FACCC Journalism Internship

Position Description:

FACCC is a private, nonprofit association that lobbies solely for all California Community College faculty.

FACCC offers a three-month (or semester-long), unpaid journalism internship for students who plan to pursue a career in journalism, new media or graphic design.

The publications intern will assist with interviewing, writing and research for FACCC publications, which include FACCCTS (an award-winning quarterly journal), a monthly newsletter and a weekly e-mail newsletter. Topics may include community college funding, innovative programs in the community colleges, distance education, part-time faculty issues, teaching tips, profiles on faculty leaders, etc. The intern will also suggest story ideas for the quarterly journal, review news articles to track issues relating to community college faculty, draft press releases and other materials, and write/edit content for the FACCC Web site.

The intern will report to the communications director, and work at FACCC 15 to 20 hours per week. Deadline: until filled

Desired Qualifications

FACCC prefers that applicants have taken at least one basic newswriting class and have at least one semester experience working as a reporter on a college newspaper.

Please submit:

• cover letter
• resume
• three of your best published clips