The extended term will allow for added training in reporting and writing. SUNY students from other campuses pay tuition to their own campuses, but must fill out an application to be considered for the internship. The program also offers a financial stipend. Albany offers affordable housing, cultural attractions, entertainment events, great shopping facilities, public transportation, and is only 2 hours north of New York City. Alumni have become reporters, editors, and columnists at medium and large metro daily newspapers and national newsmagazines.
Some alumni work for trade, business, and other special interest publications.
Others have moved into public relations with private firms, or work in press relations for legislators or government agencies. New York Post Columnist Andrea Peyser is an alumnus, as is Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Storozynski, a member of the editorial board at the New York Daily News.