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Paid internship: Nike field reporter
This sounds awesome. Must be a female, aged 18-24, to apply... "If you think you have what it takes to volley one-liners with Maria Sharapova, kick it with Hope Solo, and Q&A over cappuccinos with Serena Williams, this is your dream job.
Right now, we’re holding open casting calls for a Nike Field Reporter.
You’ll jet set across the country to interview the most talented female professional athletes. Get the dish on what they’re into at the moment, ask the questions no one else will dare to ask, and get the last word with the biggest girls in the game.
All your on-the-job expenses (including travel and gear) will be paid for by us.
And best of all, you’ll get to report back all of your findings on the Nike Field Reporter blog using written entries, videos and photos." The deadline to apply is August 8. For more info, click here. Labels: field_reporter, internships, Nike, paid_internship, sports_journalism
Fall internship at ESPN.com
Pennsylvania reporters boot camp
From the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association: When: Aug. 18-22, 2008
Details: Basic training for entry-level editorial staffers and staffers-to-be. Speakers: Will include seasoned journalists and industry experts. Cost : TBD (Includes tuition, daily continental breakfast, daily lunch. Cost does not include lodging and some meals.) Registration: E-mail or call Bev Hendry, (717) 703-3003. Space is limited to 15 participants. Registration deadline is August 4. |
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End Date: | Monday, August 18 2008
Friday, August 22 2008 |
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| | Address: | PNA Headquarters
3899 North Front Street
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Labels: Harrisburg, journalism_boot_camp, Pennsylvania_Newspaper_Association, young_journalists
Paid D.C. media internships for fall & spring
The National Journalism Center will offer 10 to 15 paid journalism internships this fall and spring in Washington, D.C. The fall program runs from Aug. 25 to Nov. 16; the spring program is from Feb. 2 to April 24. Interns receive a $1,000 monthly stipend and spend 12 weeks working at newspapers, magazines, websites, and TV and radio stations. They also are provided with training, meet with prominent journalists and participate in discussions. Students can take their internships for credit, as well as take the training seminar as an independent study course. Rising juniors, seniors, recent graduates and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Applicants are not required to be journalism majors; however, it is preferred to have some exposure/training to journalism and communications. The application deadline is July 1 for the fall program and Nov. 30 for the spring program. Students should apply ASAP as acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis. Labels: DC, National_Journalism_Center, paid_internship
N.Y. Times seeks stringer
Paid internship: travel world and write about wine
Investigative journalism job for recent grad
Rotten Dog Productions has a paid internship position available for a recent graduate looking to do independent, investigative journalism. "You should be comfortable researching a subject in depth and covering environmental, science and political stories," according to the ad. "You'll be responsible for finding stories along the Atlantic Coast from New York through Newfoundland. You should be able to find a human interest angle to the stories illustrating scientific or political event with a story about its impact on people. Your stories will be published online and combined with video and photos for documentary production." To apply, e-mail your resume and a few work samples to Bill@Southworth.TV. Labels: internships, investigative_reporting, job_search, journalism, paid_internship, Rotten_Dog_Productions
Paid internships at Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle is looking for local college students to report and take photos for The Loop, a new, innovative, interactive Web site created entirely for and by college students. The internship involves working 10 to 16 hours per week and pays $10 per hour. Students will spend the majority of their time at the Democrat & Chronicle, though some reporting and fieldwork will be required. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: internships, journalism, paid_internship, Rochester-Democrat-and-Gazette
Journalism scholarship for international students
Free health journalism seminars
USC is seeking applications for its upcoming all-expenses-paid seminars in health journalism. The four day "California Health Journalism Fellowship" programs, held by the university's Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles, are "open to all professional print, broadcast and online journalists with a passion for health news, not just reporters on the health beat." Session 1, from July 31-Aug. 3, will focus on investigating hospitals and nursing homes, understanding medical statistics and medical studies, narrative story telling techniques and more. Session 2, from Oct. 23-26, will explore the latest thinking about how neighborhood life, work conditions, social inequities, race and education influence health. It will also discuss digital story telling. The deadline to apply is June 27. For more info, contact (213) 437-4419 or calendow (at) usc.edu. Labels: Annenberg, health_news, journalism_fellowships, USC
Int'l development fellowship for young journalists
The Development Executive Group is offering a fellowship for students and recent graduates who are interested in both journalism and international development. Fellows will receive a stipend and work 3 to 6 months in Manila, Tokyo, Barcelona or Washington, D.C. Responsibilities include conducting interviews and online research in order to write practical articles about international development for web publication. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2009. Unpaid internships are also available. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: Barcelona, Development-Executive-Group, international_development, journalism_fellowships, Manila, Tokyo, young_journalists
Website for journalism job hunters
China Daily seeks student freelancers
 China Daily, the self-proclaimed "only national English-language daily newspaper in China," is seeking freelance writers in key U.S. cities -- and they're willing to "consider outstanding college juniors or seniors." If you live in or near Chicago, D.C., Atlanta or Texas and want to get some bylines while earning up to $100 per article, you might want to check out this opportunity. The deadline to apply is June 15.
Labels: Atlanta, Chicago, China, China_Daily, freelance_writing, freelancers, journalism, Texas, Washington
Entry-level jobs at Newsweek
Newsweek, a three million circulation weekly news magazine, offers entry level opportunities through its Maynard Parker Fellowship. Two fellowships are available annually, beginning at staggered dates. Each fellow is assigned to a particular editorial department and is paired with a mentor who will work closely with the fellow to help develop his/her professional journalism skills. The fellowship provides a competitive salary and health benefits. After their year is up, fellows will also be considered for any available open positions. Labels: entry-level-jobs, job_search, journalism_fellowships, Newsweek, young_journalists
Find a job writing features
Fellowship for journalists from developing nations
Every day, CubReporters.org receives several international visitors. In the past week alone, web traffic came from the U.K., Japan, India, Canada, Russia, Ireland, Indonesia, France, Serbia, Spain, Tanzania, Italy, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Kenya, Netherlands, Pakistan, Germany, Brazil, Nigeria, Australia, Israel, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Virgin Islands, Romania and Taiwan. Here’s an opportunity that international journalists may be interested in: The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund annually offers fellowships to young journalists from developing nations to report on United Nations’ proceedings for news media in their home countries. Applications will soon be accepted for 2009. Applicants must be full-time, professional journalists between 25 and 35 years old, be employed by a recognized print, radio, television, or internet media organization, and have a good working knowledge of English. Additionally, applicants must come from a developing nation in Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean. The fellowship will provide: round-trip airfare to New York; accommodations; health insurance for the duration of the fellowship, and a daily allowance to cover food and other necessities. -Mark Grabowski
Labels: Dag_Hammarskjold_Scholarship, developing_nations, journalism_fellowships, United_Nations
Teachers & Writers Collaborative offers part-time fellowships
Applications are being accepted for Teachers & Writers Collaborative Fellowships. The award comes with, among other things, a $10,000 stipend, office space in Manhattan and opportunities to meet with experienced professionals from publishing, literary arts, theater, or other fields related to the Fellow’s work. Fellows must be 30 or younger and spend 15 hours per week, from Oct. 2008 through May 2009, helping to plan the calendar year T&W's 2009 2020 Visions reading series. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on July 7. Labels: journalism_fellowships, teachers-and-writers-collaborative
Find business journalism jobs
$50,000 journalism scholarship for high school seniors
Aviation journalism scholarship
New international journalism fellowship
The International Center for Journalists and the Media Development Loan Fund are partnering to offer a new international journalism fellowship -- the Knight-MDLF International Journalism Fellowship Program. The program targets countries with emerging democracies. Fellows must speak the language of the target country. They must have at least 10 years’ news experience, the ability to plan a specific, detailed training project and the time to spend a year making it work. MDLF will accept detailed proposals from clients by April 30 each year. MDLF and ICFJ will review the proposals to select those that meet the criteria. MDLF and ICFJ will announce the winners by July 31 of each year. -Mark Grabowski
Labels: international-center-for-journalists, journalism_fellowships, media-development-loan-fund
Columbia's career services dean offers job search advice
Don’t wait for editors to invite you to interview for a job opening, advises Ernest Sotomayor, assistant dean of career services at Columbia University’s journalism school.
Instead, invite yourself. “If you travel across the state or country and take the initiative [to contact editors] and say you’re just looking to get a half hour of guidance or want to explore possibilities, they’re usually willing to sit down and talk with you,” he says. Indeed, The Hill reporter J.T. Rushing took that approach and landed his dream job covering the U.S. Senate. I recently interviewed Rushing, Sotomayor and others for an advice column I wrote on finding a journalism job in last month’s issue of Quill. Below is some additional advice Sotomayor offered that didn’t make it into my column.
- Get to know the people who hire at media outlets you’re interested in, and see if you can get your foot in the door by freelancing for them, he says. “A lot of it is getting to know recruiters, hiring editors – people in the organization that you can turn to for advice and counsel on what sort of jobs are available … what their needs are, how to freelance [for them].”
- “Look back to school,” he also recommends. “Alumni connections are always great… Journalism professors have worked all over the world, and they know people everywhere. A lot of people like to get recommendations from professors who can give them extra insight into a job candidate.”
- Finally, be open-minded. “It’s like being a reporter in the field writing a story. You spread your wings and look at different possibilities and keep your options open … How willing you are to get up and move from where you are is a factor. The smaller the size of the geographic territory for your job search is, the few possibilities there are … Just be open to a lot of different possibilities. The more things you’re willing to consider, the more opportunities you make available to yourself.”
-Mark GrabowskiLabels: advice, Columbia, ernest_sotomayor, job_search, journalism_advice, jt_rushing, Mark_Grabowski, networking
Entry-level copy editor job at York Daily Record
3-week arts journalism fellowship
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and The Getty Foundation are offering a three-week arts journalism fellowship in November 2008. Six to seven arts journalists will be selected. “Based in Los Angeles, the fellowship is a total immersion experience that includes attending as many as 23 performances, art exhibitions and architectural sites,” the announcement states. “Participants will visit private studios, rehearsal rooms, architectural firms and art schools providing many behind-the-scene opportunities to meet renowned artists, arts administrators and accomplished journalists face-to-face.” The international program, now in its 7th year, is available for mid-career arts editors, critics and reporters from print, radio, television and online who cover the performing and visual arts, architecture, literature, entertainment and pop culture. They can be generalists or specialists. Staff writers, editors and freelancers and self-employed Web journalists alike are welcome to apply.
The program covers most expenses, including: roundtrip travel to and from Los Angeles, hotel, most meals, reading materials, Internet access in your hotel room and transportation within Los Angeles.The application must be postmarked by June 16. Labels: Annenberg, arts_journalism, Getty_Foundation, journalism_fellowships, USC
Visual journalism scholarships
The Society for News Design is offering a $2,000 scholarship to sophomores, juniors and seniors at any accredited four-year school worldwide who are interested in a career in visual journalism. Deadline: June 13. Additionally, a $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a junior or senior at Syracuse University. For more info about that, click here and scroll down. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: college_journalists, journalism-scholarship, Mark_Grabowski, Society_for_News_Design, Syracuse_University, visual_journalism
L.A. event: Future journalism jobs
The Los Angeles Press Club this Thursday will host a panel on spotting the journalism jobs of the future -- online, radio, TV, trade magazine and even newspapers. Panelists include Nick Roman, managing editor of 89.3 KPCC News/NPR; Seth Lubove, Los Angeles bureau chief for Bloomberg News; and Susan Denley, director of Editorial Hiring and Development, Los Angeles Times. The panel will be moderated by Ezra Palmer, former managing editor at Yahoo! News and a founding editor of WSJ.com. The event is free to members and students, $10 for non-members with prepaid RSVP and $15 at the door. Refreshments included. For more info, contact rsvp@lapressclub.org or (323) 669-8081. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: Ezra_Palmer, job_search, los_angeles_press_club, Nick_Roman, Seth_Lubove, Susan_Denley
Journalism fellowship to study 2008 Presidential Election
The East-West Center is offering a special Jefferson Fellowships program to provide journalists from Asia, the Pacific and the U.S. with “an opportunity to explore the important issues in this 2008 election, learn about the U.S. political process, observe this historic election and finally, discuss the outcome with U.S. analysts and one another.” After one week of discussion sessions with regional experts and one another at the East-West Center in Honolulu, participants will travel to various areas of the United States to discuss election issues and attitudes with policymakers, business leaders, community activists and voters from a range of important constituencies such as recent immigrants, retirees, blue collar workers, factory owners, religious groups, African American communities, young people and women. Stops include Phoenix, Arizona; Erie, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; and Washington, D.C. The fellowship is open to working print, broadcast or online journalists from Asia Pacific and the United States. The deadline is June 4. -Mark Grabowski
Labels: East-West-Center, journalism_fellowships, political_journalism, presidential_election
Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships
The East-West Center is now accepting applications for the Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships, scheduled for September 11 – 27, 2008.
These fellowships are designed to help American journalists better understand the diverse and complex political, economic, social and cultural issues of mainland China and Hong Kong through meetings with government, business, journalists, educators, students and others. Travel stops include the East-West Center in Honolulu, followed by a study tour to Beijing, Kunming, Shangri-La, and Lijiang on mainland China and Hong Kong.
The fellowship is open to U.S. journalists with at least five years of professional working experience in print, broadcast or online media. -Mark Grabowski
Labels: China, East-West-Center, Hong_Kong_Journalism_Fellowship, journalism_fellowships
4-day science writing fellowship
The National Center for Atmospheric Research invites applicants for a four-day science writing workshop in Boulder, Colo., on June 23-27. NCAR states: "Our program is a four-day, residential experience open to professional writers, producers, and editors working for print, broadcast, radio, and online media. NCAR will cover costs including airfare, hotel, transport to-from the Denver Airport and Boulder, as well as a daily meal stipend for five NCAR Journalism Fellows. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of writing, producing, or editing experience for a general-interest audience. Freelances, book authors, and writers from nontraditional media may be considered, but should be able to show a substantial portfolio of work." The deadline to apply is May 16. Labels: journalism_fellowships, NCAR, science_writing
Sports journalism scholarships
Networking is key in journalism job search
 Your dream newsroom job may be available right now, but there’s a good chance you’ll never know. Like virtually every other industry, many jobs in journalism aren’t officially advertised. There are ways to find out about them, but it takes effort. To find out how, read my latest Quill column, which contains advice from reporters, hiring editors and Columbia Journalism School's dean of career services. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: college_journalists, Columbia, job_search, journalism advice, Mark_Grabowski, networking, quill, young_journalists
Mini-internship opportunity for Fall '08
 The Society for Professional Journalists is looking for 12 interns to cover its upcoming annual convention in Atlanta. The interns -- reporters, photographers and designers -- will "staff The Working Press, a daily tabloid newspaper that covers the SPJ National Convention." Professional journalists oversee the publication and provide editing and feedback. It's a great way for college students to quickly get lots of work samples. This year's convention is set for Sept. 4-6 in Atlanta. Interns will need to arrive in Atlanta by noon Wednesday, Sept. 3, and the internship ends Sunday, Sept. 7. Accommodations, mentoring and other perks will be provided. The application deadline is April 19. -Mark GrabowskiLabels: bylines, internships, journalism, Society_of_Professional_Journalists
Arizona Daily Star intern coordinator offers advice
Leslie Anne Newell and I were fellow cub reporters at the Arizona Republic nine years ago. She's since reported around the country and is now assistant city editor at the Arizona Daily Star, a 110,000 circulation day paper in Tucson. She also directs the internship program there. Here's her advice to young journalists: "Networking is incredibly important for young journalists. Companies are looking to cut every corner they can right now, which means not paying the fee to post on journalismjobs or other sites that also charge for the ad. With the state of the industry, companies also aren't hiring as often as they used to, which means fewer jobs for new grads. For both of those reasons, it's incredibly important for students/recent grads to get every foot in every door that they can. They're more likely to hear about positions. But on another hand networking isn't any more important than it ever was. I think managers have always relied on it to some degree. For example, I hire upward of 20 interns a year and I can't tell you how much more it increases a candidate's stock if someone I know sends me a good word about her/him. If a colleague comes back from a conference and gives me a folder on a good candidate, that goes to the top of the pile. If I see a professor at the UA whom I really respect is listed as a reference on a resumé, that also goes to the top. Young journalists cannot do too much right now to make sure they're putting themselves out there. And don't forget to tell them that means follow-up notes to every conversation they have with anyone who might help them." -Mark GrabowskiLabels: advice, Arizona_Daily_Star, journalism advice, Leslie_Newell, Mark_Grabowski
N.J. Event: Covering tragedy
WHAT: "Knocking on Death's Door," a panel discussion on covering tragedy. Co-sponsored by Monmouth University and the New Jersey Society for Professional Journalists.
WHO: Victims' families and journalists who often interview victims' families. Panelists include Rutgers journalism professor Ron Miskoff, Newark Star-Ledger reporter Susan Livio, Asbury Park Press reporter Ed Johnson, Phyllis Matthey-Johnson, Diane Gruskowski and Robin Turner.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Magill Commons, Rms. 107 & 108; Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch, N.J.
For more info, contact Professor Mark Grabowski at mark@cubreporters.org
Labels: covering_tragedy, Diane_Gruskowski, Ed_Johnson, interviewing, Mark_Grabowski, Phyllis_Matthey, Robin_Turner, Ron_Miskoff, Society_of_Professional_Journalists, Susan_Livio
$1K awards for stories on women's health research
Internship/job-finding tips
$10K prize for journalism about Asia
Share your journalism job search experiences
 I'm looking for quotes from young journalists.
I'm writing a column for the young journalists section of Quill on the importance of networking in the job search.
As with virtually every field, many journalism job openings don't seem to be advertised. I know of one editor, for example, who said she won't post jobs on popular websites because she doesn't want to have to sort through hundreds of resumes. So, the only way to find out about some jobs is through word-of-mouth: by attending conferences, keeping in touch with editors, getting heads-ups from friends at other media outlets when a co-worker leaves (and they'll probably fill the position), etc.
Do you have any comments, anecdotes or experiences to share relating to this? If so, please e-mail me ASAP at mark@cubreporters.org.
Thanks.
-Mark Grabowski
Labels: job_search, journalism_jobs, Mark_Grabowski, quill
Another fellowship in investigative journalism
 The Center for Public Integrity and American University, both in D.C., are offering an investigative journalism fellowship. Fellows enroll as full-time students at the School of Communication, earning a master's degree in journalism, while pursuing investigative projects at the Center for 12 to 20 hours each week. The fellowship provides a full tuition scholarship plus a stipend of $24,000. Candidates must have at least four full years of professional experience. Applications are due by March 15, 2008. The fellowship starts in August 2008. Download an application by clicking here.
-Mark Grabowski
Labels: American_University, Center_for_Public_Integrity, DC, investigative_reporting, journalism_fellowships, journalism_masters_degree
Free NYU event: Covering the election
Covering the Election, 2008
In this, the most exciting election year ever, who was ignored, who got hammered, who will go all the way? And, no matter what happens, why is it always the media's fault?
WHEN: Thursday, March 13, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
WHERE: New York University, Abbe Bogen Faculty Lounge, 11th Floor, Kaufman Management Center, 44 West 4th Street (at Greene |
