News and Information Internships
Blue Sky Green Earth:
Sustainability-focused magazine seeking versatile freelance writers to develop local, national, and international stories, perform research and conduct interviews. Prior writing experience required, with editorial experience preferred. Send resume, and two relevant writing samples to editor.blueskygreenearth@gmail.com.
Contact Information:
Karen Dillon
Editor
Blue Sky Green Earth
1636 N 700 Road
Vinland , KS 66006
editor.blueskygreenearth@gmail.com
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: ongoing
The Chicago Tribune:
Editorial internships: Our 12-week paid internship program seeks college juniors, seniors and graduate students who have at least one previous internship on a daily newspaper other than college. Interns will work
20-24 hours a week and must be able to - and often do - cover major stories their first days on the job.
Opportunities will be considered in all newsroom departments: graphics, copy editing/design, photography, editorial, metro, breaking news, sports, business and features. Your cover letter, resume, clips (10 to 15) and the names of at least two professional and one school reference should be submitted online. Please specify whether you're interested in a fall, winter, spring or summer slot. Additional application instructions are available at www.tribjobs.com.
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 12/01/2009
Digireads.com Publishing:
We are a small book publishing company in downtown Lawrence and have 4-5 part-time job opportunities for students. These positions pay $9 an hour.
Position No. 1 – Editor/Proofreader (part-time)
We need 3-4 part-time students who can work 10-15/hrs per week, preferably between 12-6 PM, M-F, to help edit and format book copy. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Word and have strong general PC knowledge. This position is an ideal opportunity for English or Journalism majors. Interested candidates should email their resume, ARTS form (or scan of your transcript), and a writing sample to the following email address: digireads@yahoo.com . Please enter the name of the position in which you are applying for in the subject line.
Position No. 2 – Graphic Designer (part-time)
We need one part-time student who can work 10-15/hrs per week, preferably between 12-6 PM, M-F, to help design book covers and scan artwork for book interiors. You may also be called upon to help develop the company's Internet presence and help develop artwork for marketing efforts. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and with using computer scanning equipment. HTML and web design skills a plus but not a necessity. Interested candidates should email their resume, ARTS form (or scan of your transcript), and some examples of your portfolio to the following email address: digireads@yahoo.com . Please enter the name of the position in which you are applying for in the subject line.
Contact Information:
Kevin Neeland
CEO/Founder
digireads@yahoo.com
DIGIREADS.COM Publishing
918 Massachusetts Street, Suite B
LAWRENCE, KS, 66044
NEELAND MEDIA LLC
Compensation: Paid ($9/hour)
Deadline: 03/01/2010
The Herb Companion:
The Herb Companion magazine—the nation's only consumer magazine devoted to gardening, cooking and healing with herbs—is seeking editorial interns. An internship with The Herb Companion offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with editors, writers and media professionals. You will assist in producing a national magazine and its Web content. From our interns we expect hard work, enthusiasm, great ideas and excitement about the magazine and its mission. Specific duties for this paid, part-time internship include research, writing, proofreading and clerical responsibilities. We prefer applicants with education and/or experience in any of the following: journalism, publishing, writing and editing. A special interest in food, gardening and/or natural health is a plus. To receive priority consideration , apply by the following dates: March 1 for the summer, May 1 for the fall semester and December 20 for the spring. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, clips (if applicable) and your schedule availability.
Contact Information:
Allison Martin
Associate Editor
(785) 274-4300
The Herb Companion
1503 SW 42nd Street
Topeka, KS 66609
amartin@herbcompanion.com
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 12/01/2009
Jayhawk Radio Network:
Production Assistant. Assist with equipment setup and game day production of Jayhawk Radio Network broadcasts of KU home games in the press box. Also assist with on-site setup and operation of coaches' weekly call-in shows.
The internship is ideal for a student with an interest in sports, but who is more inclined toward the behind-the-scenes production, directing and technical side, rather than being on-air.
To apply, contact:
Bob Newton
Producer/Engineer and Affiliate Coordinator
Phone: 785-331-5787
jayhawknetwork@ku.edu
1420 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 203
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: 785-331-5787
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
KCTV 5:
Ongoing internship opportunities. Intern positions in news and production. Send cover letter and resume.
Laurel Berenguer
Director of Human Resources
Phone: 913-677-7174
Fax: 913-677-7176
lb@kctv5.com
P.O. Box 5555
Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: 913-677-5555
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
KSHB-TV/Action News:
Internships in news, sports and Web site content. Duties will include doing research, making phone calls, follow-up phone calls, e-mails, possible editing, possible interviewing and writing. There may also be opportunities to go out into the field with our photographers. by mail or by phone.
Contact Information:
Steve Kaut
Managing Editor
Phone: 816-932-4141
kaut@NBCActionNews.com
KSHB-TV/Action News
4720 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-932-0701
Fax: 816-932-4141
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
KCUR-FM:
Interns for Up to Date will work on the day-to-day production of the program alongside with the program's producer and host. Duties include: develop ideas and topics for broadcast; identify guest for shows; pre-interview/screen guests; research topics; write background material/questions for host; write promotional/summary material for producer; populate web page; respond to show email; on-line produce: screen calls and direct show; write/produce written and recorded promos; research, write, edit, and record news stories; record and mix billboards and other pre-recorded elements; and other duties as assigned. E-mail, fax, or snail-mail a cover letter stating qualifications and interests and a copy of your most recent resume to: Stephen Steigman, steigmans@kcur.org.
Contact Information:
Stephen Steigman
Senior Producer, Up to Date
Phone: 816-235-5925
Fax: 816-235-2864
steigmans@kcur.org
4825 Troost Avenue, Suite 202
Kansas City, MO 64110
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
KSDK-TV, Newschannel Five (St. Louis):
KSDK, NewsChannel Five: St. Louis NewsChannel Five is recruiting interns for spring semester. Hours vary, according to a student's obligations, but we believe the more exposure the better. Our maximum schedule is 30 hours a week, including a daily hour break. The internship program offers each intern opportunities to work in research and participation in sports, in special projects, their website, the assignment desk and community relations. Interns may also be placed in the daily magazine show “Show Me St. Louis”. Additionally, time is given for observation so that the intern may concentrate on the area which interests them the most.An intern must enroll for academic credit and must furnish a letter from a faculty advisor explaining how credit will be arranged after the student is accepted. Students should have completed at least one year in college. To apply, please submit the following to Ava Ehrlich: a letter explaining why you would like to be a KSDK intern, an official college transcript, a resume, a letter of recommendation from a broadcast professional and three broadcast writing samples; (if those are unavailable, send a sample from a print or research paper from a journalism class). Along with completing and sending these materials, students interested should call Ava Ehrlich to set up an interview time.
Contact Information:
Ava Ehrlich
Executive Producer
aehrlich@ksdk.com
1000 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-444-5120
Company Fax: 800-783-3161
Company Web site: www.ksdk.com
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
KansasReporter.org:
Reporting internship with KansasReporter.org
Kansas Policy Institute
Skills needed: Some experience preferred, such as work for university newspaper, radio or TV. Preference given to students who have had at least a basic reporting class.
Expectations: Work as a reporter, covering and writing stories for online publication. Some photography and opportunities for social media.
Contact Information:
Brian R. Hook
Bureau Chief, Topeka
Kansas Policy Institute
(785) 408-6100
brhook@flinthills.org
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/15/2009
Lawrence Journal-World:
The Lawrence Journal-World
is seeking freelance writers for its Go! lifestyle magazine and special sections such as the KU Today edition. Those interested in writing should send a cover letter, resume and send 3-5 writing samples.
Contact Information:
Terry Rombeck
Features and Special Sections Editor
trombeck@ljworld.com
Lawrence Journal-World
609 New Hampshire, PO Box 888
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: 785-843-1000
Fax: 785-843-1922
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 12/01/2009
The Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Jumpstart your career at one of the nation's best and biggest media companies. The Star Tribune newsroom offers one of the most rewarding summer internship programs. We're committed to training and mentoring college and graduate students interested in pursuing careers as reporters, copy editors, photographers, graphic artists, designers and mulitmedia journalists.
--Most successful applicants have completed their junior year in college and have done an internship at a smaller paper.
--Interns are paid the same as a first-year professional, which is more than $700 a week.
-- Senior writers and editors hold weekly brownbag lunches to talk with interns about building key skills.
--This opportunity allows students to get real-world experience in a major daily news environment. It can also help with future employment prospects. In recent years, we have hired several of our summer interns into professional-level jobs.
How to apply:
Send (in the same envelope) a letter of application, resume, clips or portfolio, and two letters of reference.
Contact Information:
Duchesne Drew
Managing Editor for Operations/Recruitment
Star Tribune
425 Portland Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55488
Questions?
Contact Duchense Drew:
612-673-711 or e-mail him at
ddrew@startribune.com
You may also contact Neal Justin:
612-673-7431 or e-mail him at
njustin@startribune.com.
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 12/01/2009 (for Summer 2010)
Mother Earth News:
Mother Earth News is seeking interns for its magazine and online publications. Duties include research, writing, proofreading and clerical responsibilities. Interns are expected to present hard work, enthusiasm, great ideas and excitement about the magazine and its mission.
Prefer applicants with education and/or experience in any of the following: journalism, publishing, writing, editing, and environmental science or policy. Submit cover letter, resume and schedule availability to John Rockhold by mail or e-mail.
Contact Information:
John Rockhold
Managing Editor
jrockhold@MotherEarthNews.com
1503 SW 42nd Street
Topeka, KS 66609-1265
Phone: 1-800-234-3368
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 12/01/2009
National Geographic:
The National Geographic magazine will offer two photography internships
during the summer or fall of 2010. The program is an opportunity for
young photographers to experience first-hand the rigors of life in the
professional world. It is also an opportunity for us at the Geographic to
scrutinize the work of those in whom we may have further interest. We are
proud that many of our regular “shooters” are former summer interns.
One internship is automatically offered to the winner of the College
Photographer of the Year contest administered by the University of
Missouri, Columbia. For information go to www.cpoy.org .
The other internship is awarded based on a portfolio. It is primarily for
college students – undergraduate or graduate—but we will also consider
someone not currently in school. The purpose of the internship is
experience and encouragement to those who aspire to be a photojournalist.
Interns must be at least 21 years of age and U.S. citizens, or have
appropriate student work documents.
Both internships are for fourteen weeks at a salary of $480 a week. When
on assignment away from the city, the Geographic pays all expenses.
Transportation expenses to and from Washington at the start and conclusion
of the internship are covered by the Society. The interns are responsible
for their own housing.
To apply, send us a single package that includes a portfolio of recent
work (no more than 30 images), a resume, and a letter of recommendation
from a photography teacher or established photojournalist. We are
interested in strong photojournalism, your ability to produce a visual
narrative, and original story ideas. CDs or DVDs are the preferred
method of submission but portfolios may also be in the form of slides,
prints or clippings of any combination, in color and/or black and white.
Digital images should be JPEGs, sized to approximately 1600 wide, 72 dpi.
We will accept portfolios in early January and all must be postmarked by
January 30, 2010. Send to Susan Smith, Deputy Director of Photography,
National Geographic Magazine, 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Please clearly label your envelope, “NGM Photography Internship,” and if
you would like for us to return your portfolio, you must include a
self-addressed stamped envelope.
We will notify all applicants by email in early March 2010. Please share
this information with anyone who may be interested and eligible.
Contact Information:
Trish Dorsey
Assistant to the Director of Photography
1145 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Compensation: Paid
Deadline: 01/30/2010
Natural Home Magazine:
Natural Home magazine — the nation's only consumer magazine featuring sustainably built homes — is seeking interns for its magazine and online publications. An internship with Natural Home offers an excellent opportunity to work with and learn from experienced editors, writers and media professionals. You also will gain valuable experience in producing a national magazine and its Web content. From our interns we expect hard work, enthusiasm, great ideas and excitement about the magazine and its mission. Specific duties for this paid, part-time internship include research, writing, proofreading and clerical responsibilities. We prefer applicants with education and/or experience in any of the following: journalism, publishing, writing and editing. To receive priority consideration, apply by the following dates: March 1 for the summer, May 1 for the fall semester and Nov. 1 for the spring semester. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, clips (if applicable) and your schedule availability.
Contact Information:
Ms. Jessica Kellner
Managing Editor
Natural Home magazine
1503 SW 42nd St.
Topeka, KS 66609
Send materials by e-mail to jkellner@NaturalHomeMagazine.com
Compensation: Paid ($8 an hour)
Deadline: 12/01/2009
Nursing News:
The Kansas City Nursing News is looking for a part-time, unpaid intern for the summer. The intern will write articles for the NursingNews, which is a weekly newspaper for the nursing profession. Send a cover letter, resume and three writing samples.
Contact Information:
Arley Hoskin
Editor
Nursing News
913-381-1010
arleyhoskin@npgco.com
4370 West 109th Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas, 66221
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
State of the State KS:
State of the State KS is looking for student reporters to cover campaign events in the region and perform policy interviews. Student reporters will be taught to shoot their own video, will be on camera at times and will be trained to create traditional broadcast news packages. State of the State KS is a non-partisan, neutral news organization and student reporters must be capable of neutral reporting. Prior broadcast experience is a plus. The news director will meet with the reporters once a week in Lawrence. The job will be about 10 hours a week and students will be given membership for one year to the National Press Photographers Association.
About Us:
State of the State KS is a news organization founded to give Kansans a deeper understanding of local people struggling with issues addressed by state government, to show the complex characters and pressures in politics that make it human and to inform, educate and offer a place for political debate.
Television stations have reduced their statewide political coverage in the past decade, leaving critical issues unexamined, limiting televised in-depth interviews and debate and failing to provide education on political issues for the public. State of the State KS uses new media to deliver this news while adhering to the ethical standards and reporting practices established in traditional journalism. We have adopted an ethical code based on the guidelines created by the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Press Photographers Association.
State of the State is a non-partisan journalism organization founded to provide news and analysis that is essential to a democracy. Our goal is to report on state politics in a neutral and in-depth manner. Additionally, we provide a media outlet for neutral analysis as wells as for informed advocacy of opposing viewpoints to help viewers gain a comprehensive perspective on current issues. We strive to find the people behind the legislation and allow them to explain the impact of current issues in their lives. State of the State KS covers Kansas legislative issues during the session, gives candidates and issue advocates a place to give a deeper explanation of their positions, and produces feature stories that put human faces to political issues. Our goal is to show the real people affected by legislation but also the complexities faced by those involved in the political process.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Zepick
Reporter and Founder
Rebecca.zepick@stateofthestateks.com
316-210-2228
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
Sun Sentinel:
The Sun Sentinel covers South Florida, a highly competitive media market and a region with high-profile news. The Sun Sentinel is part of Tribune Co., which publishes 8 dailies including the Chicago Tribune and LA Times. Summer 2010 Internship positions include Reporting in News and Business, Photography, Graphics, Design, Copy Editing, and an Online Producer. Fall 2010 Internships include a sports reporting internship. There are academic credit internships available year round.
To apply for internships, send cover letter, resume and up to 10 work samples.
Contact Information:
Kathy Pellegrino
Recruitment Editor
kpellegrino@sun-sentinel.com
The Sun Sentinel
200 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-356-4536: direct line
954-356-4000: main number
954-356-4609 fax
Company Web site: www.sun-sentinel.com/internships
Compensation: Paid
Summer Deadline: 11/15/09
Fall Deadline: 03/01/2010
Universal Press Syndicate:
Ongoing internship. Will learn how to prepare summary media reports on creators, do regular research on the Internet, write news and feature stories, and will receive mentoring services from the department director.
The intern will need a keen sense of what's news and what's not news. Good writing and editing abilities are required. E-mail resume and cover letter.
Contact Information:
Kathie Kerr
Director of Communications
Phone: 816-581-7300
kkerr@amuniversal.com
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
WIBW-TV:
Internships available any semester. Tasks depend on student's schedule. Will have the opportunity to work on the morning news show or evening news show, shoot footage and explore other areas that meet the student's interests. Submit resume and cover letter.
Contact Information:
Jon Janes
News Director
Phone: 785-272-6397
Fax: 785-272-0117
wibwtv@wibw.com
631 SW Commerce Place
Topeka, KS 66615
Phone: 785-272-6397
Fax: 785-272-0117
Company email: wibwtv@wibw.com
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
WIBW-TV:
Sports internships available. Help with the production of thethe sports show. Ongoing position, applications accepted all semesters. Must nave a passion for journalism, be responsible, and must be eligible to receive college credit. Must have some weekend availablity.
Send resume, cover letter, and references.
Contact Information:
Jon Janes
News Director
Phone: 785-272-6397
Fax: 785-272-0117
631 SW Commerce Place
Topeka, KS 66615
Company email: wibwtv@wibw.com
Compensation: Credit
Deadline: 12/01/2009
Wichita Magazine:
College Students and Recent Graduates : We're looking for bright people with good research, reporting, and writing skills who don't require a lot of hand-holding. The internship is unpaid, but we offer an experience that's low on grunt work and high on opportunity. Duties include factchecking, research, and some writing. Editors and writers regularly meet with the editorial interns once or twice a week to discuss their own roles at the magazine and careers in journalism.
To apply : Please send a cover letter, résumé, three writing samples, and a list of two references to Drew Bratcher at, Wichita Magazine, 3450 N. Rock Road, Suite 202, Wichita, KS 67226.
Questions : E-mail dbratcher@wichitacitymag.com
Applicants should specify term (spring/winter/fall/summer) for which s/he is applying. We are happy to work with applicants who have other jobs and/or academic responsibilities to craft a weekly schedule that works for them.
Application deadlines :
Spring (January-May): November 21
Summer (June-August): March 1
Fall (September-December): July 1
Contact Informaton:
Drew Bratcher
Editor
Wichita Magazine
3450 N. Rock Road
Suite 202
Wichita, KS 67226
316-616-6616
www.wichitacitymag.com
Compensation: Credit
Deadlines: see paragraph above
