JOURNALISM STUDENTS : INTERNSHIPSJournalism Department students have many opportunities for internships at newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, and other media organizations both locally and nationally. The lament of all new college graduates is that employers only want to hire people with actual working experience. The answer is to gain that experience through internships. The department has an extensive internship program that places students with news media in Tucson and all across the country. The goal is to encourage all students to gain practical experience through at least one internship while they are in the department. Many journalism students begin by working with campus media. At the University of Arizona, students produce a daily newspaper (The Arizona Daily Wildcat), radio (KAMP Student Radio), television (UATV) programming and a magazine (RedBlue magazine). In the community, students are engaged in news, sports and promotion for the two Tucson daily papers, several weekly newspapers, several magazine publishers and numerous radio and television stations. The Arizona Daily Star, The Tucson Citizen, KVOA-TV, KGUN-TV, and KOLD-TV are among the generous community partners that enhance our students' learning opportunities. The University's own public television station, KUAT, also provides unique internships for outstanding students who are interested in longer form news and public affairs broadcasting. To receive academic credit, students must coordinate their internships with the department's Academic Advisor. Please consult with the advisor to be sure that the contemplated internship meets department standards as a rigorous learning experience.
IMPORTANT JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS - April 2008OFFICE HOURSInternship office hours for the remainder of the semester are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. The internship office is in Marshall 323, just north of the student lounge/reading room.REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER AND FALL INTERNSHIPSPlease stop by the internship office before May 15 to register for summer and fall internships.INTERNS: TIME TO TURN IN CLIPS AND OTHER MATERIALSStudents must turn in their materials at the internship office between April 29 and May 8. Questions? Call internship coordinator Lisa Button at 626-9219. E-mail works too, but if it is a complicated question that requires a long reply, please stop in or call instead. The best student clips will be passed along for consideration in contests.JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTSDirect questions and forms to:Lisa Button, Internship Coordinator Marshall Building, Room 311 PO Box 210158B Department of Journalism Tucson, AZ 85721-0158 (520) 626-9219; Fax 621-7557 |
 University of Arizona Department of Journalism / Marshall Building Room 334A / Tucson, AZ 85721 / (520) 621-7556 / journal@email.arizona.edu |