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MICHIGAN
The Ann Arbor News
340 E. Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1900
Phone:
Daily circulation: 60,000
Terms:
Deadline: January 15
Details: each internship lasts six months; send letter, resume, references, slide portfolio with SASE; digital scanning and Photoshop experience helpful
Contact person: Richard Fitzgerald? Or Judy Tell, Photo Editor? (both listed)
Salary:
Unconfirmed
Bay City Times
311 5th Street
Bay City, MI 48708
Phone: (517) 894-9665
Daily circulation: 40,000
Terms:
Deadline:
Details: slide portfolio, resume with references; car and equipment needed, pool available; at least one picture story; intern treated as staffer; picture stories encouraged while interning; photo editor works closely with interns
Detroit Free Press
600 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226
www.freep.com/jobspage/interns/fpintern.htm
Phone: (313) 222-8893
Daily circulation: 355,000
Terms: summer (dates flexible); occasional fall and spring internships
Deadline: December 1
Details: Detroit Free Press internships are some of the best newsroom internships in the country. Former Freep interns work right here, and other Freep intern alumni have gone on to all the largest newspapers in the country. Free Press internships work because the interns work side by side with professional journalists, taking progressively more ambitious assignments while being supported by editors and professional partners. Internship application requirements: resume; 30 images for photographers; a cover letter explaining how a Free Press internship can benefit you; a two-page professional essay describing your interest and development in journalism, including key influences and your plans; the names of three references we can contact (recommendation letters are not necessary.)
Contact person: Joe Grimm, Recruiting and Development Editor, (grimm@freepress.com
Salary: $530/week
Updated: 10/31/01
The Flint Journal
200 E. First Street
Flint, MI 48502-1925
Phone:
Daily circulation: 96,000
Terms: summer
Deadline: February 1
Details: send letter, resume with references and slide portfolio with captions preferred; electronic portfolios are also accepted when accompanied with printed thumbnail/caption sheet; two positions available for each period
Contact person: Brooke Rausch? Or Brian Masck, Director of Photography & Editorial Systems? (both listed)
Salary: paid
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 Jackson Citizen Patriot
214 S. Jackson St.
Jackson, MI 49201-2282
Phone: (517) 768-4955
Daily circulation: 42,000
Terms:
Deadline: December 1
Details: send letter, resume, and portfolio (slides or electronic); "MUST" have working knowledge of Photoshop
Contact person: Steve Morse? Or John Stewart, Photo/Graphics Editor? (both listed)
Salary:
Unconfirmed
Kalamazoo Gazette
401 S. Burdick
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone:
Daily circulation: 75,000
Terms:
Deadline: January 31
Details: send letter, resume, references and 20-slide portfolio with SASE for return
Contact person: Patric Zarkowski? Or Tom Broekema, Director of Photography
Salary:
Unconfirmed
Midland Daily News
124 South McDonald
Midland, MI 48640
Phone: (517) 839-4234
Daily circulation: 16,000
Terms:
Deadline:
Details: “send pictures with SASE, letter, resume and something written from the soul”
Contact person:
Salary:
Unconfirmed
Monroe Evening News
20 West First Street
Monroe, MI 48161
Phone: (313) 241-6300
Daily circulation: 24,000
Terms: fall/winter (possibility that it would lead to a full-time job); at least six months
Deadline:
Details: send letter, resume, slide or digital portfolio with SASE; must have own equipment and car; candidates should have at least one-year experience or an equivalent amount in prior internships; Evening News photographers are granted freedom to explore photography, develop stories, shoot sports, news, and features
Contact person: Jeff Brush, Intern Coordinator (photo@monroenews.com)
Salary:
Emailed 10/08/01
The Muskegon Chronicle
P.O. Box 59
Muskegon, MI 49443-0059
Phone:
Daily circulation: 53,000
Terms:
Deadline: January 15
Details: send resume with references, cover letter, and portfolio with captions
Contact person: Jerry Morlock? Or Gregg Dorsett, Photo Editor
Salary:
Unconfirmed
The Saginaw News
203 S. Washington Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48607
Phone: (517) 776-9773 or (989) 776-9773
Daily circulation: 48,000
Terms: winter/spring (January–May/June); summer
Deadline: October 1 for winter/spring; March 31 for summer
Details: sent letter, resume, and slide or digital portfolio and clips (include photo story in portfolio), references; looking for an intern to work with our three-person staff; intern is treated just like one of the staff photographers shooting all daily assignments, sports, news, and stories; they run a picture page every Sunday and are known for their excellent use of photographs; previous internship experience preferred but not required; they shoot all digital so experience with a Nikon D1 is also a plus
Contact person: Jeff Schrier, Internship Coordinator
Salary: paid
Unconfirmed