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…
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…
Pay Your Interns! film screening and discussion in Toronto March 12
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Do you think interns ought to be paid for their work? So do we! Come and join us for a screening of the film Pay Your Interns! on March 12 in Toronto. The…
All media work has value: Notes from the Media Workers Forum
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by Lisa Ferguson At a time when unpaid internships prevail and precarious employment seems the norm, how should institutions better protect interns, and what can we media workers do…
Livecast panel on internships tomorrow
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CWA Canada is planning to livestream a panel discussion on internships that’s happening tomorrow as part of their Media Workers Forum for students, volunteers and precarious media workers. If you’d like…
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…