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For more than two decades The Nation Institute, in conjunction with The Nation magazine, has provided a practical and comprehensive intern program at their offices in New York City for college students and recent graduates interested in magazine journalism and publishing. The Nation Institute is a nonprofit foundation that supports research, debates, educational programs and independent media with an emphasis on social justice and civil liberties. The Nation, America's oldest weekly magazine, is a journal of politics and culture that focuses primarily on foreign and domestic policy, civil liberties, literature and the arts. To gain editorial experience interns check facts, conduct research and evaluate manuscripts. On the publishing side interns assist advertising, circulation and promotion staff with day-to-day business, and help create and carry out developmental and research projects for the magazine and the Institute. Intern duties also include filing, photocopying, running errands and other routine office work. Two interns in the New York City office work as the Web Interns. This position requires an interest and understanding of online media in addition to news judgment, fact-checking and copy-editing skills. The position also entails updating TheNation.com's Newsfeed, which requires a wide reading of news on the web and the ability to pick stories of high integrity and reader interest from a variety of blogs. Candidates interested in this internship should indicate that in their cover letter. An additional position is available in The Nation's Washington, D.C. office. This intern works closely with the magazine's Washington editor, attending press conferences and Congressional hearings as well as conducting research and providing clerical assistance. Candidates interested in this position should clearly indicate this in their cover letter. The Nation Institute separately offers an internship position for qualified Hispanic or Latino candidates. If interested, please see the description of the Spira Lopez Internship on this website. Educational seminars are another important part of the program in New York. Authors, politicians, journalists and activists regularly come by our offices to provide insight on their work and world affairs. Recent guests have included Calvin Trillin, Joan Didion, Patricia Williams, Nation Institute Fellow Jonathan Schell, and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications Shashi Tharoor. Nation and Nation Institute staff members also hold seminars on editorial and publishing skills.
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internship is full time, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., five days a week. There are ten intern
positions during each session (nine in New York, including the Spira-Lopez intern and two Web
Interns, and one in Washington). Qualifications: Applicants must have completed their junior year of college. Each applicant will be evaluated on the basis of his or her resumé, recommendations and writing samples. Credit and Compensation: Whenever possible, The Nation Institute will assist interns in arranging for academic or work-study credit. The internship provides a stipend of $150/week. Application Procedure: Please send a cover letter describing your career goals and indicating your interest in The Nation and The Nation Institute. Include a resume, two letters of recommendation and two writing samples. Published clips are preferred, though academic papers and creative writing samples are acceptable (no longer than eight pages, please). All application materials become the property of The Nation Institute. Faxes and e-mails are not acceptable. Please send the above material and address all inquires to:
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The Death and Life of American JournalismThe Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again
Journalism, the counterbalance to corporate and political power, the lifeblood of American democracy, is in meltdown. In The Death and Life of American Journalism, Robert W. McChesney, an academic, and John Nichols, a journalist, who together founded the nation's leading media reform network, Free Press, investigate the crisis. They propose a bold strategy for saving journalism that looks back to how the Founding Fathers ensured free press protection with the First Amendment and provided subsidies to the burgeoning print press of the young nation. "John Nichols and Bob McChesney are the Thomas Paine and Paul Revere of our time. We ignore them at democracy's peril." —Bill Moyers More Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal: Theater PerformanceFebruary 4 - 13 | Across the United States
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