FALL Programs
The Dallas Morning News
508 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75202
www.dallasnews.com
Phone: (214) 977-7870
Daily circulation: 518,000
Term: summer (start beginning of June, flexible); fall (start beginning of September,
flexible); 12 weeks
Deadline: January 15 for summer; April 5 for fall
Details: interns need their own vehicle and equipment, including a basic range
of lenses and lighting equipment (longer pool lenses are available); portfolio
should contain a variety of work, emphasizing versatility and potential—include
picture story; would prefer CD, but will accept slides; include resume, references,
and cover letter/letter of introduction; no need to send SASE—they will
cover postage; the intern is expected to step into the role of a staff photographer,
covering a variety of assignments, providing sound journalism to accompany solid
photography skills
Contact person: Paula Nelson, Assistant Director of Photography (pnelson@dallasnews.com);
email preferred over phone calls
Salary: $550/week
Updated: 10/17/01
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
The Palm Beach Post
2751 S. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
www.palmbeachpost.com
Phone: (561) 820-4493
Daily circulation: 200,000
Terms: summer (uncertain for 2002)
Deadline: contact by March 1 to see if being offered
Details: two interns in fall, one in winter—16 week?; must
have previous internship prior to application; send letter, resume and 20 slide
portfolio with at least one picture story; no tearsheets, but slide copies of
tearsheets okay; prefers slide portfolio, CDs okay (no Web-based portfolio!);
show versatility—spot news, general news, portraits, features, sports action,
lights on location and in studio—and include cutlines; w/ photo story,
include text block and cutline; also "mini portfolio" of personal
photos, even if not strictly documentary
Contact person: John J. Lopinot, Deputy Director of Photography
Salary: $450/week
Updated 10/10/01
St. Petersburg Times
P. O. Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
www.sptimes.com
Phone: (727) 893-8780
Daily circulation: 338,643
Terms: summer (10 weeks, begins Tuesday after Memorial Day), fall
Deadline: December 1 for summer; June 1 for fall
Details: 2 photo interns; prefer juniors, seniors, or graduate students; 10
weeks; send resume, letter, and slides (at least 50% color); SASE; applicants
should have experience at a college publication and at least one professional
internship; interns must have a car and a valid driver’s license; check
with Career Services regarding campus interviews
Contact person: Sue Morrow, Director of Photography?; or Director of Development,
1-800-333-7505, ext. 8780?; or Nancy Waclawek? (all listed)
Salary: $450/week
Unconfirmed
Daily Herald
155 E. Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
www.dailyherald.com/hr/hr_internships.asp
Phone: (847) 427-4392
Daily circulation: 140,000
Terms: summer, fall, and spring (flexible beginning and end dates)
Deadline: February 15 for summer; May 30 for fall; December
15 for spring
Details: “As ‘voice of the suburbs,’ we print 27 zones daily,
serving the north and northwest Chicago metropolitan area. We provide our interns
with the opportunity to photograph a wide range of assignments, including but
not limited to: News, Features, Prep Sports, Pro Sports, Advertising, and Studio
Work. Feedback and editing will be provided by supervisors and staff. Interns
should be a second year or later photojournalism student and have basic working
photographic equipment (please submit list of personal equipment with application).
Send cover letter, resume, clippings or prints of student work, 20 slide or
CD portfolio, application which is available on-line
Contact person: Scott Brummel (hr@dailyherald.com)
Salary: $320/week, 40 hour week; mileage reimbursement; cell phone for business
use
Confirmed 11/21/01
The State Journal-Register
One Copley Plaza
Springfield, IL 62705
Phone: (217) 788-1475
Daily circulation: 63,000
Terms: winter (January–April); summer (May–August); fall (September–December)
Deadline: October 22 for winter; February 15 for summer; May
3 for fall
Details: "the latest Canon (film) equipment and pool vehicles will be furnished.
Applicants must have a valid driver’s license, hiring contingent upon passing
physical. Carefully prepared application should include a cover letter, resume,
and portfolio (slides preferred, but will accept any media)."
Contact person: Rich Saal, Photography Editor (rich.saal@sj-r.com)
Salary: $370/week
Updated: 10/10/01
The Herald
P.O. Box 31
Jasper, IN 47547-0031
www.dcherald.com
Phone: (812) 482-2500, ext. 103
Daily circulation: 13,000
Terms: January-June; July–December
Deadline: October 15 for January-June; February 15 for July-December
Details: "Weekly photo stories published. Phone calls okay. POY paper.
Apply with cover letter, resume, portfolio with recent clips and SASE."
Portfolio must include photo story.
Contact person: David Pierini, Chief Photographer (dpierini@dcherald.com)
Salary: $7.20/hour
Updated: 10/17/01
The Advocate
P.O. Box 588
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0588
www.theadvocate.com
Phone: (504) 388-0280
Daily circulation: 98,000
Terms: spring/summer (January-June); summer/fall (July/December)
Deadline: October 31 for spring/summer
Details: phone okay Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 am to noon, CST; call to see if
internship is currently running; undergraduates or recent graduates; prefer
previous experience; reliable transportation
Contact person: Michael Hults, Director of Photography
Salary: $375/week, plus overtime, mileage, and expenses; portfolio should be
diverse and include at least one picture story
Left phone message 10/03/01
Patuxent Publishing Company
10750 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (410) 730-3990
Daily circulation: 250,000
Term: fall
Deadline: October 15
Details: "13 weekly newspapers in Washington, DC and Baltimore corridor.
Produced 3 region POYs. Prints, clips, transparencies and/or electronic files
are acceptable, but about twenty slides of your best work still seems to be
the format of choice for most people."
Salary: $375/week, plus mileage and equipment allowance
Unconfirmed
Grand Rapids Press
155 Michigan NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 222-5505
Daily circulation: 165,000
Terms: spring, fall, winter
Deadline: February 1 for spring; July 1 for fall; October 1
for winter
Details: send letter, resume, and slide portfolio; SASE for return
Contact person: Hoyt E. Carrier, II, Assistant Director of Photography, (hcarrier@gr-press.com)
Salary: $400/week
Updated: 10/31/01
The Southeast Missourian
301 Broadway
P.O. Box 699
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-0699
Phone:
Daily circulation: 25,000
Terms: fall
Deadline: June 8
Details: "As an intern, you will be expected to work as a full-fledged
photojournalist on a staff of three, working closely with the photo editor,
design editor, paginators, and reporters. Interns will gain experience in shooting
a number of assignments including general news, spot news, sports, illustrations
and work on developing solid photo essays in coordination with other staff members.
We are a full digital photography staff specifically using Nikon D1s and will
provide the necessary equipment (including lighting an laptops as well as pool
lenses) needed during the internship. This internship includes pay and mileage.
Housing is available with minimal utilities to be paid by intern. Qualifications:
Junior, senior or graduate student. Don't be mislead to believe that smaller
papers can't offer competitive internships. If you’re seeking a rewarding
and intense experience at a paper that prides itself on excellent photojournalism
then please submit portfolios (slides or digital format/Mac based). Phone calls
are accepted, Monday--Friday, (800) 879-1210, ext. 245."
Salary:
Unconfirmed
The Sporting News
10176 Corporate Square Drive
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: (314) 993-7720
Daily circulation: 500,000
Terms: fall (July 1–December 31)
Deadline:
Details:
Contact person: Paul Nisely, Photo Editor
Salary:
Unconfirmed
Concord Monitor
1 Monitor Drive
Concord, NH 03301
www.concordmonitor.com
Phone:
Daily circulation: 23,000
Terms: spring (early March to early June), summer, fall, winter (mid-December–mid-March)
Deadline: February 1 (spring); February 15 (summer); June 15
(fall); September 15 (winter)
Details: "The Monitor staff has won many national awards in the past decade,
including POY awards for "Best Use of Photos," "One Week’s
Work," 'Feature Photo," "News Story," campaign coverage
and picture editing. Columbia Journalism Review magazine recently called the
Monitor "the best small newspaper in the country." The staff consists
of a photo editor and three staff photographers. An intern is treated as a staff
photographer, and will be closely supervised and coached. Interns have many
opportunities to cover sports, news, features, and are strongly encouraged to
produce photostories. Portfolios should include photostories. Applicants should
send a portfolio (slide portfolio preferred, but digital portfolios on
disk or CDs are okay. Clips are fine as supplement), resume, cover letter, names
of three references and SASE. Include email address and all phone numbers. Overnight
packages can be received at this address. Current students and recent graduates
are eligible.
Contact person: Dan Habib, Photography Editor (graphics@cmonitor.com)
Salary: averages $275/week including overtime, plus mileage (monthly rent in
area is $250-$300); they will insure your equipment
Updated: 11/05/01
Santa Fe New Mexican
202 E. Marcy
Santa Fe NM 87501
Phone:
Daily circulation: 25,000
Terms: January–June; July–December
Deadline: October 14 for January-July; February 14 for July–December
Details: send letter, resume, and portfolio (can be slide or electronic, i.e.
CD, DVD, or Web site); must include SASE for all material you want returned;
decisions made 30 days after deadline
Contact person: Clyde Mueller, Director of Photography
Salary:
Unconfirmed
The Fayetteville Observer
458 Whitfield Street
Fayetteville, NC 28306
www.fayettevillenc.com
Phone: (910) 323-4848
Daily circulation: 83,000
Terms: fall (August 15-November 15); winter (November 15-February 15); spring
(February 15-May 15); summer (May 15-August 15)
Deadline: 2 months before start date: Jun 15, Sept 15, Dec 15, Mar 15
Details: 1 photo intern; 12 Weeks; prefer sophomores, juniors, or seniors; offers
internships designed especially for minorities; send letter, resume, and slide
(or any type of) portfolio with SASE; previous experience preferred
Contact person: Johnny Horne, Photo Editor (hornej@fayettevillenc.com)
Salary: $7.50/hour, 40 hours/week
Updated 10/01/01
The Lima News
3515 Elioa Road
Lima, OH 45807
Phone: (419) 993-2076
Daily circulation: 48,000
Terms: year-round; winter/spring (January-end of May); summer (June-end of August);
fall (September-end of December)
Deadline: apply anytime; he generally recruits locally
Details: several photo interns; 16 weeks (winter, spring, and fall), and 8 weeks
(summer) + 2 yearround interns; prefer CD portfolio, slides okay; send 20-40,
including feature/spot/picture story images; interns need good, reliable car
and one camera body for backup (he supplies digital equipment otherwise); intern
ends up shooting 5-6 picture stories
Contact person: Craig J. Orosz, Photo Editor, corosz@limanews.com, cell phone:
419-235-6986
Salary: $7.25/hour, 40 hours/week
Updated: 10/08/01
The Oregonian
1320 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
www.oregonian.com
Phone: (503) 221-8039
Daily circulation: 350,000
Terms: fall (six-month); summer (10-12 weeks?)
Deadline: December 1 for summer; February 1 for fall
Details: This internship program is open to photographers and picture editors.
The six-month program is intended for students who have completed their junior
or senior year of college. Graduate students also are eligible. Interns typically
handle assignments ranging from spot news to features to sports. Candidates
must submit a letter of application, a 500-word autobiographical essay, resume,
portfolio with at least 12 images and three references with phone numbers, and
SASE. We select one student each fall. In choosing its summer interns, The Oregonian
often identifies top candidates through selective programs such as the Dow Jones
Newspaper Fund Editing Intern Program and the Kaiser Media Internship in Urban
Health Reporting. Call for application package.
[also have “Minority Internship Program” for recent graduates who
are African-American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic, or Pacific
Islander. 2 year program. Can be in photography/photo editor position. Submit
letter of application, resume, college transcript, 10-12 work samples, 3 references,
2 letters of recommendation, 2 essays]
Contact person: George Rede, "Director of Recruiting & Training"?
or “Recruitment Director”? (both listed); jobs@news.oregonian.com
Salary:
Updated: 10/08/01
Valley News
P.O. Box 877
White River Jct., VT 05001
Phone:
Daily circulation: 18,000
Term: winter, spring, summer, fall (each 3 months)
Deadline: September 15 for winter; January 15 for spring; March
15 for summer; June 15 for fall
Details: Intern will work with three full-time staff photographers, covering
the range of assignments and enterprise work. Photographers are encouraged to
produce picture pages. Work is done on color negative film, with scanning done
on a Mac system. Color and computer experience not necessary, but helpful. Three
month internships. Send cover letter, resume, portfolio of about 20 images (slides,
Zip, or CD for Mac are fine), SASE. Portfolios will be returned.
Contact person: Geoffrey Hansen, Photo/Graphics Editor (geoffrey.hansen@valley.net)
Salary: $300/week plus overtime when applicable
Updated: 10/10/01
Richmond Times-Dispatch
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293
www.timesdispatch.com
Phone: (8804) 649-6541
Daily circulation: 214,000
Terms: fall (starts the first or second week in September)
Deadline: July 10
Details: would like to see a standard portfolio (although we prefer slides,
digital is fine; do NOT submit Mac files or large prints; at least 20 images);
applicant needs own car and equipment; we have Nikon pool lenses available for
use; our interns go into the standard photo rotation and are viewed as staffers
while here
Contact person: P.A. Gormus, Jr., Director of Photography / Photo Editor (pgormus@timesdispatch.com)?
Salary: $415/week, pays mileage
Updated: 10/10/01
Green Bay Press-Gazette
435 E. Walnut
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 431-8329
Daily circulation: 55,000
Terms: fall
Deadline:
Details: "If you are ready to go to the next level of your photography
and hone your skills as a photojournalist, the Press-Gazette is looking for
you. Located in northeast Wisconsin, this four-to-six month internship is paid
and has a flexible start and end dates based upon the needs of the intern candidate.
They are looking for an enthusiastic person who enjoys being creatively challenged.
Candidates should be very motivated to make great images, open to learning new
skills, and have a positive attitude. Interns will work with a talented, award-winning
staff consisting of a photo editor, three full-time photojournalists and one
part-time photojournalist. You should be familiar with both Mac and PC working
environments, Photoshop, scanning and the use of Microsoft Explorer and Netscape.
You should also be technically proficient in the use of artificial light, multiple
lenses and have a working knowledge of digital photography. You will need to
have your own car. The intern will cover a wide range of assignments, including
spot news, pro sports, prep sports, studio work, business and general features.
The intern will work in an all-electronic darkroom, shooting a mixture of negative
film and digital. Interns have access to pool equipment which includes digital
cameras and transmission gear."
Contact person: Steve Levin, Photo Editor
Salary: $320/week, plus mileage
Unconfirmed