I am an ex-journalist (almost 18 years in print, with
experience in online and documentary filmmaking) who is now a college
professor. I have been out of the field for five years.
ASK
JOE A
QUESTION
|
|
To get your
question answered on this page, send
it to Joe here. Please include your full name in your message to Joe.
If you prefer that your surname not be published, please indicate
that.
Sign up to receive Ask The Recruiter by e-mail:
* Click here (sent Monday-Friday at 8 a.m.)
|
|
I would like to spend a summer as an intern somewhere, reconnecting
with the field so that my skills stay fresh and relevant. Are there
such internships?
Donna
Oh! We're just a year too late. For 11 years, the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation funded a program through the American Society of Newspaper
Editors that did just that. Sadly, the 2006 class was the last.
The best journalism professor I ever had, Paul Jess, way back in his
days at the University of Michigan, used to spend his summers on the
copy desk at
The Philadelphia Inquirer. He loved it. The paper had vacations
in the summers, and the staff seemed happy to have an experienced hand filling
in.
It could be that, without any kind of program, your academic
calendar and your skills in new media and filmmaking could wind up
nicely matching a newsroom's needs, and you could help each other out.
Make some calls.
Coming Friday: The managing editor at the newspaper where he did an internship wrote a
great reference letter for him, and he wants to know when to present it
to potential employers.
