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For further information contact:
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Public Affairs 212-207-6273
Summer Internship Opportunity For Journalism School Graduate
Students
Carnegie Corporation is pleased to announce a summer internship
with ABC News in Summer 2008 for up to 6 graduate students. Students
must be nominated by the Deans of their schools and will be chosen
on a competitive basis. The internship will take place over a 10-week
period at ABC News in New York City. Interns will work with ABC
News' award winning Brian Ross investigative unit and obtain field,
reporting and research experience. They will be given desk space
at ABC News, be trained on the ethics and standards of ABC News
and on video and reporting techniques. Kerry Smith, Senior Vice
President for Editorial Quality, will be the executive in charge
of this summer institute.
The
details of the summer institute are as follows:
Dates:
June 9th to August 15th, 2008 for a total of 10 weeks.
Participants:
The internship is open to graduate students who are currently enrolled
in a Journalism School or have graduated as of Summer 2008.
Students must be nominated by the Dean of the Journalism School
they attend.
Stipend:
Interns will be paid a weekly stipend of $750 for a total of $7,500
for the internship.
Location:
Students will have desks and office space at ABC News, 47 West 66th
Street
New York, NY 10023.
Housing:
Students will be responsible for their own housing arrangements
in New York City.
Application:
To apply for the internship, please submit the following:
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A letter of nomination from the Dean of the Journalism School
you attend
• A cover letter that explains why you wish to work at ABC
for the summer
• A resume
• A completed questionnaire
Applications
must be received by March 14th, 2008 for a decision
in mid-April 2008.
The
requested materials should be sent to:
Ambika Kapur
Program Associate
Carnegie Corporation of New York
437 Madison Aveneue
New York, NY 10022
Email: ak@carnegie.org
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