Journalism interns: Share your experiences!

December 22, 2016 Editor News internsinternshipssurveyunpaid internships

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 working on a research project on journalism internships, and is interested in hearing about what was beneficial and what could have been improved about your internships.

If you've worked a media internship over the past three years, you're invited to complete this short introductory questionnaire. Your responses will be kept confidential. They will become part of reports on the working conditions of interns in order to determine best practices for journalism internships.

Errol Salamon is a CWA Canada Associate Member, work and labour editor of J-Source and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania.

Click through to the survey right here. If you have questions or concerns, you can email Errol at errolsalamon@gmail.com for more information.

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