Internship recipients are placed throughout the country at newspapers and financial news wires owned by Dow Jones. The fund awards the internships to about 100 students a year based on an editing exam and a lengthy application. In the 2000 academic year, the School of Journalism changed its internship policy to require off-campus internships. Previously, students could work for the Montana Kaimin and fulfill their internship requirement. Since that change, more students have sought and received Dow Jones internships, said professor Sharon Barrett, who oversees the school's interns.
Good internships are a good stepping stone to a good job.
She said she's most nervous about writing headlines because they're the first thing everybody reads. Sundberg, who will work at the Dow Jones New Wires, is interested in the business aspect of her internship. But I really hope to learn about the hot companies. Return to contents. That means Myers, along with seven other photojournalism students from across the country, will compete for Hearst's highest photojournalism honor.