This directory is designed to help you with sources of internships by listing companies that have accepted students for internships in the past or have asked for interns. The Journalism Department does not guarantee students internship placements, but faculty members will be happy to help you in your search for an appropriate placement. You are not limited to internships with these firms, nor are these firms required to accept interns.

Because an internship should compliment your academic work in journalism, we urge you to plan to do your internship(s)in your senior year. Further, we encourage students to pursue internships that they are interested in and that will best advance their career plans. Our advice: Treat the search for an internship the way you would treat the search for a job. Find the place(s) you would like to work and go after an internship there. The worst that can happen is you will hear "no thanks."

In addition to these "local" placements, a large number of national internships are available. These are quite competitive, but what have you got to lose? Watch the bulletin board outside the Journalism Department office for information.

An application is required before you can register for the internship course, JOR 345. This application is filled out by you and signed by your workplace supervisor before being submitted to the faculty supervisor, who must sign it. Then Dr. Silvia can issue you a Course Override allowing you to register for the course. The telephone registration system cannot be used for JOR 345.

JOR 345 requires you to attend a weekly seminar in addition to the hours spent on the job. No exceptions! [Three-credit internships require a minimum of 120 hours; six-credit internships require a minimum of 240 hours.] You will keep a log of your hours, which is initialed weekly by your workplace supervisor. You also will write a paper about your internship; the specifics of that assignment are provided by the faculty supervisor. At the end of an internship, your workplace supervisor is asked for a written evaluation of your performance. Grading is S/U only. Note: Students who are doing a second internship must (1) attend the first seminar of the semester, (2) negotiate with the instructor which other seminars will be required, (3) keep the log of hours and work, to be checked biweekly by the JOR 345 instructor, and (4) write the final paper as assigned by the JOR 345 instructor.

Journalism internships are unique and so each has its own prerequisites. The department's minimum expectations are: JOR 230 for a radio internship; JOR 330 or JOR 331 for TV; JOR 320 or JOR 321 for newspaper; JOR 340 for public relations. Your gpa, particularly in JOR courses, also will be taken into consideration.

The first step in this process is consultation with your advisor and the internship supervisor, who can give you general advice about your readiness for an internship and the appropriateness of particular internships for you.

This directory is divided into three categories: Print Journalism, Broadcast Journalism radio and TV) and Public Relations. Files of some interns' reports on their placements are available in the Journalism office. Feel free to stop in and read them; the secretary can help you find them.