5 Recommended Internship Places for Journalism Students

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Journalism internship recommendations – Every department or study program requires their students to participate in an internship program. The purpose of the internship is to apply the knowledge that has been learned during college. In addition, through internships, you can also gain experience in the professional world.

For students majoring in Journalism, you can look for several internship places that will be shared below.

Recommended Journalism Internship Places

The need for news making, press releases, copywriting, and the like is now very much needed by companies. Coupled with the development of the internet and the presence of social media. This is a breath of fresh air for students majoring in Journalism. Because of social media and the internet, printed or conventional forms of news content can be present digitally.

Then, what kind of internship places can you try as a Journalism student?

1. Industry in the Media Sector

Journalism is the activity of recording, editing, and publishing information whose output can be news, articles, and the like. Journalism is closely related to the media industry. The media certainly need the services of journalists or reporters to make news. Therefore, the media industry is the right field for you to find a Journalism internship.

As a Journalism student, of course, you have been equipped with knowledge about the reporting process, interviews, data collection, and the like.

These skills can be an asset when looking for an internship in the media industry. The positions opened are also quite diverse, ranging from journalists, content writers, video editors, content creators, and many more. You can find information related to internship needs to the media company you are going to.

Also read: 5 Benefits of Internships for Students that You Must Know.

2. Agency / Advertising

The next internship place for Journalism students is an agency or advertising company. Of course, companies need people who can write formally and creatively in marketing their products.

In addition, companies also need people who are proficient in content creation. Usually, you will be in the marketing department when interning at an agency company.

Agency or advertising internships are closely related to copywriting. Copywriting is a way of advertising or selling through writing. Many companies seek someone with copywriting skills according to the company’s needs.

As a Journalism student, you are equipped with creative writing and should be skilled at Indonesian writing according to EYD and PUEBI. You can look for internship information at agencies or in advertising companies.

3. Startup

The following internship place for Journalism students is a startup. Many startup companies require services for SEO-based content creation or writing. You can try to find an internship at a startup as a content writer.

For Journalism students, you should have learned about creative content creation or creative writing. This can be your capital in applying as an intern for content writers at startup companies.

4. Government Institution

The next internship place for Journalism students is at government agencies. Who says Journalism students are not needed in the government? You can look for information on internships in companies or agencies managed by the government.

For example, when this article was published, the government internship program, namely the Talented Generation Internship (Magenta), offered positions for various majors, including Journalism.

Magenta is an internship program the government offers through state-owned companies, including general, student, Kampus Merdeka, and Indonesia Global Talent Internship. You can search for internship positions through the following link (https://magenta.fhcibumn.com/).

5. Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

Finally, the last recommendation in the article “5 Recommended Internship Sites for Journalism Students,” is that you can try interning at a Non-Governmental Organization or commonly abbreviated as NGO. Many NGOs need someone who can create writing or content for the NGO. As a Journalism student, you must have mastered these things, coupled with your interests, whether in the environment, charity, or the like.

Also read: Understand What are Internships and Its Benefits.

Well, UMN friends, those are some recommendations for internship places for students majoring in Journalism. Stay tuned for other interesting information about students, lectures, work, and more only on UMN’s Official Website.

Sources:

• Jurnalposmedia.com
• Maukuliah.id

Written by Benedictus Adithia | UMN News Service

English translation by Levina Chrestella Theodora

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