Q. So, I am junior in college. At the beginning of my junior year, I started writing for my school newspaper and instantly fell in love with journalism. Although my school doesn't have a journalism program, I changed my major from economics to English.
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Anyway, I have two previous summer internships at Fortune-500 companies. Unfortunately, now that I have developed a passion for journalism, I feel like those two summer internships are not as useful. So, to beef up my journalism experience, this spring I am interning with a local TV station.
Since last fall, I have gained a decent amount of clips with the school newspaper, but how do I position my two business internships and broadcasting experience for print media?
New DirectionA. First, let's not toss out those other internships or your initial interest in economics. They set you apart from other journalists. Instead, use them, perhaps to pursue an internship in business reporting,
where you will find greater demand.
And let's use that broadcast internship, too, as all the best newspapers are rapidly learning about video for their online reports.
So, you have craftily set yourself up for an internship as a digital business reporter -- at a newspaper or magazine.
How clever!
Grimm on internships:
"Breaking In: The JobsPage.com Guide to Newspaper Internships."
Coming Wednesday: Attrition at this reporter's paper now has her doing the work of three people. Her editor even asked her to lie on her time sheet about holiday work.
biz TV is thriving as business sections in MSM shrink...
