Where do Missouri Journalism students get internships?
“Our student body is very geographically diverse and this is well reflected in their internships. Most of our students do their internships independently and have had varied experiences with publications such as Boston Magazine out east, Paper Magazine in Atlanta, Southern Progress down in Birmingham and Fancy Publications in Irvine, Calif. Our summer programs, such as our London, Washington D.C. and Summer in New York Program, also provide a structured outlet and students have had internships with Jane, Billboard, M Magazine, the Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Time Inc., Conde Nast and Fairchild publications.
“At most television newsrooms, interns are assigned to be assistants to producers and help out by logging tapes, researching stories, relaying scripts to on-air talent, double checking graphics and supers (names of interviewees, for example) and few interns get practice in front of a camera, writing or editing. I found this to be the case in my internship experiences, both at a medium sized market (Cincinnati, #34) and in a large market (New York, #1). Unfortunately, most broadcast internships are unpaid but provide very valuable experiences.
