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Journalism

Internships

Internships are an excellent way to place students on the cutting edge of the media profession and add real world experience to what they are learning in the classroom. Working in the field helps build more powerful portfolios and resumes. Internships can lead to important networking within the profession and invaluable contacts for the post-graduation job hunt. The bottom line: In the very competitive media industry, an internship can give you the edge and make you more marketable. That is the best possible argument for investing the time and talent in pursuing an internship during your time in the journalism school.

We routinely post internships as we learn about them here categorized by journalism and public relations.

Journalism listing
Public Relations listing

You should visit these listings often to see what new internships have been posted since your last visit.

Not convinced about the utility and importance of internships? Read this article entitled "Internships pay off for 2005 grads" from the Indianapolis Star from May 8, 2005 to discover just how critical having at least one intership can be to your job search after graduation.

In addition, read the chapter on Internships in The Journalist's Road to Success: A Career Guide. Click Internships to go to the specific page.

Search Tips

For an excellent article on searching and obtaining internships by 2005 Journalism graduate Ginny LaRoe entitled, "Tips for landing a journalism internship." This article outlines some of her recent experiences "on the hunt" and provides some excellent guidance and tips on making the process work more effectively for you as you begin your search. This is an Adobe Acrobat document, so you will need Acrobat reader.

In some cases, additional information is available, including applications. Contact Bob Dittmer, APR in Room IT567 or at rdittmer@iupui.edu.

In addition, you may wish to visit the Indiana InternNet website for more Internships opportunities.

You may also want to visit JournalismJobs.com at: http://www.journalismjobs.com/Search_Results_Internship.cfm to view national journalism and public relations internships.