Journalism Internship
National Geographic Glimpse
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.glimpse.org/correspondents
Internship objective: The Glimpse program is an exciting opportunity for students to hone their skills and jump-start a career in international journalism. The Glimpse Correspondents Program is a new opportunity for talented students who will be living or studying abroad in Fall 2008.
About the interning organization: What is Glimpse? Glimpse is a new nonprofit National Geographic platform (print magazine and website) about the experiences of young Americans abroad. We provide professional editorial support to help students learn the craft of storytelling, with the larger goal ofusing stories to inspire others to care about the world. Glimpse has offered students a platform for their stories for the past six years. Now with National Geographic, we are hoping to take our work to the next level. To read past stories, visit http://www.glimpse.org/
What is The Correspondents Program?The Correspondents Program is for especially talented studentsspecializing in writing, photography or video. We will select 15correspondents and each will receive a $600 stipend, a professionaleditor, and guaranteed publication in Glimpse (exceptional piecesmay also be featured in other National Geographic platforms). Thedemands of the program are not extreme, but we do expect ourcorrespondents program to commit to a professional editorial process.
Semesters interns are needed: Fall 2008
Number of interns needed: 15
Start date: TBA
End date: TBA
Desired skills and qualifications:
Prior internship experience is preferred but not required
Passion about National Geographic topics
Strong interpersonal and writing skills
Description of intern responsibilities:
Please visit http://www.glimpse.org/ for description of intern responsibilities
Location: National Geographic Society
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Intern sponsor: Kerala Goodkin
Editor in Chief, Glimpse
kerala@glimpse.org
Credit: College credit toward communication major, minor or general electives. One hour of college credit is earned for 40 hours of work. Students must be registered for college credit
Interested students should contact: Students should visit www.glimpse.org/correspondents and register their email address to receive the official application announcement. When the application goes live in early-May, we'll provide a forwardable email tool.
Evaluation: The evaluation and grade will be completed by Internship Coordinator Marilyn Kritzman and will be based upon the following:
The student’s journal/log/observation of all intern activities
The student’s copy of all work produced
The student’s learning objectives and progress made toward the learning objectives
Final paper
The internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation
The internship sponsor final evaluation
Method of Evaluation:
Student’s journal/log: 20%
Student’s work: 20 %
Paper: 20%
Internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation: 20%
Internship sponsor final evaluation: 20%
Calendar:
E-mail updates to faculty sponsor every two month .
Additional communication via email, phone or in person as needed
All materials are to be submitted to Marilyn Kritzman on the Wednesday prior to final weeks of the semester/session registered.
Internship sponsor evaluation due half way through the internship
Internship sponsor final evaluation due the Wednesday of finals week with the rest of the material. The evaluation may be submitted with the student’s materials in a sealed envelope, or the sponsor may submit it separately by the due date.
Student’s Signature
Intern sponsor’s (at internship site) signature
Coordinator of Undergraduate Internship’s (Marilyn S. Kritzman) signature
