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Political Journalism Internships

Fairness.com LLC, publisher of the non-commercial Fairness.com website, has several telecommute internships covering the 2012 elections. This is a great opportunity for those wishing to do serious journalistic work during the early stages of the national political campaigns.

Internship Responsibilities

1. Add and annotate candidates' speeches and position papers using our NowComment® document discussion/annotation tool.
2. Conduct interviews and arrange panel discussions on campaign topics.
3. Coverage of key election issues.
4. Occasional help testing new features of the site software.

Important Aspects of the Internship

• Online work environment (geographic and schedule flexibility). The program is structured for email and web communications; interns work from school or home anywhere in the country on the days (and times of day) that work best for them. Twelve hours per week is the minimum time commitment during the school year, and twenty hours the minimum during shorter summer breaks.


• All work is directly related to internship responsibilities; there are no unrelated clerical, administrative, or other duties.


• The internships are unpaid. Many interns receive academic credits for Fairness.com internships through their school's Career Center or faculty advisor. Fairness.com is happy to coordinate with such programs.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of US national politics and current events.
• Journalism coursework or experience is a significant plus but not absolutely required.
• Broadband Internet access during internship hours.
• Strong work ethic; successful interns must be disciplined enough to work well on their own and to keep their personal political views and preferences from interfering with (or even being discernible in) their internship work.

For More Information

The Internship Application is at: http://www.fairness.com/internships/applic

About us: The Fairness.com website is an information clearinghouse covering the gamut of fairness-related issues: public policy, consumer protection, family and workplace relationships, professional ethics, international relations, etc. The NowComment discussion tool was originally developed for civic engagement and political applications, though it can be used in any group collaboration setting (classroom discussion, public policy formulation, law, peer review of publications, etc.). The NowComment website is at http://www.nowcomment.com/ .

Please send any questions or inquiries about our internship programs or site to: interns@fairness.com.

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