Journalism Interns: Share Your Experiences
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Did you work as a journalism intern in Canada or the United States between 2013 and 2017? Researcher Errol Salamon would like to hear about your experiences for a textbook on labour…
Journalism interns: Share your experiences!
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Did you work as a journalism intern at a media company in Canada or the United States between 2013 and 2016? Researcher Errol Salamon would like to hear about your experiences. He’s…
Journalism internships should be paid fairly and offer personal mentoring
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This post is the eighth in a series called “E-Lancer Writes,” exploring the working conditions, rights, and collective organizing strategies of freelance journalists, interns, and other low-wage or temporary digital…
Media interns: Share your experiences
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Did you work a media internship this summer… or in the recent past? We’d like to hear about your experiences. Errol Salamon is a freelance writer and the work and labour…
CWA Canada adopts Canada’s first guidelines on media internships
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By Errol Salamon CWA Canada’s National Representative Council unanimously adopted Canada’s first guidelines on educational media internships at the union’s annual meeting in Calgary from April 29-30 to establish fair…
Interning at Unionized Media Companies Pays—Literally
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This post is the fourth in a series called “E-Lancer Writes,” exploring the working conditions, rights, and collective organizing strategies of freelance journalists, interns, and other low-wage or temporary digital media…
Unpaid Internships: A People’s History
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by Sara Tatelman When Ross Perlin told his grandparents about his first internship, they thought he was becoming a doctor. And fair enough—until the 1970s, the word “intern” primarily…
Forum on unpaid internships in Vancouver on November 4
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Unpaid work has become increasingly normalized over the past few years. Internships are seen as valuable opportunities that offer a way for workers — especially younger ones — to break into many different…
Debate on unpaid internships still evolving
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Toronto panel discusses why, despite crackdowns, unpaid internships remain all too common. By Marielle Torrefranca The past few years have seen a crackdown on corporations and organizations…
Unpaid internships: A moral dilemma for journalism students and the media community
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by Zoe Melnyk Journalism students across Ontario are struggling with the moral dilemma of participating in unpaid internships while trying to build experience for their portfolios. Journalism students are…