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JOIN THE WEST'S MOST INFLUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWSMAGAZINEHigh Country News is looking for informed and enthusiastic interns to report on natural resource, environmental and community issues in the 11 Western states. High Country News, published every other week in Paonia, Colo., is a nonprofit newsmagazine "for people who care about the West." The paper reaches 25,000 subscribers -- an estimated 50,000 readers -- including grassroots activists, public land managers, tribal officials, government policymakers, educators, students and interested citizens. The Los Angeles Times has written that High Country News is "the most influential environmental journal in the Mountain West," and according to Newsweek, "High Country News is a must for anyone following land use issues west of the 100th meridian." Our hard-hitting coverage has won many major journalism awards during the past few years, including:
Every year, High Country News offers six internship positions, each six months long. Three new interns join us each June and January; we provide free housing and a $170-per-week stipend. To help defray moving costs, an additional $500 travel stipend is available. For each internship session, we hire two Editorial Interns and an Online Intern. Our interns are a key part of the HCN team; aside from a few minor tasks such as sorting the mail and answering phones, interns spend most of their time researching, interviewing, writing, and developing content. We pride ourselves on fairness, accuracy and good writing, and we expect no less of our interns. For all of our internship positions, some prior journalism experience and/or education is preferred. We also prefer applicants who are familiar with High Country News and who have lived in the West and are familiar with its environmental and community issues. We strongly encourage Native American and minority applicants. The Online Intern works with the Online Editor and the Director of Digital Media to create news stories and multimedia pieces for our Web site. This intern will do some writing and also develop audio and video components for stories. For this position, we’re seeking someone who has both photographic and journalism background, and familiarity with online audio and visual programs such as Final Cut Pro and Flash. Radio and video experience is a plus. The two Editorial Interns work with the Associate Editors to write news stories for the Web site and for the newsmagazine, ranging in length from 250 to 900 words. Depending on their experience and ability, editorial interns may also get the opportunity to write a 4,000 word cover story. Our editing process is rigorous - all copy goes through two layers of editing and it is not unusual for a story to see six or eight drafts. Reporting is generally conducted over the phone and the Internet, but we do have money to send each intern out into the field at least once to do on-the-ground reporting. Our interns go on to become leaders in journalism and politics. They pursue careers as reporters, editors, educators, lawyers, policymakers and freelance writers. Upcoming start dates and application deadlines are as follows. Applications must be received in our office by the deadline date. Email applications are acceptable; please send writing samples as .pdf, .doc or .txt attachments. NOTE: STARTING WITH THE SUMMER/FALL 2008 SESSION, INTERNSHIPS WILL LAST FOR SIX MONTHS RATHER THAN FOUR Summer/Fall 2008 Winter/Spring 2009 Summer/Fall 2009 Applicants should send a cover letter, résumé, contact information for three references (phone and e-mail), and three writing samples to: Jodi Peterson, Associate Editor Call 970-527-4898 or email jodi [at] hcn.org for further information. |
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