It's hard enough to start a new job. But it's a little tougher when you've never been inside a newsroom before. Interns develop a broader understanding of how their work contributes to the larger goal. When you're spending the day checking a single fact for a story, or making sure scripts have been properly printed, it's tough to feel as though you're making a worthwhile contribution. This is particularly true in the larger newsrooms.
Interns become more useful more quickly.
The problem with interns is that they leave just when they're becoming useful. Broadcast, cable, web, print, trade, magazine, community-based, or national newsrooms with editorial interns in the Chicago metropolitan area are eligible. The Headline Club leaves it up to you as to which of your interns you enroll in the program. You are welcome to send one or more interns. They can be paid or unpaid interns, and registered for college credit or not.