Newsletter 9/19/23: Kickoff location change, job in East Rock, upcoming internship deadlines
Kickoff location change, job in East Rock, upcoming internship deadlines
Dear YJI,
For starters, make sure to congratulate Isaac – it's his birthday today!
We have another exciting list of events this week, including our first pizza social THIS FRIDAY (the location has changed)! Also, check out some great internship and job opportunities that we’ve compiled below, including deadlines for the Washington Post, POLITICO, and Bloomberg. Enjoy the last of the warm weather!
Additionally—we are in the beginning stages of re-organizing YJI’s official website. Please let us know if there’s anything you think would be helpful to have there (an alumni database, perhaps?)
If you run a student publication on campus and would like to be included in a future YJI guide for student publications, please send us some contact information for students interested in joining.
Also, if you’re interested, you can schedule one-on-ones on Calendly with Sue, Kate, Ángela and/or Isaac. We're available to talk about anything, from internship advice to learning about different publications on campus!
Join us this Friday in the Berkeley North Court Common Room (this is a new location!!) for pizza and time with fellow student journos.
Your YJI fellows,
Ángela and Isaac
EVENTS
LOCATION CHANGE: YJI Welcome Pizza Social
Sept. 22 @ 11am-1pm in Berkeley North Court (the one without the dining hall) Common Room
Come to our kickoff event in Berkeley’s Mendenhall Common Room to learn more about YJI and socialize with other aspiring journalists and YJI affiliates. Not sure what YJIis? We’ll tell you! Enter from the entrance between Berkeley and WLH.
Susan Dominus (NYTimes Magazine staff writer, Yale journalism lecturer) and Kate Bolick (NYTimes bestseller, Atlantic contributor, Yale English lecturer) will also co-host a small journalism basics panel at 11. Come for advice and a slice! We would also love for student publications to have the opportunity to meet potential staff there—let us know if you’re interested in coming to recruit!
The New Yorker’s Jiayang Fan – Literature and Racial Justice
Thursday Sept. 28 @ 6pm in the Branford Common Room
Jiayang Fan is a staff writer for The New Yorker, to which she has contributed personal essays, cultural and political commentary, and food criticism (including a memorable essay on what makes disgusting foods disgusting). Fan was born in Chongqing and immigrated to the United States when she was seven. Her first book, Motherland, will be published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Job fair w/ the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tuesday Oct. 3 @ 7pm on Zoom
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is once again hosting an internship and early career job fair, both a virtual and, new this year, in-person event! These are a chance to learn about opportunities in our newsroom while receiving one-on-one career advice from staff journalists, asking questions of our leaders and learning what makes a successful application. Here is a link to the sign-up as well: https://forms.gle/drGJdRr19KCdJqhq9.
Deadline to secure a spot is 10 a.m. CT, Monday, Sept. 25. We expect to fill to capacity of around 50 people for each event quickly! Email megan.ryan@startribune.com with questions.
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.
UPCOMING INTERNSHIP DEADLINES
Washington Post Internship (Summer 2024): Oct. 4
San Francisco Chronicle (Summer 2024): Oct. 8
POLITICO Fellowship (one-year): Oct. 15
The Information (Summer 2024): Rolling (ASAP)
Bloomberg (Summer 2024) Oct. 23 : NY/DC & SF/LA
Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming guide on the range of internships and opportunities available!
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
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. Also, our very own Dereen Shirnekhi of the New Journal just took an editing job in New Haven with OJP, congratulations to her!!!! Email pauljbass@gmail.com.
The East Rock Record Journalism Project is looking for student employees: Led by New York Times journalist Laura Pappano, the project works with 25 students in grades 3-8 at the East Rock Magnet School each Thursday 2:30pm-4:30pm (www.eastrockrecord.org). Two positions are available on Yale Student Employment website: The Yale Journalism Teaching Assistant & Mentors (Job ID 15161) help students brainstorm, plan, report, and write stories for their school paper. Each year, 5-10 mentors join the program, meeting with students every Thursday 2:30-4:30pm. The Journalism Graduate Student Program Coordinator (Job ID 18705) provides support in all operational areas of the program, including overseeing undergraduate mentors, communications, special events coordination, managing social media and website, and more. If interested, please apply on the student jobs website at yale.edu/seo. Questions, please contact maria.parente@yale.edu.
Harper’s Magazine is hiring for a full-time position: Harper's is searching for an 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.
Bon Appetit is looking for an Associate Food Editor: pétit and Epicurious are hiring an Associate Food Editor: This Associate Food Editor position is responsible for generating all types of recipe content and working across all stages of the content production cycle from pitching to recipe development, cross-testing, and working with our video, social, and photo teams. This position requires an ability to translate culinary knowledge into actionable recipes geared towards home cooks—we’re looking for someone who is excited to engage with and create for our audiences. It also requires the ability to collaborate with both staff and contributing recipe developers and chefs, and help turn others’ culinary vision into accessible content. Check out the listing here.
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All the best,
Ángela and Isaac
Email us atyji@yale.edu,angela.perez@yale.eduandisaac.yu@yale.edu. See more tips, job postings and our full archives on ourSubstack website. Schedule one-on-ones on Calendly withSue,Kate,ÁngelaandIsaac.