ALABAMA

ALABAMA

Anniston Star
P.O. Box 189
Anniston, AL 36202-0189
www.annistonstar.com

Phone:
Daily circulation:
Terms:
Deadline: February 1
Details:
Contact person: Troy Turner; photo@annistonstar.com
Salary:
Unconfirmed

Birmingham News
2200 4th Ave. North
Birmingham, AL 35203
www.bhamnews.com
Phone: (205) 325-2241; (205) 325-3101
Daily circulation: 198,000

Terms: January--end of June; July--end of December; summer
Deadline: Oct. 15 for January–July; March 15 for summer

Details: 1 photo intern; 10-12 weeks; prefer juniors or seniors—must have one semester or quarter of school remaining after internship; minimum 3.0 GPA; “Intern in Birmingham and you will enter a diverse community as a working photojournalist. You will be expected to work as a full-fledged journalist generating many of your own assignments, coordinating stories with other news departments and covering spot news and sports. We will help you develop your vision and direction as a journalist and you will return to school with a better understanding of who you are and how to mold you chosen career. Every intern is assigned a mentor and receives daily critiques over the light table. Our emphasis is on helping the profession by producing well-rounded journalists.

Contact person: Walter Stricklin
Salary: $350/week
Updated 10/17/01

Birmingham Post-Herald
2200 4^th Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35203
www.postherald.com
Phone: (205) 325-2344
Daily circulation: 15,500? Or 59,000? (both listed)

Terms: spring and fall
Deadline: October 31 for spring; March 31 for fall

Details: 2 photo interns; 12 weeks; prefers undergraduate students; send letter (“who you are and what you can do for us; why you want to work in Birmingham; what you expect in return”), resume, SASE; portfolio: 40 of best photos, showing a variety of situations, assignments, and lighting conditions; include one photo story, preferably self-generated; may present portfolio via digital media

Contact person: Bob Farley, Photography Editor (bfarley@postherald.com)
Salary: $350/week
Updated: 10/17/01

The Huntsville Times
P. O. Box 1487
Huntsville, AL 35807
www.al.com
Phone: (256) 532-4436
Daily circulation: 58,881

Terms: summer (internship closed at of 10/01 due to budget constraints; inquire in future for status)
Deadline:

Details: 1 photo intern/quarter; prefers juniors or seniors; send application to Joe Distelheim, Editor

Contact person: Mike Mercier, Head Photographer
Salary: approximately $285/week
Updated; 10/03/01

Montgomery Advertiser
200 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 261-1509
Daily circulation: 57,444

Terms: fall (August-December)
Deadline: by March

Details: 1 photo intern; no college class preference; portfolio of general assignment and picture story images on CD or on a Web site

Contact person: David Bundy, Photographer (334-261-1592)
Salary: $425/week
Updated: 10/17/01

TimesDaily
219 W. Tennessee St.
Florence, AL 35630
www.timesdaily.com
Phone:
Daily circulation:

Terms:
Deadline: January 31

Details:

Contact person: Matt McKean, Photo Editor (matt.mckean@timesdaily.com)
Salary:
Emailed 11/14/01, no response yet

Tuscaloosa News
P.O. Box 20587
Tuscaloosa, AL 35402-0587
www.tuscaloosanews.com
Phone: 800-866-6086
Daily circulation:

Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Deadline: two months before start date

Details: flexible on portfolio; special summer internships through the Freedom Forum Chips Quinn program for minority students

Contact person: Porfirio Solorzano, Photo Chief (porfirio.solorzano@tuscaloosanews.com)
Salary: $10.50
Updated: 11/15/01