Newsletter 11/1/2023: Jodi Kantor RSVP
Plus, a resume workshop next week
YALE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
Nov. 1 Newsletter | YJI Substack
Email angela.perez@yale.edu and isaac.yu@yale.edu with questions.
Dear YJI,
Our event with Jodi Kantor is quickly approaching! Please RSVP for the tea via this form to help us get a rough headcount. The event will take place on Thurs., Nov. 9 at 4:30pm. This is a public event open to all Yale affiliates, but we’re expecting high interest in this event!
Additionally, we have arranged for an intimate dinner with Jodi at Mory’s after the talk. If you’d like to be included, please email Isaac Yu (isaac.yu@yale.edu) as soon as possible with the subject line “Jodi Kantor dinner”. There are very limited seats available. Dinner starts at 6:15 and will likely last until at least 7:30 — please request a seat only if you can attend the entire event.
Also – we are happy to announce that we are hosting a resume workshop for interested YJI-ers next week. On Thursday, Nov. 9 at noon in the Berkeley Mendenhall Common Room (North Court). This is an opportunity to get some feedback on your application materials and commit to getting some work done.
If you are applying for any internships with a deadline in the next few weeks or so, don’t forget that Sue and Kate are here as resources! You can send them cover letters/resumes or schedule a Calendly with them (Sue, Kate). If you are putting together a resume for the first time and aren’t sure what to do, Angela and Isaac are happy to help.
Your YJI fellows,
Ángela and Isaac
YJI RESOURCE GUIDE – FROM IDEA TO PUBLICATION
RESUMÉ & COVER LETTER RESOURCES
Schedule one-on-ones on Calendly with Sue, Kate, Ángela and Isaac.
EVENTS
Elena Kostyuchenko – I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country
Friday, Nov. 3 @ 12:30pm at HQ 136
As an impoverished teenager helping to support a single mother in the town of Yaroslav, Elena read one of Anna Politkovskaia’s articles about Chechnya in Novaia Gazeta; she decided she would grow up to be that kind of a journalist. She moved to Moscow on her own at the age of 15, and Novaia Gazeta took her on as an intern two years later. When Politkovskaia was killed in 2006, Elena had just turned nineteen. She kept reporting, although the newspaper had barely any money to pay its reporters. She lived on almost nothing; she was assaulted and arrested various times. Several of her colleagues were killed, and she’s always known she could be next.
Ann Kjellberg – A Conversation about Editing and Publishing
Monday, Nov. 6 @ 4pm at LC 204.
Ann Kjellberg, a Yale alum, will be visiting campus to have an open discussion about the art of editing and the profession of publishing. The session—think of it as a master class—will be a useful session for students interested in the life and times of literary editing told from the perspective of a veteran with 40 years in the field. Ann Kjellberg is the founder & editor of Book Post, a newsletter-based book review delivery service. She was on the editorial staff of the NY Review of Book from 1988-2017. She is the editor of Little Star, a literary magazine, and is the literary executor of poet Joseph Brodsky.
Peter S. Goodman – Is Globalization Ending? (No, but it's changing).
Tuesday, Nov. 7 @ 3:30pm at HQ 134
For more than a quarter-century, the world economy has been propelled by a familiar version of globalization centered on the factories of China and cheap container shipping to carry goods around the planet. But that model has been shaken by a series of profound shocks – a trade war between the US and China, now evolving into broader hostilities; a global pandemic and its attendant disruption of industry and shipping, along with an upsurge in nationalism; deepening alarm over climate change. The seminar will explore how these shifts have altered the world economy and the global supply chain, yielding a new form of globalization increasingly focused on regional hubs of trade and transportation.
Carina del Valle Schorske – Monte Adentro: Indigenous Signs and Decolonial Time in Puerto Rico
Wednesday, Nov. 8 @ 4:30pm at RITM, 35 Broadway, 2nd floor
Join RITM’s Artist & Practitioner Fellow Carina del Valle Schorske for a discussion on her upcoming book, The Other Island, an exploration of empire, migration, and the transmission of culture in Puerto Rico, as she presents a chapter on contemporary life of pre colonial indigenous petroglyphs in the Puerto Rican landscape. A light reception will follow.
Carina del Valle Schorske is a Puerto Rican writer and literary translator. Her essay collection, The Other Island, was recently awarded a Whiting Nonfiction Grant and is forthcoming from Riverhead. The jury described her work in progress as “poetic and politically astute…[a] profound work of cultural criticism.” Carina explores intimate histories of empire, migration, and creative survival in the Caribbean and beyond. Her essays have been published in many venues including The Believer, The Common, the Virginia Quarterly Review, the New Yorker online, and the New York Times Magazine, where she is now a contributing writer. Her profile of the reggaeton star Bad Bunny was featured on CBS. Her essay "Bodies on the Line," about post-pandemic dance floors in New York City, won a National Magazine Award in 2021.As a translator, Carina is guided by an ethic of mutual aid and inspired by the everyday inventiveness of people living between languages. Find out more about her here.
YJI EVENT: Berkeley College Tea with the New York Times’ Jodi Kantor
Thursday, Nov. 9 @ 4:30pm in Berkeley College’s Swensen House (enter on Alexander Walk)
Join Head of College David Evans and YJI for a college tea. Jodi Kantor is a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics and culture.
In October 2017, she and Megan Twohey broke the story of decades of sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Their work helped ignite the #MeToo movement, shift attitudes, and spur new laws, policies and standards of accountability around the globe. Her book with Twohey, "She Said", was named one of the top 10 works of journalism of the decade by NYU and was adapted into a biographical film released last year. RSVP via this form. See above for details about Mory’s dinner.
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
Many of these open applications require some level of experience. If you are just starting out and haven’t done your first internship yet, please check out our internships guide for potential first-time gigs and consider applying for a Block fellowship.
ABC: Spring, rolling deadline (ASAP). Internships.
The Information: Summer, rolling deadline (ASAP), Fellowship & Internship
Los Angeles Times: Summer, due Nov. 15 (Register for Sept. 28 Q&A)
Dallas Morning News: Summer now open
McClatchy: Summer due Nov. 3
Charlotte Observer: Summer due Nov. 3
The Seattle Times: Summer due Nov. 3
CT Mirror: Spring Audience Engagement Internship, due Nov. 12.
Dow Jones News Fund (includes Wall Street Journal): Summer due Nov. 16
Miami Sun-Sentinel: Summer due Nov. 17 PAUL BLOCK: Toledo Blade, Summer due Nov. 17
The Nation: Winter/Spring 2024 Internship, due Nov. 19
Houston Chronicle: Summer due Nov. 22
New York Times: Fellowships due Dec. 1
Arizona Republic: Summer due Dec. 1
CBS: Summer 2024 in DC & NYC, Sports in NYC, Fort Lauderdale, or Nashville due Dec. 31
NewsGuard is looking for Hebrew and Arabic-speaking interns. As NewsGuard scales its efforts to monitor and report on misinformation coming out of the Israel-Hamas war, our team is seeking Hebrew and Arabic speakers interested in full or part-time internships with NewsGuard's editorial team. NewsGuard offers paid internship opportunities to current students (undergraduate and graduate) and recent graduates. Interns will produce detailed reports about the credibility of news and information sources, primarily sources written in Hebrew or Arabic, and identify and debunk false claims related to the Israel-Hamas war. Interns will also have the opportunity to analyze misinformation trends and assist in writing war-related reports, such as NewsGuard's most recent report that "Blue-Checked, ‘Verified’ Users on X Produce 74 Percent of the Platform’s Most Viral False or Unsubstantiated Claims Relating to the Israel-Hamas War." Please email Eric.effron@newsguardtech.com, if interested!
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.
Report for America is hosting info sessions for interested students ahead of their application portal opening. Report for America’s mission is to strengthen communities and our democracy through local journalism that is truthful, fearless and smart. RFA is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization, the GroundTruth Project, it is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations. Since 2017, Report for America has helped over 600 journalists launch their careers and we currently help over 300 newsrooms to bring important news coverage to their communities through our program. You can use this link to sign up for an information session via Google Meet ahead of their applications opening from December 7 to January 31, 2024.
ABC News is looking for a Production Associate for its Political Unit leading up to next year’s elections. The ABC News Decision Desk is hiring a project hire production associate to work with The Decision Desk Team in preparation for the 2024 election cycle (Primaries and General Election). The Decision Desk provides projections of election outcomes, delegate estimates and editorial support for ABC News’ election coverage, including ABC News network broadcasts, ABC News Live, ABC News Audio, and ABC News Digital platforms. Find more information and apply here.
NBCUniversal is looking for a Desk Assistant at NBC News Washington. The NBC News Washington Bureau offers paid full-time Desk Assistants (D.A.) positions year-round. Our desk assistant program is intended for individuals with a strong interest in television journalism – specifically network news and cable news. The positions provide excellent opportunities to learn the basics of reporting and production by observing and working with some of the best, most experienced news professionals at a major news organization. Our Desk Assistants’ positions are entry-level positions with benefits. The positions are staff with an end date (18 months). Find more information and apply here.
The Arts Paper, the editorially independent news arm of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, is seeking a parental leave hire to step in as both editor and reporter to cover New Haven's vibrant and kaleidoscopic arts community. As a reporter, you are able to crank out three to four articles per week that tell a story of New Haven including arts education in the city’s schools, concerts and exhibitions, arts funding at the city and state levels, cultural festivals, studio visits, and arts events that pop up at the 11th hour. As an editor, you are responsible for assigning, tracking, and editing 3-4 articles per week from the Arts Paper’s roster of freelancers, and managing those reporters as they write. Editing may include “angling” with reporters and outlining articles before they write, working with them if/when they need assistance and occasionally getting in the weeds with a gnarly rewrite.
You must have a commitment to anti-racism; previous newsroom experience strongly preferred. If you are not already based in New Haven or do not have a deep knowledge of the city, please do not apply. Some night and weekend work required.
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.
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.
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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