Resources for Journalism Concentrators

The following resources have been identified by Hampshire students, staff, faculty and alums, and compiled by students at the Career Options Resource Center. This is one of several Resource Guides geared towards students in popular concentrations. It is by no means a comprehensive list.

Local Internships

 * Daily Hampshire Gazette
 * Contact: Stanley Moulton (Hampshire Alum) Managing Sports Editor, Internship Program Director (413) 585–5256, smoulton@gazettenet.com


 * Free Press
 * http://www.freepress.net/node/126
 * For students interested in media reform. Contact: Kate McKenney, Office Manager, Free Press, 100 Main St, P.O.Box 28, Northampton, MA 01061, (413) 585-1533, ext. 32


 * The Valley Advocate Editorial Intern
 * http://www.valleyadvocate.com
 * Offers editorial internships throughout the year. Hours of commitment are flexible. For information contact: Kendra Thurlow, The Valley Advocate, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 3350, Easthampton, MA 01027 (413) 529-2840

Other Internships

 * Most periodicals offer summer internships. Search for them on publications’ websites.


 * American Society of Magazine Editors
 * http://www.magazine.org/asme/internships/index.aspx
 * 10 week summer editorial internships for college juniors. Deadline: November


 * Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
 * https://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/PageText/Forms_HomePage.aspx?Page_ID=Forms
 * Annual paid summer internships. Deadline: November


 * Brookings Institution Press
 * http://www.bookjobs.com/viewinternship.php?prmCoID=28
 * Annual unpaid summer internships. Deadline: March


 * North Atlantic Books
 * http://www.northatlanticbooks.com
 * Annual unpaid summer internships. Deadline: June

Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants

 * American Journalism Review
 * http://www.ajr.org/awards1.asp
 * Lists grants, awards, fellowships, and scholarships.


 * International Journalists Network
 * http://www.ijnet.org
 * International and domestic scholarship and fellowship listings.


 * Newswise
 * http://www.newswise.com/resources/
 * Guide to Journalism Grants and Fellowships


 * American Historical Association
 * http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm
 * Lists grants, awards, and fellowships for writers working with a variety of historical subjects.


 * American Musicological Society
 * http://www.ams-net.org Lists grants, awards, fellowships, and scholarships for writers working with musical subjects.


 * History of Science Society
 * http://www.hssonline.org/
 * Lists grants, awards, fellowships, and scholarships for writers working with science.


 * Organization of American Historians
 * http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/
 * Lists grants, awards, fellowships, and scholarships for writers working with historical subjects.

Resources for Minority Students

 * American Jewish Press Association
 * http://www.ajpa.org/
 * Professional association for the English-language Jewish press in North America.


 * Asian American Journalist Association
 * http://www.aaja.org
 * Programs, awards, conferences and career listings for Asian American journalists.


 * The Multicultural Advantage
 * http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/
 * General job search database. Contains articles, news, job search advice, and job listings.


 * National Association of Black Journalists
 * http://www.nabj.org/programs/internships/
 * Sponsors an annual paid internship program for African American students. Deadline: December 1st


 * National Association of Hispanic Journalists
 * http://www.nahj.org/home/home.shtml
 * Jobs, conventions, internships and scholarships for Latino Journalists.


 * National Newspaper Publishers Association
 * http://www.nnpa.org/
 * This is the official site for the Black Press of America and includes information about conferences, scholarships and internships for African American students and journalists.


 * Unity Journalists of Color, Inc.
 * http://www.unityjournalists.org
 * Unity is a journalism consortium partnered with the Asian American, African American, Native American and Latino Journalism Associations. Has information on conferences and minority press from around the country.

Graduate School Programs
Some top graduate school programs:


 * Boston University
 * Columbia University
 * Northwestern University (Medill)
 * Stanford University
 * UC Berkley
 * University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Faculty and Staff Contacts

 * Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies mklare@hampshire.edu
 * Publishes extensively in political journals and publications like “The Nation.”


 * Michael Lesy, Professor of Literary Journalism, mlesy@hampshire.edu
 * Has published eleven books of history, biography, and narrative non fiction. In 2007, the United States Artists Foundation named Lesy its first Simon Fellow.


 * Will Ryan Co-director of the Writing Center, wryan@hampshire.edu
 * Has written two books on fishing and serves as a contributing editor at Gray’s Sporting Journal, where he edits and writes a column on the history of hunting and fishing.


 * B.J. Roche, Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, bjroche@journ.umass.edu B.J. Roche The best person to contact at the UMass Journalism Office.

On Campus

 * The Climax
 * http://climax.hampshire.edu
 * Hampshire's original student newspaper.


 * The Omen
 * http://omen.hampshire.edu
 * Weekly Student Magazine


 * The Reader
 * http://reader.hampshire.edu
 * Accepts all poetry and prose in the fall

General

 * Associated Press Workshop
 * http://www.ap.org/apjobs/diverse.html
 * Pairs students with mentors at the Associated Press for their weeklong workshop. Deadline: February 15.


 * National Writers Workshops
 * http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=73271
 * Weekend-long workshops in which leading writers and editors help students and young journalists improve their writing, reporting and editing skills.


 * Many Hands
 * New England’s Magazine for Holistic Health
 * http://manyhands.com/about/
 * Based in Northampton, MA accepts unsolicited articles relating to holistic health.


 * Note: Freelance writing will help you build your portfolio. Start with small magazines, local newspapers, and other specialized publications such as Many Hands. Often, submission information can be found with the staff listing, but you can also contact an editor to see if they accept unsolicited work.

Tips

 * Pick a publication and investigate internship opportunities. Nearly every publication can use an intern but smaller presses don’t always advertise their opportunities.


 * Pick an area of expertise. Do you like sports? Consider sports journalism. Like to cook and eat out? Pursue opportunities as a food critic. Having an area of expertise will also make it easier to experiment with different journalistic mediums.


 * Be smart about grad school. Don’t be a starving artist. Many schools offer a lot of money to graduate students. With a little research you’ll find a good program with good aid.