It was a great first day.
Tuesday marked the beginning of my summer internship at The Miami Herald. I began by driving to the main office in downtown Miami for the usual first-day procedures before heading back to Broward, where I'd be working as a local general assignment reporter based out of the Herald's Pines office.
It didn't take long before I had a story on my plate. I first wrote a brief for the Web and, a few hours later, I had the full story online:
Rescuers fend off sharks at sea - MiamiHerald.com
For local residents: Look out for the article in print as well.
UPDATE: The story appeared below the fold on 1B Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Internship: First day, first story at The Miami Herald
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8 comments:
It's a well-written article. It answers all my questions, and didn't leave any unanswered. Unusual for the Herald these days, in my experience.
I read it before Rick linked your blog, and those were my initial impressions. Good work! The Herald needs more of this kind of writing.
Thank you for the kinds words.
I hope you enjoy your stint there - I recently visited Miami and it looked like a good location to work, with a great view on the webcam. I was impressed with the web site as well
@Martin: Miami is a great news town -- there's always something crazy happening.
Congrats on the new position (internship). You have an awesome blog. I like what I see here and look forward to coming back.
@Kelvin: Thanks!
I am an incoming freshman at UM. I'm not majoring in Journalism but I am a writer and I've been looking for internship opportunities at the Herald. How did you apply for yours?
@shani The Herald usually requires at least one previous internship experience, in addition to the standard resume, cover letter and clips. I'd recommend contacting Rick Hirsch, managing editor for multimedia and special projects -- he does the internship recruiting.
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