DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM

Journalism Internships

Valuable instruction comes from the classroom, but supplementing that is the invaluable experience journalism majors receive from working in the field as an intern. It has a two-fold effect: (1) It reinforces students' desire to continue in the field; or (2) it helps them determine that journalism maybe is not for them, or perhaps it is, but in another aspect of journalism.

Journalism majors can choose from a variety of internships in broadcast, print and public relations. Journalism interns work on every newspaper, on all the TV stations and in the larger radio stations, on many magazines in the state, and in agencies concerned with public relations. The placement list includes news outlets and public relations firms all around the country. When students request placement in news organizations, we are almost always able to make arrangements.

These placements provide professional and practical experience and a chance to make important career contacts. Journalism students are interested in many types of internships involving reporting, writing and editing, photography, graphics and audio-video news production. Some students are able to qualify for the Cooperative Training Program, which gives them the opportunity to work full-time for a salary during one semester. We have placed co-op students at several area companies. These positions are highly competitive, and students interested in applying should check with the department chairperson at least one semester in advance.

Internship Requirements and Facts

• B.S. students are required to have six to nine credits in internships.
• B.A. students are advised to have at least three credits even though internships are not required.

• Credits for one semester may range from one to nine.
  

• For each credit earned, students work 50 hours during the semester.
  

• Most journalism majors have at least two internships during their junior and senior years.
  

Applying for an Internship
To apply for an internship, Students should meet with the department chairperson or the faculty advisor to discuss interests and qualifications, as well as to consider the availability of internships. With our help, you will prepare a resume to submit to prospective supervisors and arrange for interviews. The employers make the final decision in selecting interns. You will arrange your internship schedules with your supervisors and establish dates for the beginning and the end of the internship and for holidays.

Evaluation
Students will be assigned to a faculty adviser, who will follow the progress of the internship and help with any problems. You will submit weekly logs of your activities to your campus adviser and attend monthly intern meetings on campus. Your job supervisor also evaluates your progress throughout the semester. At mid- semester off-campus supervisors, campus advisers and the interns meet together to discuss the work of the semester.

A Sampling of Internship Placements
Professional journalists supervise SCSU journalism students in the internships with the media and other organizations throughout the state and in some of the major cities of the U.S. On the following page are just a few of those placements:

• The Advocate-New Haven
  
• Agence France Presse-Washington, D.C,
  
• Associated Press-New Haven-Hartford
  
• Bridgeport Hospital
  
• CNN, Atlanta
  
• CBS-TV, New York
  
• Connecticut Law Tribune, Fairfield
  
• Connecticut Post-Bridgeport and suburban bureaus
  
• Connecticut Magazine-Bridgeport
  
• Connecticut Public Radio-Hartford, New Haven
  
• Entertainment Tonight-Hollywood, CA.
  
• Entertainment Weekly-New York City
  
• ESPN
  
• Hamden Chronicle
  
• Hartford Courant
  
• Hospital of St. Raphael-New Haven
  
• KC-101 Radio-New Haven
  
• Mason & Madison-Bethany
  
• Meriden Record-Journal
  
• Modern Bride-New York City
  
• The Middletown Press
  
• NBC TV, New York
  
• New Haven Advocate
  
• The New Haven Register
  
• The New York Times Publishing Company-Trumbull
  
• The News-Times- Danbury
  
• The Record-Journal-Meriden
  
• Shoreline Newspapers-Guilford
  
• Shubert Performing Arts Center-New Haven
  
• Soundings, a yachting magazine
  
• Stamford Advocate
  
• WELI-Radio-New Haven
  
• WFSB-TV-Channel 3-Hartford
  
• WTIC-Radio-Hartford
  
• WTNH-TV-Channel 8-New Haven
  
• WVIT-TV-Channel 30-New Britain
  
• Waterbury Republican-American