Children’s PressLine, the NYC-based youth news agency, is preparing for our
third summer with the New York Daily News. We are looking for interns who
can collaborate with youth journalists and adult facilitators to produce
three pages a week for the paper’s borough supplements. This is an excellent
opportunity for college students to gather experience, work in a
professional news environment, make contacts with Daily News editors
(Associated Press and U.S. News and World Report and WNET–Channel 13 are
also in the building).
Below are the internship job descriptions. Small stipends are available.
Please distribute far and wide to your networks.
-Katina
Organization’s Name: Children’s PressLine
122 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023
P: 212-501-1118 F: 212-501-1117
www.cplmedia.org
Dates of Internship: mid-June –mid-Aug.
Stipend/School Credit: Available
Description of the Organization: Children’s PressLine is a non-profit media
and youth leadership organization that works with kids, ages 8 to 18. We
give kids the opportunity to represent themselves in the media. Our mission
is to give kids a voice and the power to use it. Our work is read in the New
York Daily News, the New York Amsterdam News and distributed to 400
newspapers nationwide through the Scripps Howard News Service.
NOTE: At the end of the summer CPL will be bringing 2-3 college interns with
us to Denver and St. Paul as our youth cover the Democratic and Republican
National Committee Conventions. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for
dedicated interns excited about working the assignment desk for our youth
news bureau. CPL will cover all costs and an additional stipend may be
available. Convention dates Aug. 22-Sept 5.
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Editorial Coordinators. CPL will be hiring 5-6 college journalism interns to
work as bureau chiefs and editorial assistants for our youth journalism
partnership with The New York Daily News during the summer of 2008. Interns
will be responsible for managing teams of youth journalists as they
research, brief, interview and write news stories on youth issues for an
adult audience. Interns are responsible for brainstorming borough-specific
news ideas with teen editors and engaging them in the story coordinating
process.
Specifically, each bureau chief will be responsible for producing one Daily
News article a week for seven weeks for the Brooklyn, Bronx or Queens
section of the paper. Articles will cover children and teens’ neighborhood
issues. Interns will oversee each step of the news-writing process, from
story development to copy-editing. Interns will be responsible for managing
youth journalists and producing 7 news features articles that will be
printed in The New York Daily News (2.5 million daily readers). Please email
cpl@cplmedia.org for samples of the stories.
Interns will generate story ideas specific to their borough; coordinate
peer-to-peer interviews between CPL youth journalists and New York City
kids, activists and politicians; teach interview and research techniques;
and manage the writing process. CPL will also be hiring editorial
assistants who will support all editorial process in the organization.
Interns will need experience writing for a high school or college newspaper,
to be able to work independently and with teams, to understand the value of
deadlines, and to have excellent research and phone skills. They will gain
editorial, reporting, and management skills, and the chance to work with
Daily News editors. Editorial Coordinators must be able to work a minimum
of 28 hours a week, Mon-Thur. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Editorial Assistants must be
able to work at least 18 hours a week. Stipend/credit available, depending
on position.
Writing Coach will work closely with Editorial Director to coordinate the
writing aspects to our Daily News commitment. Interns will help develop
writing workshops and content processes. Main responsibilities include
working one-on-one with teen editors as they learn how to effectively
communicate through “inverted pyramid” news reporting, personal commentary
and feature writing. Some transcribing will be involved. Interns must have
journalism writing experience (college newspapers or professional
publications). Interns need to be able to work independently, and understand
the value of deadlines. Editorial Coordinators must be able to work a
minimum of 28 hours a week, Mon-Thur. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Stipend/credit
available.
Photography Coordinators will be responsible for photographing assignments
and traveling with teams of youth journalists as they report on youth issues
for the Daily News’ borough sections. Must have a flexible schedule. Interns
will receive published photo credits. Interns will also be responsible for
uploading photos to the Daily News’ photo system and writing cut-lines.
Strong candidates include Photo Directors at college newspapers.
Stipend/credit available.
To Apply: CPL will be accepting applications Feb. 11-March 20. To apply,
please send resume and cover letter to Amanda Thieroff at
athieroff@gmail.com with “CPL summer internship” in the subject line. Please
be specific which position you are applying for and whether your schedule
would permit your participation in the Democratic and Republican National
Conventions in Denver and St. Paul. Thanks!