I’ve been home for a little over a week now, and I’m finally sitting down to blog about my incredible summer so far.
I spent a month and a half as a Women in the World intern for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. In that time, I had 3 articles published (a 4th is on the way) on an international news website. In addition, I wrote somewhere between 50 and 100 cheats for the site; cheats are a summary of a news article that we put up on either Women in the World or the Daily Beast’s “Cheat Sheet,” complete with a link to the full article. If you don’t have time to read 20 news articles, you can “cheat the week” and read 20 cheats.
I spent most of my time putting together cheats for WITW, as well as transcribing interviews, writing actual articles and gaining as much experience as I possibly could.
I LOVED my internship. This was my first one and I couldn’t have asked for a more fantastic experience. Most people start off with a few small internships at unheard-of places, moving their way up to more well-known companies. Newsweek was the only summer internship I applied for, and I happened to get the job!
I met so many amazing people and got to do so many incredible things this summer, and it only solidified my desire to be a journalist. While I really want to be a broadcast journalist, print is definitely an option. I loved every part of my internship and I cannot wait to break into the industry with a real job.
I’m currently in the process of applying for fall internships, and I hope I land another awesome one. I’ve applied to the French Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists, but I’m still looking, so we’ll see where I end up!
I’ll be on vacation later this week, so expect a post about that! Other than that there isn’t too much going on this summer. I love relaxing at home but I’m kind of ready to get back to school. Hopefully I’ll be more diligent with this blog when school starts again!
Also, I wanted to give a shout-out to all my international readers! I hope everyone keeps reading, and I’ll try to update more as summer goes on.
