Internships

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

Post-graduation internships

Many media outlets offer non-credit, paid, summer, or extended internships for students immediately after graduation. Many of the application instructions are listed in the links below and in JobNews, where you will also find details of the work, deadlines, contact information and more. 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.

Academic-year internships:

The MS and MA programs are very rigorous, and your top priority should be your course work. So proceed with caution. During the fall semester, very few full-time students are able to handle an internship. For this reason, you're required to consult with your RW1 professor before you apply for a fall-term internship. If your professor advises against it, the Career Service office will not approve the internship or generate a letter for the prospective employer stating your internship eligibility. During second semester, while the program remains rigorous, you are no longer required to obtain your RW1's approval. If you get the OK, the internship limits are roughly as follows: MS students are limited to 12 hours a week and MA students to 6.

Getting Academic Credit
The procedure for arranging 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 in good standing 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.

Notify Career Services of the company's request for the letter and supply us with the name of the company and name and address of the person who is hiring you or supervising the internship. Career Services will prepare the letter.

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 internship evaluation survey is up and running. We need your feedback for internships that you had during the spring or summer. If you have taken on an internship this fall 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

Journalism Fellowships