Internships

Reuters' Mark Egan discusses internships with student Claire Obusan while Lawrence Delevingne looks on.

Many media outlets offer non-credit, paid, summer, or extended internships for students immediately after graduation. Many of the application instructions are listed in CareerLink, which is distributed during the academic school year as the companies set their deadlines. But make sure to research other opportunities, too. Links to major job boards and listing are included below. Also consider making inquiries to unlisted companies in which you are interested. If you require assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Also, please notify us if you get an internship, so we can improve our relationship with your new employer.

Please Note: Your top priority should be your course work. Consider your academic workload carefully before applying for any internship. Full-time students may be approved to work only with the guidance of their RW1 professors and the Career Services Office. MS students are limited to 12 hours a week and MA students to 6.

Academic Credit and Internships
Internship (J6099x) for 1/2 academic credit
The procedure for procuring academic credit for an internship is as follows:

Time Inc.'s Jamila McCoy explains internships during a recent visit.

A student who, with the prior approval of the Office of Career Services and the Assistant Dean of Students, Melanie Huff, undertakes an internship at a media organization can earn 1/2 credit if the work consists of serious journalistic enterprise. At the conclusion of the internship, the student must submit a written description of what he or she has accomplished and learned, and an official of the media company must send a separate letter corroborating that and evaluating the student's performance. To enroll in J6099, you must have the permission of your RW1 professor, who will review your current academic performance, and the permission of the Office of Career Services. Career Services can provide to an employer a letter certifying that you are enrolled as a student at the Journalism School and eligible to earn the academic credit. Full-time MS students may devote only 12 hours a week to this program, and MA students no more than 6 per week.

You will be responsible for any tuition fees related to receiving the credit. However, ask employer about whether you will be required to seek academic credit after doing the internship, or if they merely want you to certify that you are eligible. Some companies will not require that you actually apply for and get the credit, and instead leave it to you to decide whether you will do so.

Internship Evaluations

The 2007/2008 internship evaluation survey is up and running. We need your feedback for internships that you had during the summer. If you took on an internship this summer and haven't yet notified Career Services, please do so immediately.

http://fs7.formsite.com/cu_jschool_careers/InternshipSurvey/

We need evaluations from every student (MS,MA, full-time or part-time) who takes an internship while at the Journalism School. If you did more than one internship, please file a survey for each one. If you took on an internship and enrolled in the internship course to receive academic credit, you will be required to submit a separate evaluation in order to receive a grade and the credit.

Thank you for your cooperation. Your feedback will help us develop worthwhile experiences for you and future J-school students.

More sites with internship listings, including contact information and detailed descriptions:

Radio and TV news internships:
National Association of Broadcasters

Newspaper internships (print & online):
The American Society of Newspaper Editors

Various media internships:
Journalism Jobs

Magazines, newpapers, TV, radio and other media institutions (w/filters):
The Princeton Review

A-Z Intern Listings

Internship Deadlines

Internship FAQs

Internship Tips