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Ethics of unpaid internships
Unpaid internships have been getting a lot of attention recently, most of it unwanted, as the result of lawsuits and canceled programs. ProPublica has been covering the issue, from Northwestern’s...
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Carr: Rethink internships and increase reach, talent
The New York Times Ending those unpaid or poorly paying internships isn’t really the answer, David Carr writes in The New York Times. Perhaps the whole concept needs to be rethought, he suggests. Three...
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More journalism fellowships, internships deadlines approaching for 2014
Although the first wave of internship and fellowship deadlines passed in November, numerous opportunities are still available for students, recent graduates and experienced full-time journalists. Get...
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Condé Nast settles intern lawsuit
Capital New York The lawsuit brought by two former Condé Nast interns will be settled, Nicole Levy reported Friday in Capital New York. The lawsuit, “Ballinger v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.,”...
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Why HuffPost won’t crowdfund Donte’ Stallworth’s fellowship
Donte’ Stallworth will join The Huffington Post as a politics fellow this fall, covering national security. The former NFL wide receiver will be paid during his six-month fellowship, HuffPost...
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James Foley family’s new fund will ‘honor what he stood for’
Good morning. We’re nearly there. Here are 10 media stories, plus a fact that made me sigh and quietly review my life choices: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die” came out 20 years ago Saturday....
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The interns want to learn more about video
Dow Jones News Fund The Dow Jones News Fund surveyed people who went through its internship program and asked what skills in a digital workshop they’d like to have devoted more time to. They...
View ArticleHere are 37 great journalism internships and fellowships for application season
For journalism students, October through January is internship application season, a pressure cooker of equal parts excitement and anxiety. It’s our profession’s draft day. By mid-march, most of your...
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NBCUniversal settles intern lawsuit
Los Angeles Times NBCUniversal will pay $6.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by former interns, Daniel Miller reports in the Los Angeles Times. The suit was originally brought last...
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Internships cause plenty of hardship and woe
Bad internships are like ill-fated summer romances: You go into them with an open heart and all the hope in the world, only to find out after three sizzling months they were using you the whole time....
View ArticleWHO blacklists BuzzFeed reporter, accidentally tells her
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. WHO blacklists BuzzFeed reporter World Health Organization spokesperson Laura Bellinger mistakenly CC'd BuzzFeed reporter Tasneem Nashrulla on an email saying...
View ArticleAnchors met in secret with Darren Wilson
Good morning. Welcome to a short week! Here are 10 media stories. Anchors negotiated in secret with Darren Wilson Matt Lauer, George Stephanopoulos, Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon are among the...
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Advice for summer interns: Don’t screw this up
Kelly McBride and her daughter Molly in New York. (Photo courtesy of the Kelly McBride) My eldest got her dream internship. She starts next week. Here’s the letter I wrote, with help from my friends....
View ArticleWhy HuffPost won’t crowdfund Donte’ Stallworth’s fellowship
It's a standard politics fellowship and has a line item on the budget.
View ArticleThe interns want to learn more about video
Pay those interns! And teach them vid skills.
View ArticleHere are 40 great journalism internships and fellowships for application season
Application season is coming up. If you want to commit journalism this summer, apply!
View ArticleInternships cause plenty of hardship and woe
Tales of plagiarism, blizzards, and sleeping on the job
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