Sports journalism intern @ Chicago TV station

WGN-TV, CW's affiliate in Chicago, seeks an intern to assist the sports producer and anchor with the evening sportscasts.

The intern will log games and use the web and wires to help provide pertinent information on breaking sports stories. The interns will learn to identify proper highlights, video, sound, etc… to use in our shows. Also, interns will have the opportunity to learn to edit on desktop editors. Occasionally, interns go out in the field to help with interviews.

-Mark Grabowski

Fox News Channel seeks campus correspondents

Palestra Media Group seeks college students to cover their universities for a national college media network which has recently affiliated with Fox News Channel.

Student reporters will be paid $150 to $235 per month depending on the content they produce. They also earn and additional $20 for each pre-approved feature story they create.

"Student reporters will cover their school’s athletic teams, music scene, traditions and other elements of life around campus," the job posting says. "Sports reporters will work with their school’s Sports Information Department to cover practices and games, shoot video of interviews with players and coaches and file short daily reports. Student reporters may also create feature stories profiling a noteworthy athlete, event or tradition at their school."

Stories will be posted on the company’s website (www.thepalestra.com) and occasionally repurposed for use on Fox News Channel and foxnews.com.

If you are interested in applying for a reporting position with The Palestra, contact recruiting coordinators Gina DiCello at Gina@thepalestra.com or Dave Maetzol at Dave@thepalestra.com.

Digital journalist @ Columbus TV station

NBC 4 (WCMH-TV), NBC's affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a digital journalist to join the newsroom team.

The digital journalist will be "responsible for developing and nurturing local news contacts, developing unique stories, covering breaking news and following up on news stories," according to the job posting. "A Digital Journalist develops the story, shoots, writes and edits the story, and is responsible for its presentation on multiple media platforms."

Reporter @ Raleigh TV station

WNCN-TV, the NBC affiliate in Raleigh, seeks an embed reporter to cover local issues and events.

You will be expected to do it all, the job post says: "Embed reporters must have strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to plan and coordinate news coverage, working with multi-platform producers. Must have the ability to use (or be trained to use) digital video camera and editing equipment and the ability to track audio and appear on camera for news reporting. They must have the necessary skills to achieve quality reporting on the web and on our broadcast air."

Multimedia fellowship at UC-Berkeley

The University of California-Berkeley's journalism school seeks two experienced multimedia journalists to develop digital news and information sites for under-served communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The two-year gig begins this fall and pays $80,000 annually.

-Mark Grabowski

Fall multimedia internship at St.Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLToday.com is seeking a paid multimedia intern for the Fall 2008. The 13-week gig has a flexible start date.

"One day you’ll be shooting breaking news photos and transmitting live from the scene, the next day creating a Soundslide feature on a local music festival, the next day shooting video of a political rally for the presidential election."

Application must be postmarked by July 14. If you miss the deadline, don't fret; the Post-Dispatch offers year-round paid internships.

New multimedia journalism fellowship

Media General is offering a new fellowship for journalists interested in multimedia.

Four recent graduates, either from college or a graduate program, will be selected to work for nine months in one of Media General's cross-owned markets (Bristol, Va.; Roanoke, Va.; Myrtle Beach, SC; and Columbus, Ga.) .

"The fellows will divide their time between the newspaper, the television station and the website," according to the flyer. "They will primarily produce content to be presented across all platforms."

The deadline is March 1, 2008.

-Mark Grabowski