EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS AT PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL’S LIVING ON EARTH
A Living on Earth internship provides an invaluable introduction to broadcast media. Each semester, we rely on a handful of bright, capable interns to contribute to our award-winning program, and experience first-hand what goes on behind the scenes of a nationally-distributed public radio news magazine. Interns work in our Davis Square, Somerville bureau.
THE EDITORIAL INTERNS assist in various phases of story production, from finding and researching original stories and helping track down experienced correspondents, contacts and newsmakers, to editing host interviews. They monitor news wires and newspapers for environmental affairs. Interns generate questions for interviews and retrieve archive tape and other source material. They also write two short segments for the program. Candidates require strong writing and communication skills and should submit clips and/or writing samples. Some experience in journalism, environmental sciences, and public policy is helpful, but not required.
Timeline:
Interns agree to serve one term and are usually limited to one term. They commit to working for a minimum of 24 hours (3 full days) per week. Please note: this is an unpaid internship.
Spring Term 2012: January – Memorial Day Application deadline: Nov. 15, 2011
Summer Term 2012: June – August Application deadline: March 5, 2012
Fall Term 2012: Labor Day through December Application deadline: June 15, 2012
Living on Earth presents in-depth reporting on the environment to over 250 Public Radio affiliates nationwide, and is also broadcast on satellite radio and via podcast. We are a production of the World Media Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that seeks to report quality coverage of environmental issues. We are not an advocacy organization. Our offices are conveniently located in Davis Square in Somerville near the red line T-stop and bus routes.
Email or mail resume with cover letter and two writing samples to: bolinsky@loe.org or
Eileen Bolinsky, Living on Earth, 20 Holland St., Suite 408, Somerville, MA 02144
For additional information or to follow up on your application, call Eileen Bolinsky at (617) 629-3629; email <bolinsky@loe.org> Our fax no. is (617) 629-3625.
LIVING ON EARTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION
