Media College News

Are you a student who loves broadcast? Then this might be for you! The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is joining forces with The Meredith Corporation’s Phoenix television station, KPHO CBS 5, to offer a week-long fellowship program for top minority broadcast journalism students. The Meredith-Cronkite Fellowship Program allows a student to spend a week in January working at the news station with reporters, producers, editors, videographers and instructors from the Cronkite School. About 12 fellows are selected each year, and students from universities outside of the region receive a $2,000 stipend each while Cronkite students can receive a $500 stipend. The program will be Jan. 4-9, 2010. The deadline to apply is Oct. 12, 2009. For more information visit http://cronkite.asu.edu/experience/meredith.php.

The Florida Times-Union is soliciting applications from college students for its annual summer intern program. Internships may be offered in one or more of the following areas: copy editing/design, graphics, photography, reporting.

Applications for internships must be received by December 1, 2009. Interns who are selected will be notified on or before Jan. 1, 2010.

West Virginia University’s annual study abroad fair will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 20 faculty-led spring and summer programs and 31 study abroad exchanges will be featured, with representatives on hand to help students gather the information needed to study abroad. Nineteen other organizations will also be on hand to discuss other travel opportunities. University officials and local travel agencies will provide information on financial aid, travel arrangements, health insurance and foreign health requirements. In addition to the fair, students can visit the Study Abroad Resource Room in 336 Stansbury Hall for more information on study abroad opportunities.
For more information on the fair, visit http://www.wvu.edu/~intlprog, or call 304-293-6955.

The School of Journalism is hosting an Internship Information Session on Monday October 5, 2009 in 205 Martin Hall to discuss internship opportunities, deadlines, and the internship process. All majors are encouraged to attend. Please contact Student Services Coordinator, Jason Broadwater at Jason.Broadwater@mail.wvu.edu with further questions.

When marketing professional Chris Nicely was researching graduate schools, he wanted a program to teach him the “science of marketing” so he could be more effective at his job. After looking at several programs nationwide, he chose the master’s degree program in Integrated Marketing Communications at West Virginia University’s P.I. Reed School of Journalism.

Now a year-and-a-half into the online program, Nicely has already garnered top honors for two advertisements in his integrated marketing campaign, “A Different Place.”

A group tutoring session for the JQE will be held Sept. 16 from 3:30-4:30 p.m in rooms 101 and 102 in Martin Hall. Sign-ups are available in 107 Martin Hall. If you have any questions, please email Heather Sager at hsager@mix.wvu.edu.

The Island Packet is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company serving primarily the residents of southern Beaufort County, S.C., particularly the towns of Hilton Head and Bluffton. The circulation is about 30,000. Positions opening soon include Bluffton area/environmental reporter, Hilton Head area reporter and police beat reporter. Interested applicants should send a resume and clips to Executive Editor Fitz McAden at fmcaden@islandpacket.com.

WVU will be holding a career fair for all majors.

Date: September 16
Time: 10 am to 3pm
Place: Mountainlair Ballrooms

Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University, Capital Semester – Political Journalism Track combines substantive internships, courses for academic credit, professional development activities, site briefings and lectures led by working journalists.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the final deadline of November 1, 2009 for Spring 2010; however, the early deadline for 5% off the tuition balance and priority consideration for acceptance and internship placement is October 1, 2009. The early deadline for Fall 2010 is March 1, 2010. There is a substantial amount of scholarship funding available, and awards are made based on financial need and merit.

The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Program is now accepting applications for spring and summer interns. The application deadline is Nov. 2. Semester in Washington brings journalism students to D.C. for reporting 
internships of four, 10 or 14 weeks. The program, now in its 11th year, is one of the few in Washington that not only pays a stipend but also provides free housing in furnished apartments.

Interns report for Scripps Howard’s Web-based wire and can report for campus or hometown newspapers or other news organizations. The interns work with an experienced Washington editor to choose, report and edit stories. This summer, interns covered Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, a bill signing ceremony at the White House, debates over health care and cap and trade legislation, Iraqi refugees, Palestinian hip hop artists, the future of space travel, changes in the student loan program and more. In the spring, they covered President Obama’s inauguration and the first days of the new administration.