Society of Professional Journalists in Hawaii looking for summer interns
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / June 30
Reporter Mark Ladao, then a Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter intern with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, interviews U.S. Rep. and Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in June. Ladao is now a full-time reporter at the Star-Advertiser. SPJ-Hawaii is accepting applications for next summer’s internships.
The Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter is looking for candidates for the 2020 paid Summer Internship Program.
Selected applicants will be placed in a print, online or broadcast media organization in Honolulu, where they will work full-time for 10 weeks during the summer. The intern’s gross salary will be $4,040, or $10.10 an hour.
Most major news organizations, including the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, participate in the summer program.
The internship is available to Hawaii residents enrolled in a college or university outside Hawaii, students enrolled in a college or university in Hawaii, college or university students who attended school in Hawaii or currently live in Hawaii or recent graduates. Former students who graduated no earlier than May 2019 can also apply.
Prospective interns can visit hawaiispj.org to fill out an application form. Applicants must also send a cover letter, a list of relevant coursework or news media experience with samples and three references. Materials can be sent to spjinterns@gmail.com.
Applications are due March 1.
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