Sunday, June 29, 2008

Journalism Internship
The Palestra Media Group



The Palestra Media Group is looking for highly-motivated students with journalism experience to work as reporters for a national college media network which has recently affiliated with Fox News Channel.

Student reporters will cover their school’s athletic teams, music scene, traditions and other elements of life around campus. Sports reporters will work with their school’s Sports Information Department to cover practices and games, shoot video of interviews with players and coaches and file short daily reports.

Student reporters may also create feature stories profiling a noteworthy athlete, event or tradition at their school. These stories will be posted on our company’s website (http://www.thepalestra.com/).

Student content will also be reviewed by FNC and occasionally repurposed on Fox News Channel and foxnews.com.

This is a paid position. Student reporters for The Palestra will be paid on a sliding scale ranging from $150 to $235 per month depending on the content they turn. They also earn and additional $20 for each pre- approved feature story they create.

If you are interested in applying for a reporting position with The Palestra contact our recruiting coordinators, Gina DiCello and Dave Maetzold. Gina@thepalestra.com or Dave@thepalestra.com.