OLD Media Moves

Dow Jones extends internship program

September 6, 2007

Posted by Chris Roush

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund has broadened the business reporting internship program to include college seniors in summer 2008.

Dow Jones Newspaper FundThe business reporting program originated in 1995 recruiting minority college sophomores and juniors. Continuing its commitment to diversity, the program will accept applications from seniors.

The reprised online internship program, supported by a continuing commitment from Yahoo! News at Western Kentucky University, enters its second year.

News organizations can enroll now in the 2008 summer internship programs to bring talented college sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students to their newsrooms. More than 600 students apply for DJNF internships each year.

The Fund expects to select more than 100 interns as online editors and general news and sports copy editors. At least 12 internships will be offered to business reporters at news organizations.

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