📡 (Time sensitive!) CC journalism - NPR college internships NOW OPEN + KRCC intern info
And more CC journalism news for the spring
Two National Public Radio internships posted this week. Colorado College students are encouraged to apply.
The first is NPR’s All Things Considered Summer 2024 Intern.
Here’s more about it:
All Things Considered is NPR’s flagship afternoon news program. We bring listeners the latest national and international news, distinctive reporting, in-depth interviews, timely commentaries, quirky stories and a broad range of arts, music, and entertainment features.
Interns are actively involved in the production of the daily program. They pitch stories, conduct research, pre-interview guests, and book studios at NPR and remote locations. They work alongside program staff and assist with the live program.
We’re looking for an intern that is highly motivated, passionate about news, excited to share their ideas, and ready to work independently and as part of a team.
The second is NPR’s Visuals Summer 2024 Intern. Here’s more about that:
Interns will work on the Visuals desk. This internship is an opportunity to learn more about the world of photo and video editing. We do not expect candidates to come with all the skills we outline below, instead we view this internship as a chance for you to understand what it is like to be an editor and improve your visual literacy. This internship aims to help you become a better photographer/videographer.
On the Visuals desk, the intern will focus on editing and commissioning visuals for stories for news, national, culture, politics and podcasts. They will also work on content for our other visuals platforms including Instagram. The visuals desk intern will work across the newsroom and podcasts.
Did you take Radio Journalism at CC (or are taking it now?) Get in on these. Or…
🎙 Want to intern at the local NPR station this summer? (Time sensitive)
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Eric Silva from Colorado Public Radio will be on campus talking to students who are interested in Colorado College’s KRCC summer internship program.
Each summer, two students work as radio reporters for the local NPR station here in the Springs. And they get paid for it.
Here are details about the Feb. 6 information session:
On Feb. 6, Silva will be tabling in Worner from noon to 1:30 p.m. and then will be at the Career Center Carriage House for an information session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30.
Don’t miss these if you are interested in audio journalism.
Read what journalism minor Julia Fennell wrote about the experiences of two journalism students who did the internship in 2022.
Also, don’t be discouraged if you haven’t taken Radio Journalism. Students who hadn’t taken it yet have won a radio internship in the past.
💸 Apply for these SPJ scholarships (Deadline Feb. 14)
Colorado College journalism students are encouraged to apply for these Colorado Pro Chapter Society of Professional Journalists scholarships:
Print Journalism Scholarship
Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
Both of them require an application that looks like this, emailed by Feb. 14:
To be considered, applicants must plan on entering a career in print, digital, or broadcast journalism and be from or living in Colorado.
Applications must include:
A concise cover letter that may include a statement of financial need and that explains how the applicant intends to use the scholarship. An essay (no more than 500 words) illustrating the applicant’s writing abilities and plans for a career in journalism. The names and contact information for three references. A current resume. Three published stories.
Applications must be postmarked or received at the email address below by Feb. 14, 2024. Scholarship recipients will be notified in the spring and will be invited to attend an awards banquet in Denver. The scholarship money will be paid to the student’s institution. All award amounts will be decided by the SPJ Scholarship Committee.
Email completed applications to Doug Bell at dgoal[at]aol[dot]com.
All you have to do is take the time to fill out the application if you believe you deserve a journalism award.
I don’t see why any Colorado College journalism minor with the relevant clips wouldn’t apply. Having an SPJ award on your resume will look fantastic. Have any questions? Email Corey.
⏰ 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.
🗓 Upcoming spring classes this year
Here are the classes happening this spring:
Block 6: “Secrecy, Surveillance, and Democracy,” taught by Diane Alters and Juan Lindau
Block 7: “Investigative Reporting and Public Service Journalism,” taught by Corey Hutchins
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 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 a financial journalism class taught by a CC alum who reports on wealth for one of the best business outlets in the country.
Tina Griego’s “Introduction to Journalism” class was a hit in Block 5, so we’re hoping to have her back next year.
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.
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