Most TV news people don't have the time to make sure their interns are getting their money's worth from an unpaid job, so the burden here is on you. If you find yourself organizing videotapes for eight hours a day for weeks and weeks, you are not getting anything out of your internship experience. Either talk to someone, or find a better internship. You're better than that. The production track involves working your way up to being a producer.
Producers are responsible for putting together coverage and building it into a story.
Whether it is an entire show or a taped piece that a reporter narrates, producers build the pieces to any news program. They often start as production assistants, fast-forwarding through hours of file footage to find the right shots. The next step is being an associate producer, which usually means fast-forwarding through more tape, until you become a producer. If you want to be an on-air reporter right away, your best bet is a local station in a small market. Either way, the first step is to sit back and be glad you have rich parents.