Media College News

Company:
InnerAction Media, LLC

Location:
Company based in Morgantown, WV; Interns expected to work in office – 344 High Street Downtown Morgantown.

Village Voice Media is partnering with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University again this summer to hold the Village Voice Digital Media Fellowship for Minority Students.

The Village Voice Media is looking for diverse students who are strong reporters with a voice and a potential interest in alt-weekly journalism.

Are you a crack reporter for your college newspaper? Do you consider yourself an heir to Woodward and Bernstein? Do you live, breathe and sleep journalism? Then you should enter to win the HuffPost Joe Jr. Award! The Joe Jr. Award is The HuffPost’s reward for the best college journalism.

Send your best work for a chance to win a paid internship at the Huffington Post (and the bragging rights associated with the phrase, “Friends, I won a Joe Jr.”).

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is looking for news reporters, feature writers, sports writers, multimedia editors, copy editors, and photographers to apply for the their 2012 summer internship program.

The internship is a 13-week program, with pay of $350 a week. A car and valid driver’s license are required. Applicants should be completing at least their junior year of college. A previous internship or experience on college news publication is a plus. Most internships are based in Pittsburgh; they typically place one reporting intern in their newsroom in Tarentum (the Valley News Dispatch) and a reporter and photographer in their Greensburg Tribune-Review newsroom.

Rogers, a Martinsburg native, graduated with a marketing degree from WVU in May of 2009 and started in the IMCprogram that fall.

“After receiving my bachelor’s degree in marketing from WVU, I felt it was important to expand my education to make myself more competitive in the job market,” said Andrea. “I saw that the WVU IMC program would not only provide me with advanced skills in marketing, but also open my eyes to the fields of advertising and public relations. Most importantly, the WVU IMC program was an especially good fit for me because of the flexibility and unique online program design.”

With limited supervision, the advisor of emerging/social media guides, supports and coordinates execution of TransUnion’s public relations and marketing strategy for the purposes of brand building and lead generation in the emerging/social media arena. Develops and implements emerging/social media strategic plans, policies, standard operating procedures, project plans, and tactics. Works in conjunction with Corporate Communications for the oversight and implementation of various emerging/social media communications and measurement tools, and coordinates those efforts globally. Interacts with marketing, recruiting and business teams to promote and maximize TransUnion’s brand, solutions and services in emerging/social media arenas. Identifies and analyzes issues, patterns and trends and provides guidance to a global group of marketers across three different business units.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, Inc., is currently interviewing for full-time interns in Evanston, IL. They are looking for exceptional students with a love of entertainment and/or sports who have aspirations to work in this industry! Burns works with the nations largest PR Firms, Corporations, Advertising Agencies, Colleges, Associations, and Not-For-Profit Groups, helping them select and hire celebrities and athletes bringing campaigns and events to life.

The internship is for school credit and runs from early January thru late April. If you are interested, send your resume and cover letter via e-mail to Lisa Streitmatter at:
Lisa.Streitmatter@burnsent.com. You can also visit the Burns website or download thePDF for more information.

Outstanding students are wanted for nominations for the 2012 Institute on Political Journalism, sponsored by The Fund for American Studies with courses accredited by Georgetown University. The institute is a summer academic internship program held in Washington , DC, for undergraduates interested in exploring careers within the fields of Journalism, communications, and public relations.

The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week in addition to rigorous Georgetown University academic coursework. Students are also given the opportunity to attend unique networking activities featuring Washington’s leading reporters and editors. This fast-paced, eight-week residential program provides students from around the world with the opportunities to gain an edge in today’s competitive job market and graduate school admissions, as well as experience the excitement of Washington first-hand.

On Wednesday, December 14, the School will host a a photography and blogging workshop for Randolph County high school teachers. With support from the Board of Education, teachers will attend the workshop to learn digital media skills, which they can use in their classrooms. The InterMountain newspaper in Elkins is co-sponsoring the workshop.

For more information about the project, visit the website at http://wvuncovered.wvu.edu/.

By: By Pam Kasey 
The State Journal

A little-known West Virginia advertising firm has accepted an invitation to help promote the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Morgantown concert series to West Virginia University students.