Newsletter 10/11/23: Columbia JSchool session
Plus, the WaPo deadline was extended...
YALE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
Oct. 11 Newsletter | YJI Substack
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Dear YJI,
We hope all of you are as ready as we are for fall break to kick off! Any exciting plans? Perhaps journalistic ones… Like working on the many internship and job applications due in the next few weeks! We’ve added a few more internships and jobs below for you to check out, as well as some fun events. Thanks to all of you who came to our event with Chun Han Wong yesterday – we were super excited to see you and look forward to some more YJI programming during the rest of the semester.
Publishing opportunity: The New Journal is accepting creative work for its November issue until this Sunday, Oct. 18th. To submit, please email your submission to abbey.kim@yale.edu, jabez.choi@yale.edu, cleo.maloney@yale.edu and amal.biskin@yale.edu.
Also, if you run a campus publication, please check this list of active publications and let us know if you’d like to be added. This is a list that we will periodically send out reminders about and also be building on for next year and beyond. As always, let us know about events, pitch meetings, etc. — we are happy to help spread the word.
Your YJI fellows,
Ángela and Isaac
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EVENTS
YJI EVENT: Columbia Journalism School Information Session for Yale Students
Wednesday, Oct. 11 @ 1pm on Zoom
Join an online, interactive event specifically for Yale students with Ross Yelsey, Assistant Director of Admission, about Columbia Journalism School's opportunities for graduate study in journalism, and Columbia's career resources. RSVP (required) here (Link: https://apply.jrn.columbia.edu/register/eventsyalecjs101123). If you cannot attend at that time, please reach out to Ross at kry2102@columbia.edu to set up an individual time to chat.
CANCELLED: Yale French Department lecture with Roger Cohen, NYT Paris Bureau Chief
Thursday, Oct. 12 @ HQ L002
Book talk with Elise Hu, former NPR Seoul bureau chief
Saturday, Oct. 14 11:00 am @ Possible Futures bookstore
Join journalist Elise Hu, who hosts the TED Talks Daily podcast and was NPR’s first Seoul bureau chief, for a talk and book signing at Possible Futures bookstore in Edgewood. The talk will focus on her new book: Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital.
Ben Goldfarb – Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
Tuesday, Oct. 17 @ 12:15pm via Zoom.
Ben Goldfarb is an independent conservation journalist and the author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, winner of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. His latest book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, has been supported by grants from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Whiting Foundation. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Atlantic, Science, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Yale Environment 360, and many more. He holds a Masters of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College.
The National Undergraduate Consortium for Scientific Journalism’s Conference
Saturday, Oct. 21 on Zoom
The National Undergraduate Consortium for Scientific Journalism, an organization dedicated to uplifting undergraduate scientific research and improving scientific communication, is hosting a free conference on October 21st, 2023 via Zoom, with a focus on the impact of undergraduate research journals and the impact of science journalism beyond undergraduate careers. This is a great opportunity for students to hear advice from experienced researchers in science, participate in panels with faculty and journalists from around the nation, and attend a journal fair displaying the different undergraduate research opportunities available across the United States. To learn more and register for the conference, click here. If you have any questions, email nucsj.ceo@gmail.com.
The New Yorker’s Jackson Arn – In Praise of Uselessness
Tuesday, Oct 31, @ 4pm at Pierson’s Leitner House
Writer Jackson Arn has been named the New Yorker’s new art critic. Arn was born in Arizona and is based in New York. He graduated from Columbia University in 2015 and has written for Artforum, The Drift, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Nation, among other publications.
Jordan Schneider – Carving a career in independent media: ChinaTalk + AI as a case study
Monday, Nov. 27 @ 2:30 in WLH 119
Jordan Schneider is the creator of the ChinaTalk podcast and newsletter. He previously worked for The Rhodium Group, Bridgewater and the Eurasia Group. Jordan received a master’s degree in economics from Peking University’s Yenching Academy and a BA in history from Yale. His research has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Wired, and Lawfare. He is proficient in Chinese.
UPCOMING INTERNSHIP DEADLINES
ABC: Spring, rolling deadline (ASAP). Internships.
The Information: Summer, rolling deadline (ASAP), Fellowship & Internship
POLITICO Fellowship (one-year): due Oct. 15
EXTENDED: Washington Post, Summer, due Oct. 18
The Texas Tribune: Spring and Summer, due Oct. 22
CNN: Spring & Summer, due Oct. 28.
Bloomberg: Summer due Oct. 23: NY/DC & SF/LA
Wall Street Journal: Summer, due Oct. 23 at noon: Reporting, Video, Podcast, Social Video, Audience, Data
Los Angeles Times: Summer, due Nov. 15 (Register for Sept. 28 Q&A)
The Seattle Times: Summer due Nov. 3
Dow Jones News Fund: Summer, due Nov. 16
CBS: Summer 2024 in DC & NYC, Sports in NYC, Fort Lauderdale, or Nashville due Dec. 31
Coming soon: Paul Block applications for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Inside the Newsroom, a newsletter run out of Australia, which includes a jobs database of about 1,200 journalism jobs, is available to Yale students. Here is a free link to the database, or if you want to subscribe for full access to all available job openings, you can for a discounted rate of $2.50 a month. Sign up at the Yale-only link here.
The Seattle Times is looking for a Sports Columnist to join their team. This position helps frame community conversation around the Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, Kraken, OL Reign, Sounders, UW Huskies and other sports teams (likely including an NBA team in the coming years) while building reader loyalty through thorough reporting and lively and authoritative writing. You’ll write three opinion pieces per week – analyzing and critiquing teams, players and front-office/administration strategies – and you’ll produce occasional longer-form enterprise stories. The Sports Columnist reports to the Sports Editor. The salary range is $61,500 to $122,600. Find more information here.
CBS is accepting applications for its entry-level News Associate Program based in New York. News Associates rotate through CBS News broadcasts and departments during the year. This is a competitive, entry-level program aimed at placing emerging journalists throughout CBS News. Find more information here.
NBCUniversal’s Page Program is now accepting applications for its Spring 2024 Cohort in New York or Los Angeles. As a page, you work at NBCUniversal with three rotations throughout the company. An entry level role after completing three rotations is a focus of the program but not a guarantee. Nonetheless, the program will give you feedback and experience on different teams to prepare you for a job in the media industry. Read more and apply here.
Work at Condé Nast’s The New Yorker as an Editorial Assistant. The New Yorker is seeking an Editorial Assistant to work with the magazine’s Features Director. This is an entry-level position that encompasses a combination of administrative and creative responsibilities, both aiding and participating in the editorial process. This is a Guild position. Check the listing here.
Early-career jobs at the Information, a tech-focused publication: They have an editorial fellowship, a six-month position for early-career reporters. Both are paid and based either in San Francisco or New York. Jon Victor has offered to answer questions and speak to prospective applicants. Email him at jon.victor@theinformation.com.
Full-time role in Ansonia, Connecticut: The Online Journalism Project, a New Haven-area journalism non-profit that includes sites like the New Haven Independent and the Valley Independent Sentinel, is looking for an early-career, full-time reporter based in Ansonia, Connecticut. Paul, former NHI editor, is a GREAT person to learn from. Good opportunity for someone who enjoys covering and learning about local government and municipal coverage. Email pauljbass@gmail.com.
Harper’s Magazine is hiring for a full-time position: Assistant Editor to do fact-checking and production work. Responsibilities will include fact-checking, proofreading, and using InDesign to input copy changes and adjust layouts. Applicants should be highly organized and comfortable working within tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will be a meticulous editor with a keen ear for language who is familiar with the magazine’s history and style. Experience with InDesign is strongly preferred. The position is full-time and based in New York City. The salary starts at $43,264 per year, and the benefits package includes a generous health-insurance plan. Harper’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to diversity in the workplace. To apply, please send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@harpers.org.
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