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Associated Press Internships

December 11, 2019

The Associated Press has just added listings for a paid six-month full-time internship at its New York Health and Science Desk and for a religion intern, in addition to its array of open positions for a Summer 2020 global news general assignment intern in various cities, including New York. Note that the health and science and the religion internships are for December 2019 graduates or for those graduating by summer 2020. Deadline to apply for all Summer 2020 is Dec. 21.

ProPublica's Eric Umansky speaking to Hunter College news literacy told students.

ProPublica Journalist Shares Fact-Checking Skills With Students

December 5, 2019

Senior ProPublica editor Eric Umansky spoke to Hunter news literacy students on Nov. 14 about verifying information, using his own experience investigating an incident involving the New York Police Department on Halloween as a teachable moment. Find out what happened that night and what tools he used to gather details.

Writer J.D. Biersdorfer speaks with Hunter journalism students in Professor Douglas Alden’s feature writing class last week. Photo: Douglas Alden

NY Times’ Biersdorfer Talks “How-To” and Book Reviews with Journalism Students

December 5, 2019

J.D. Biersdorfer, known primarily as a technology writer for the New York Times, as well as a contributor to the Times’ Sunday Book Review section, was the latest in a line of accomplished journalists to visit this semester’s feature writing class. Find out what type of feature story she said entry-level writers are often asked to master.

Seats Available for Studio News Production Class Next Spring

December 5, 2019

If you are an aspiring anchor, reporter or producer, seats are still available for this spring's MEDPL 388: Studio News Production (Wednesdays, 10:10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Learn more about the signing up for the class, which teaches you how to anchor and produce a live newscast for the Hunter community.

CNN/Time Warner/Turner Internships

December 4, 2019

CNN's New York operation now has spring 2020 internships available with CNN.com Photo Desk, Network Booking, Social TV, Great Big Story Programming & Social, and CNN Digital Product. Get the details and find out how to apply.

Financial Times Internships

December 4, 2019

Financial Times' New York newsroom now has a slot for a summer internship, as well as an audience engagement summer intern and a video production summer intern. audience engagement summer intern and a video production summer intern. New York. Deadline is Jan. 10, 2020. Find out qualifications and how to apply.

Marie Claire Internships

December 4, 2019

Marie Claire’s features department is looking to hire bright, detail-oriented editorial interns for the spring of 2020 (starting early Jan). Get more details and find out how to apply.

Veteran journalist Stephanie Siek visiting with Hunter News Literacy students.

MSNBC Digital Editor Shares Insights With News Literacy Students

November 21, 2019

Veteran journalist Stephanie Siek spoke to Hunter’s News Literacy classes on Nov. 13 about verification, objectivity and forging a path as a journalist of color in some of the country’s most prestigious newsrooms.

ASME Magazine Summer Internship Program

November 20, 2019

The American Society of Magazine Editors has opened applications for its 10-week summer magazine internship program for rising college seniors at magazines in New York and Washington. Get the details and apply by the Dec. 1 deadline.

City & State Editorial Internship

November 20, 2019

City & State, a magazine and online site covering New York politics, is seeking a spring editorial intern. Deadline to apply is Nov. 25. Find out more.

Ad Age Editorial Internship

November 20, 2019

Ad Age is seeking a high-energy editorial intern interested in business journalism with a special focus on marketing, tech and pop-culture. Find out more.

Journalism Director Addresses Growing Threats to Reporters

November 14, 2019

Hunter College Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy kicked off an Association of Foreign Correspondents USA inaugural awards and scholarship ceremony at the Roosevelt House on Nov. 4 with a speech about the growing threat to journalism and journalists here and abroad. Here's what she asked listeners to do about it.

TV Guide Magazine Editorial Internships

November 13, 2019

TV Guide Magazine has a spring 2020 internship available. Find out more and apply.

Wall Street Journal Internships

November 13, 2019

The Wall Street Journal's Opinion section is seeking a Social Media intern for a 10-week paid summer internship in its New York City office.

Course Closeup: New Class Explores Intersection of Urban Environment & Health

November 8, 2019

A new course being launched this spring will equip students to report on the growing news beat at the intersection of urban environmental and public health issues. Find out what's at stake and how the new class will equip students to cover it.

Students tour Wall Street Journal news operations.

Hunter Journalism Students Tour Wall Street Journal

November 8, 2019

Neighborhood News students took a break from the classrooms of Hunter College during midterm week to tour the Midtown offices of the Wall Street Journal. Learn what advice the news organization's editors had for the student journalists.

Student News Site, The Envoy, Is Revived

November 7, 2019

The Hunter College student news web site, The Envoy, has been relaunched. A team of students revived the publication in early November after a hiatus of a year or more. Find out what topics the site is reporting on.

Spectrum / NY1 Internships

November 7, 2019

Spring 2019 internships have now been posted for Spectrum NY1, including for digital, assignment desk, Live At 10, Live At Noon, Mornings on the 1, Noticias, operations, editing, politics and marketing.

News Literacy Expert Visits Hunter College

October 31, 2019

Students in Professor Sissel McCarthy’s MEDIA 211 class learned all about bias, fairness and balance in the news media from one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on news literacy, during a guest lecture on Oct. 24. Find out what three questions he urged students to ask when consuming news.

’60 Minutes’ Producer, Filmmaker to Visit Hunter for Documentary Screening

October 31, 2019

The long-time producer for Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" fame and the director of a newly released documentary about the iconic newsman will take part in a Nov. 6 screening of the film organized by Hunter College's journalism program. Be sure to attend and join a mixer afterwards.

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