and copy editors, CDs or slides for photographers and graphics/design applicants.

  Lynn Cunningham
  Assistant to the Editor
  3800 Howard Ave.
  New Orleans, LA 70125-1429
  
  

• The Village Voice
  The Village Voice Media Fellowship Program presents an unparalleled opportunity for young writers who wish to pursue a career in magazine-style journalism. The purpose of the program is to identify writers who have the potential to become full-time staff writers, but who, through no fault of their own, lack the experience to be hired into such positions. Writing fellowships are six-month jobs. They pay $500 per week, without benefits. Most fellows hired either have a master's degree or at least a year of practical journalistic experience outside school. However, in some instances, fellows may be hired immediately after completing their bachelor's degree. For more information, click here.
  
  
• The Wall Street Journal
  The Wall Street Journal offers paid internships at any of the paper's domestic or international news bureaus. The internship is open to college students (either undergraduate or graduate school). There is no application form. Clips should be clear, unbound photocopies on letter- or legal-sized paper (no binders or sheet protectors). The materials should be received by November 1, which is the application deadline. About 18 student journalists are selected each year. The selection is highly competitive and most of those selected have had prior internships with other newspapers as well as extensive experience on a campus newspaper. The internships are for 10-week periods in June, July and August. The pay is $700 a week. To apply please send a cover letter, resume and a dozen of your best bylined clips by mail to:

  Cathy Panagoulias, Assistant Managing Editor
  The Wall Street Journal
  200 Liberty Street, 9th Floor
  New York, NY 10281
  
  

• The Washington Post
  Seeks interns for its highly-competitive, 12-week paid reporting internships on the Metro, Financial, Style and Sports staffs; Copy editing internships on the Financial, Foreign, National and Metro desks; page and graphic design internships on the News Desk and News Art; a photography internship on the Photo desk, and a writing internship in the Editorial Department. Weekly salary is $825. Open to juniors, seniors or graduate students enrolled in a degree program at the time they apply. Previous internships and/or college newspaper experience preferred. For more information on how to apply, click here.

• American Society of Magazine Editors
  The American Society of Magazine Editors sponsors an editorial internship program each summer for college juniors who are journalism majors or deeply involved in campus journalism. This ten-week summer session allows students to work in the editorial offices of consumer magazines and business publications. To apply, print an application form from the ASME Web site and mail it along with the supporting materials to Magazine Internship Program, American Society of Magazine Editors, 810 Seventh Avenue, 24th floor, New York, NY 10019. The deadline for applications is early November. Click here for more information.
  
  
• The Atlantic Monthly
  Offers editorial internships with both its magazine and Web site. Participants have opportunities for writing, and for creative involvement in many aspects of The Atlantic Montly and The Atlantic Online. For more information, click here.
  
  
• Big Easy Magazine
  Offers year-round unpaid internships. Requirements for this internship are a basic knowledge of print journalism, such as AP style, an active interest in the city of New Orleans, adherence to deadlines and a desire to improve writing, copyediting and interviewing skills. Resumes and writing samples are appreciated, but not required. To apply, contact:

Heather Amison
Editor, Big Easy Magazine
Visitor Publishing
(504) 587-1605
hamison@bigeasy.com

• The Economist
  Offers a three-month summer internship in its London office. The competition is fierce and the pay is nominal. There is no guarantee of a job or anything else when the internship ends. For more information, click here.
  
  
  
  
• Essence Magazine
  ESSENCE Communications, Inc. is currently accepting applications for internship positions. Essence’s Summer Internship Program is an 8-week learning process where you'll receive on the job training that will enhance your education and begin to prepare you for your future career. Candidates must be organized, motivated, and energetic with a serious interest in the magazine industry and African American culture. There are several areas of interest available. Our intern program is open to any rising senior undergraduate student. This is a full time, paid position. You will be assigned to one department but will be exposed to other areas of the company. All candidates must however find their own housing during the summer. For more information, click here.
  
  

• Harper's Magazine
  Harper's Magazine is accepting applications from college students and graduates for its editorial internship program. Interns work on a full-time, unpaid basis for three to five months and receive practical experience in critical reading and analysis, research, fact checking, and the general workings of a national magazine. Each intern works closely with an editor on one section of the magazine, takes part in the creation of the Harper's Index, and is encouraged to read widely, generate ideas and approach problems creatively. For more information, click here.
  
  
• Magazine Publishers of America
  MPA’s Magazine University, formerly known as MPA Summer Seminar Series for Magazine Interns, is an annual summer program that began in 1975. It was started to provide interns across all magazine disciplines an opportunity to come together and make contacts, give them a comprehensive overview of magazine publishing and increase their professional skills. Every year MPA’s program provides interns with an exceptional opportunity to learn from top executives from every area in magazines. The series consists of five Wednesday morning sessions in June and July (see below for exact dates). For more information, click here.

• The Nation
  For over two decades, The Nation Institute, in conjunction with The Nation magazine, has provided a practical and comprehensive intern program for college students and recent graduates interested in magazine journalism and publishing. For more information, click here.
  
  
• New Orleans Magazine
  111 Veterans Blvd.
  Suite 1810
  Metairie, LA 70005
  (504) 831-3731 (Phone)
  (504) 837-2258 (Fax)
  
  
• Newsweek
  Seeks interns for its paid, 13-week summer internship program designed for college students entering their senior year, graduating seniors, graduate students and professionals with a few years of experience in journalism. Interns work at Newsweek's headquarters in New York, where they do reporting and research and help with the weekly close of the magazine. Applicants should submit a one-page letter stating their qualifications and aspirations, a detailed resume, five samples of published articles, including name and date of publication. Essays for class are not acceptable. The application should also include names and phone numbers for two references. Clips should demonstrate exclusive or enterprise reporting which, ideally, had an impact. Writing should be memorable and better than that of the average college journalist. Applications should be postmarked no later than November 1. Application materials should be sent to Internship Program, Newsweek, 251 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

• Science News, a weekly magazine, is accepting applications for its spring 2008 internship. During this paid internship in Washington D.C., one successful applicant will work as a full-time science writer. Required commitment is at least three months from January through April 2008. For more details, visit http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/internships.asp
  
  
  
• Time Inc.
  The Time Inc. Editorial Internship Program for summer is open only to undergraduates entering their junior year of study and current graduate students. All applicants must have a strong interest in pursuing a career in journalism. The nine-week summer internships are in New York City on the staff of one of Time Inc.'s magazines, such as: All You, Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, Fortune Small Business, Business 2.0, In Style, Money, People, People En Español, Real Simple, Sports Illustrated, SI For Kids, and Time. There are a limited number of opportunities in offices outside of New York City. Magazine title assignments are determined by Time Inc. The program will run from the beginning of June to the beginning of August. The salary is $350 per week less taxes in bi-weekly paychecks. Dormitory housing in New York is provided or a small housing stipend for those assigned outside of New York. Each student’s application must include two sets of each of the following: an academic transcript, a resume, a 300-word statement of his or her background (school, jobs, activities, interests, recent reading) and reasons for wanting to become a Time, Inc. summer intern. We also request letter-size copies of two or three writing samples (published work preferred, but not required) and we ask that you not staple any of the materials. Applicants should rank their top three magazine choices for assignment. Applications for Summer Editorial Internships should be submitted by December 1.

  Linda Reals
  College Relations Manager
  Time Inc.
  1271 Avenue of the Americas, 40-10
  New York, NY 10020

• Weddings In Style Magazine
  www.weddingsmagazines.com
  

• NOLA.com
  The candidate must be enrolled in a bachelors degree program, with a focus in journalism, television, production, internet, or other media. Skills: Experience with Excel, databases and Windows. Good writing/communication skills a must. HTML and interest in video production a plus. Position is paid internship. 20 hours/week, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Must be available to work Thursday afternoons and some hours on Fridays. One semester commitment required. E-Mail resume and cover letter in plain text to Editor Jonathan C. Donley at jdonley@nola.com.
• NOLA.com, the online news affiliate of The Times-Picayune, is seeking to fill two part-time paid internship positions. The positions will be filled immediately. Work is 20 hrs. per week. The primary focus will be on music and event coverage/listings/blogs. NOLA.com is looking for both writers with a bit of technology under their belt, and techies who have an interest in writing. If you're interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Keith I. Marszalek, Entertainment Editor, 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2480, New Orleans, LA 70130. Contact by phone, (504) 299-3505, or e-mail, kmarszal@nola.com.

• The Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for journalists, offers a six-week fellowship program for recent college graduates. The Summer Fellowship for Young Journalists offers 34 recent journalism graduates to find stories about the city of St. Petersburg and tell them, using words and images. In daily seminars along the way, the fellows learn about the ethics and practice of journalism from Poynter faculty, award-winning journalism professionals, and one another. Their work appears weekly on The Poynter Institute's Web site. For more information,
  http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=79&aid=102260