Internship and Careers 2002 Abstracts
Internship and Careers Interest Group
The Use of Internship Supervisors for External Program Assessment • Lauren A. Vicker, St. John Fisher College •This paper describes how one communications program implemented a systematic process for the collection of feedback on its students’ performance from internship supervisors. The results demonstrated that the supervisors were a good external source for identifying strengths and weaknesses in the program as part of an overall assessment plan.
Journalism Students’ Perceptions of the Value of Internships • John E. Getz, South Dakota State University • This phenomenological study of first-person narratives written by journalism interns finds that most students view their internship experiences in a positive light, feeling most positive about meaningful duties and least positive about tedious chores. They consider both internships and coursework to be important components of the journalism education process. They perceive that experiential education has an overall value. Internship experiences validate many students’ choice of journalism as the direction of their life work.
Portfolios for Television News Careers: Recommendations from Pennsylvania News Directors • B. Gail Wilson, Indiana University of Pennsylvania • This research investigates the importance of and content of portfolios for individuals seeking entry-level jobs in television newsrooms. Twenty-two news directors in Pennsylvania were surveyed for this research. This number represents all stations in the state that currently produce a regular, nightly newscast. The results include the opinions of these news directors on the importance, the content, and the length of portfolios and audition tapes as they consider applicants for positions at their stations.
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