Internships! The Des Moines Register

Internships are awesome, not to mention required of all journalism students if you plan on graduating, oh, you know, ever. Here is one for you:

The Des Moines Register offers paid summer internships to outstanding students pursuing a career in journalism
Deadline: December 1, 2008
For 12 weeks, interns can work on assignments in multimedia, our Metro Communities/Public Service desk or Juice, our young reader publication. We also usually have a copy editor internship available. Internships are open to juniors, seniors or graduate students attending a four-year college or university. Applicants must be journalism majors or have a demonstrated commitment to journalism. The ideal candidate will have experience on a college publication and a previous journalism-related internship.The ability to speak Spanish and knowledge of Iowa also are valuable. When applying you will want to include six samples of your reporting or editing work (photocopies only). Multimedia candidates can provide a URL where their portfolio can be viewed or send a portfolio on disc to us. The portfolio should include examples of photos and videography. It is a good idea to submit the names and contact information for three references familiar with your work. The deadline for applications for our summer 2009 intern class is Dec. 1, 2008. You can send your material to: Liz Owens Night Editor/Newsroom Internship Coordinator The Des Moines Register P.O. Box 957 Des Moines, IA 50306 elowens@dmreg.com (515) 284-8142 (phone) (515) 286-2504 (fax)