Category Internships
How you can secure a summer internship and make the most of the opportunities internships provide
Another former student of mine is having a busy and productive experience interning this summer. Dana Edwards has two part-time internships in her hometown, Tallahassee. I asked her to tell me about her internship experience and share advice for seeking internships. Dana Edwards’ internship experience: I’m interning on Monday and Tuesday with Bill Mattox at the […]
Four ways you can improve your chances of getting an internship
I’m sharing advice from another former student who has a media-related internship this summer. Tyler Benjamin spent the first part of the summer in a UF study program in South Africa and posted on UF’s Global Gators blog. He will be the Academic Programs intern at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. His job […]
Four tips for securing a summer internship
I’m always delighted when I open my email and find a message from a current or former student about success in getting published, finding an internship or being hired for a job. I’ve recently heard from several former students who have been hired for internships for the summer. I asked them to send me advice […]
Former student and Keep Alachua County Beautiful intern steps up to be class guest speaker
When you plan for a guest speaker in class, you always have in the back of your mind the fact that the speaker may not be in class. That’s especially true of guest speakers who work in the media and may have a change in their schedules from when they initially said “yes” to speaking […]
Student Press Law Center’s 35-year history
Mark Goodman (Knight chair for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State) and Megan Fromm (doc student at the University of Maryland) talked about the history of the Student Press Law Center. And both have been a part of the SPLC history. Mark was the SPLC executive director for more than 20 years — starting six weeks […]
Thinking about the job market
A panel of media professionals discussed the job market and offered advice. Yes, jobs are available but very competitive. Factors for success in obtaining a media job: Internships – Even if volunteer Passion about the work Multimedia experience – Tomorrow is the College’s Job & Internship Fair. The recruiter from The Sun-Sentinel discarded any resume […]
Professional advice from guest speaker
The lecture activity today was an interview with Joni Rollen (far left), recycling program assistant for the City of Gainesville. I conducted the interview with her about recycling, and students took notes. Their mission was both to collect information and quotes and also to determine a focus for their own recycling stories. With 250 students […]
Julie Dodd 