Type of internship: Public Relations
Paid or Unpaid: You can choose to either be paid or receive college credit.
How often I worked: 8 hours a day/5 days a week
Primary Responsibilities: They threw me into the action as soon as I arrived. I wrote press releases, interacted with journalists, compiled media lists, secured media placements and attend client and staff meetings.
What I learned: I learned how to manage my time and how to talk to media and clients in a professional manner. The PR environment is extremely fast-paced, so you must adapt quickly.
Overall reaction: I never expected to be given as much responsibility as I did. They trusted me to handle a lot of tasks that interns would normally not get to do. They respect all of their interns and really want you to learn while you are there. You have weekly meetings with a mentor you are assigned at the beginning of the internship. This mentor makes sure that you are comfortable with the work load and looks for feedback about how the internship is going or what you hope to acomplish. They truly had my best interests at heart.
Contact: Brooke Aronoff, 954-579-3008, bha1016@ufl.edu
Brooke Aronoff, Junior, Graduating Spring 2010
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
News 12, Long Island, NY
Type of internship: Television (News)
Unpaid Internship, required college credit
Worked 2 days per week, 8-9 hours per day
I worked one day in the studio per week. This included setting up the studio (moving cameras, checking and replacing studio lighting, replacing batteries in microphones and IFBs, etc.) before all shows, and operating the robotic cameras. I also worked one day in Master Control. This is the "last-step" before anything goes on air, and controls timing into and out of the newscasts and commercials. Most of this operation was automated.
The main thing I learned from this internship is that a lot of news operations are going automated. While this may make our jobs easier, it takes away a lot of the flexibility, responsibility, and creativity of skilled workers.
I enjoyed the internship a lot. This is a place I would enjoy working, and I think anyone considering working in live television or television news should definitely take on at least one internship before graduating.
If you would like to know more or have any questions for me, or if you think you might be interested in interning here, please send me an email: vogeney@gmail.com
Andrew Vogeney
Telecom News, 09
Unpaid Internship, required college credit
Worked 2 days per week, 8-9 hours per day
I worked one day in the studio per week. This included setting up the studio (moving cameras, checking and replacing studio lighting, replacing batteries in microphones and IFBs, etc.) before all shows, and operating the robotic cameras. I also worked one day in Master Control. This is the "last-step" before anything goes on air, and controls timing into and out of the newscasts and commercials. Most of this operation was automated.
The main thing I learned from this internship is that a lot of news operations are going automated. While this may make our jobs easier, it takes away a lot of the flexibility, responsibility, and creativity of skilled workers.
I enjoyed the internship a lot. This is a place I would enjoy working, and I think anyone considering working in live television or television news should definitely take on at least one internship before graduating.
If you would like to know more or have any questions for me, or if you think you might be interested in interning here, please send me an email: vogeney@gmail.com
Andrew Vogeney
Telecom News, 09
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