Internships

New York Times Student Journalism Workshop-DUE Oct. 25

Application: http://www.nytimesinstitute.com/wpcontent/uploads/2008/05/application_miami2008.pdf

The New York Times Student Journalism Institute offers the best and brightest student journalists an opportunity to work with prominent news professionals in a newsroom environment. All expenses for students are paid, including transportation, and students receive a stipend during the Institute.

The Institute is a cooperative program between the NewYork Times Company and various organizations for the benefit of their student members.

In the first two weeks of January the Institute is offered for student members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The January Institute alternates between Miami and Tucson. The 2009 Institute will be held in Miami from Jan 2 to 12. The deadline to apply is Oct. 25, 2008, and students will be notified whether they have been accepted no later than Nov. 22, 2008.

In the last two weeks of May, the Institute is held in New Orleans for students who are members of the National Association of Black Journalists or who are enrolled at a historically black college or university that is represented by the Black College Communication Association. The 2009 Institute will be held May 17 through 30. The deadline to apply is Feb. 27, 2009, and students will be notified whether they have been accepted no later than March 28, 2009.

(For either Institute, students who wish to attend but may have academic conflicts should contact the director of the Institute, Don R. Hecker to determine if special arrangements can be made.)

To apply for the 2009 Institutes, students must be members of the eligible organizations, must submit an essay of up to 500 words on why they want to be a journalist, must submit an application form and six published clips (from a print or Web publication). Applicants seeking to specialize in photography, graphics, design or multimedia may submit a portfolio of at least six examples of their work, whether published or not.

Download application forms:
New York Times Student Journalism Institute in Miami (January 2009)
New York Times Student Journalism Institute in New Orleans (May 2009)

For further information, contact Don R. Hecker at hecker@nytimes.com or (212) 556-1576.

Washington Post Summer InternshipYou must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program on November 1, 2008. Previous internships and/or experience on a college newspaper are preferred.
For the 2009 Summer Internship program, the deadline for submission of application materials will be Nov. 1, 2008.
Fill out the application form, print it out, sign it and mail it, using the instructions below.
You must sign and mail your application to The Washington Post to be considered for an internship. Please include the following in your application packet, clipped (not stapled) in this order:   Application packet checklist. Printed application form, completed and signed. Typed autobiographical essay of at least 500 words. Resume. Work samples: Reporters, copy editors and Editorial Page writers: six to eight clips, preferably photocopies, on 8½ x 11 paper; Photographers: portfolio of 20 – 40 shots that include sports/action, features, portraits and a picture story. Electronic images or prints accepted. May also submit multimedia, including audio and/or video. Graphic artists and news editors/page designers: portfolio of 10 – 20 samples on 8½ x 11 paper, slides, prints or pdf files on CD. Two letters of recommendation postmarked by November 1, 2008, addressed to The Selection Committee. If your references prefer to mail the letters of recommendation, they must also meet the November 1 postmark deadline. College transcript. An unofficial version is acceptable; if you are selected, you will be asked to provide an official version. When your application has been mailed, notify The Post that it is on its way.
Clip, do not staple, your materials. Send all printed materials on 8½ x 11 paper. Do not send your materials in a notebook, presentation cover, clear plastic pages or other fancy packaging. The packaging will be discarded before your application is evaluated.
The Washington Post Attention: Newsroom Summer Internship Program 1150 15th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20071For more information, contact: Pam Kendrick Newsroom Personnel Administrator 202-334-6765 kendrickp@washpost.comApplication mailed? Notify The Post