📡 Journalism internships (paid!) at Rocky Mountain PBS + other opportunities
And more time sensitive CC journalism news for the spring and fall
Journalism Institute collaborator Rocky Mountain PBS has announced a slew of new paid summer internships for college students.
Spanning news, music, digital production, sales, and more — including a democracy intern — there’s likely something here if you are looking for an internship to fulfill your journalism minor requirements.
Here’s the list from RMPBS:
“If you don’t see an open position that fits right now but you are interested in our vision of a Colorado Where Everyone is Seen and Heard, we want to hear from you,” the public broadcast station stated. “You never know when something might open up or what you can teach us and what we can learn together along the way.” (Reach out to Kim Salvaggio at kimsalvaggio [at] rmpbs [dot] org.)
About that democracy intern: “They’re going to fix everything,” joked Rocky Mountain PBS journalist Kyle Cooke on Twitter/X.
🗞 Professional development with The Catalyst
Editors of The Catalyst independent student newspaper are urging anyone interested in bettering their photojournalism to attend a professional development event Tuesday, March 5.
From Catalyst co-editors Marynn Krull and Leigh Walden:
The event is set [for] … Tuesday, March 5, from [1 p.m. to 2 p.m.] in Hybl. It will be about taking quality, newspaper-level iPhone photography for writers to submit with stories.
It's open to anyone and everyone. It will also be a good opportunity for folks to get connected with employment at The Catalyst.
So, go.
📺 Local TV news station KKTV is tabling in Worner
Ever wonder what it might be like to work at a local commercial TV news station? We’ve had journalism students do it — and they enjoyed it.
Local Springs station KKTV will be tabling in Worner on Thursday, March 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., so stop by and see them if you’re interested.
The station plans to advertise its full-time positions and internships, so if you can’t make it in person, check out the link.
🗓 Upcoming spring classes this year
Here are the journalism classes happening this spring:
Block 7: “Investigative Reporting and Public Service Journalism,” taught by Corey Hutchins (not an intro-level class)
Block 7: “Don’t Stick to Sports: Digital Storytelling and Sports Journalism,” taught by Henry McKenna
Block 7: “Crime Reporting,” taught by Alan Prendergast
If you have any questions about any of these, feel free to get in touch with Corey or Steve.
Block 8: ‘Rethinking the Foreign Correspondent’
There are still seats open for Patrick Lawrence’s class “Rethinking the Foreign Correspondent.” Here is a description:
The course introduces students to the role, methods, and intellectual assumptions of journalists working abroad in the 21st century. Through very varied readings and discussion, the course demonstrates that, in all of these respects “the foreign correspondent” as traditionally understood must re-imagined to meet the realities of a new, diverse, multipolar era.
It makes the case for significant departures from 20th century norms. It shows how long-accepted boundaries—between self and other, most significantly—can be transcended such that the correspondent serves not as an outsider reporting on “strangers” but as a uniquely positioned figure able to reflect the perspectives of the country or region of his or her assignment. Each student will choose a country, region, or global topic and, during the course, devise a basic strategy for covering it.
Interested? Sign up for the class in Banner.
🆕 Classes we’re thinking about for next year
Look forward to a potential business and financial journalism class taught by a CC alum who reports on wealth for one of the best business outlets in the country. Trust us, you’ll love her.
Tina Griego’s “Introduction to Journalism” class was a hit in Block 5, so we’re hoping to have her back next year.
Venneikia Williams of Media 2070 will be teaching “Diagnosing the Media System” again in Block 3, so watch out for that.
What do you want to learn about journalism before you graduate? Get in touch with some ideas.
🦅 🗞 INTERNSHIP: The Crestone Eagle
Want to learn how the newspaper that serves the town near our Baca campus operates from top to bottom?
Get in touch if you want to stay at our Baca campus for a block while interning at the monthly Eagle. This counts for the minor.
Send Corey an email with “Crestone Eagle internship” in the subject line.
#ProTip: It’s best if you can get a group of journalism minors who can all agree on a block. At least two. Age requirement: 21.
📝 Have you officially registered for the journalism minor?
Do you identify as a journalism minor but might not actually be registered as one on paper?
Here are the requirements for a journalism minor at CC:
“Introduction to Journalism” and three other topics in journalism classes or others that qualify from English or film and media
Complete an internship
Complete a practicum: a long-form piece of journalism in the medium of your choice published outside of a campus publication (what’s your dream outlet? Let’s try!)
If you want to register for the minor, send an email to Karen West (kwest@coloradocollege.edu) saying so. Put Steve or Corey down as your advisor, and we’ll sign off on it. Then let’s meet to talk about what you might want to consider for an internship or practicum.
⏰ ATTN: Seniors, let’s connect about your minor
If you’re a senior expecting to graduate this May with a journalism minor, please get in touch with your minor advisor to see where you stand.
If you have already done this, and some of you have, you can disregard.
Get in touch
As always, feel free to get in touch any time, or let us know if you want us to take you off this list. — Corey & Steve