Journalism Internships

The journalism department helps arrange internships to match your career interests and goals. Our students have completed internships in the media and related industries locally, nationally and internationally.

SCJM internship documents

 

Benefits of an internship

  • Students meet employers' expectations of at least one internship by graduation.
  • Internships offer students opportunities to use their skills in a real-world context, gain experience and build their portfolios.
  • A successful internship indicates the student has the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to be successful in the workplace.

A journalism intern speaks with an employee at the capitol. You can see the capitol room floor laid out behind them.

The following is a list of companies and organizations where students in the journalism department have interned:

  • The Big Rapids Pioneer
  • Heritage Media
  • Michigan Hockey Magazine
  • CBS Interactive
  • Gamestop Magazine
  • The Associated Press
  • Detroit News
  • Detroit Free Press
  • The Washington Post
  • St. Petersburg Times
  • BlackBook
  • The George Moses Company
  • CMU Athletics
  • Warner Music Group
  • Parsons & Maxon, Inc.
  • The Detroit Pistons
  • Michigan Humane Society
  • Detroit Zoo
  • Michigan House of Representatives
  • American Red Cross
  • Link Community Development in London, England
  • Pear Creative
  • Midland Daily News
  • Traverse Magazine
  • Saginaw News
  • Grand Rapids Press
  • Muskegon Chronicle
  • Detroit Lions
  • Sydney Daily News in Sydney, Australia