JOURNALISM AND MEDIA INTERNSHIPS

ABC's WRIC News Channel 8 - Richmond
http://www.wric.com/
Contact: Katelyn Sherwood, ksherwood@wric.com
Former Intern Information: Liz Clark, eclark@vt.edu (Communication)
Paid Internship? No
Duties: What you put into it, you got out of it. I just had to complete a total of 135 hours.
Quote: "I learned more and differently than I could ever learn in a classroom environment. Everyone was very nice and helpful. They are organized and a good news organization. They hired 5 interns for my summer session. I also made a resume tape with my own stories!"

Arab-West Report
www.arabwestreport.info
Former Intern Information: David Grant, dwgrant@vt.edu (Religious Studies, Political Science)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It put me into contact with a number of actors doing the "real business" of journalism." "
BigLickU.com
www.biglicku.com
Former Intern Information: N/A (Communication Major)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It was better than just going to class. I was actually out there doing what I'm studying, putting my class lessons to work."

(CSTV) College Sports Television, a CBS Company
campusreps@cstv.com
Former Intern Information: N/A
Paid Internship? Yes
Description: marketing/communications field, need someone who is organized, resourceful, involved on campus, interest in sports, can lead a team.

Metro Productions/Hampton Productions
Former Intern Information: Lauren Rossi, lrossi88@vt.edu (Communication)
Paid Internship? No
Duties: established a photo database for one of my supervisor's projects and did miscellaneous research for him. I also helped out an several studio shoots in Richmond -- observing, helping clean up, and acting as PA. I handled talent release forms at Hampton shoots and helped set up the shoots. At the end of my internship, I was able to create my own commercial that allowed me to apply everything I had learned.
Quote: "I think this internship is a good fit for someone more interested in the technology/computer aspect of video production. The Hampton office created commercials for the Vacation Channel, so we had shoots, but my supervisors were also creating animated games and videos for outside companies. It would be a good intership for someone interested in using programs such as Maya, AfterEffects, and the Avid editing suite."
Added to database: Jan, 2009
New River Valley Magazine
www.nrvmagazine.com
Contact Information: Phillip Vaught, phillip@nrvmagazine.com
Former Intern Information: Katelyn Lau, lauk@vt.edu (Communication)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It has also made me appreciate how valuable some of the classes I've taken at VT are, because they really did translate into the work world during my internships."
Pro Writing Ink Newsletter
www.prowriting.english.vt.edu
Austin Morton, adoubleu@vt.edu (Political Science and Communication)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "Made my classes seem more interesting and assignments more relevant."
The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com
Contact Information: Charmeika Pinkney, Internship Coordinator in HR
Former Intern Information: Laura Massey, lkmassey@vt.edu (Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies)
Paid Internship? Yes
Quote: "My internship showed me real world examples of what I'm learning in the classrooms; it made what I'm learning relevant and a million times more interesting."

TLC's "What Not To Wear" - New York
http://tlc.discovery.com/
Former Intern Information: Lorelle Stephanski, lsteph@vt.edu (English)
Paid Internship: No
Duties: created expense reports, managed wardrobe inventory records, assisted casting department with e-mail correspondence, managed $5000 contributor budget, assisted camera crew with in-studio and city-wide filiming, assisted show hosts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly
Quote: "This internship was especially great for a communication major with an emphasis in broadcasting and television production. You work first-hand with the production and post-production teams as well as the camera crew, so you see the entire scope of the television production process. Additionally, anyone with an interest in fashion would take a great liking to this internship as the show is specifically about styling."
Added to database: Jan, 2009

WAVY-TV 10 - Portsmouth, Virginia
http://www.wavy.com/
Former Intern Information: Courtney Houston, chous06@vt.edu (Communication)
Paid Internship? No
Duties: Writing broadcast scripts, writing the webcast, writing teases, answer calls at the assignment desk, going out with reporters.
Quote: "I really enjoyed my time at WAVY. Everyone was always so nice and willing tow ork with me and let me help out wherever I happened to be that day. The internship enhanced my time at VT. I spent most of the summer writing and happened to take broadcas writing this semester. The skills I learned from writing all summer has allowed me to excel in my class."
Added to database: Jan, 2009

WRIC TV-8 Richmond
www.wric.com
Contact Information: Laura Morris, lmorris@wric.com
Former Intern Information: Catherine Summers, cms2005@vt.edu (English)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It made me realize that I don't want to work in TV news."

WSLS News Channel 10
www.wsls.com
Contact Information: Jon Carlin, jcarlin@wsls.com
Former Intern Information: Brian Damewood (Communication)
Paid Internship? Yes
Quote: "It gives students an opportunity to see how a real newsroom functions."
WVTF Public Radio
http://www.wvtf.org/
Contact Information: mattioni@vt.edu
Former Intern Information: Megan Pait, mbpait@vt.edu
Paid Internship? no
Duties: wrote press releases, contacted underwriters and worked on promotions.
Quote: "I got great field experience...it was so helpful to learn about aspects of PR in class and then be able to go and apply it to a real life situation."
Added to database: Jan, 2009