Comments on: Internship: First day, first story at The Miami Herald

By: Jose Dominguez

Jose Dominguez — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:24:44 +0000

Hey, I’m currently a junior in high school and my dream is to be a journalist! Unfortunately I haven’t had the oppurtunities to put something or anything at all that would look decent on a resume, considering I go to a small school in which they don’t have a paper. I know this page is old but if you see this please reply, and can you give me some advice on what I can do before college to start on my skills as a journalist? Anything at all would be appreciated. Thanks.

By: Greg Linch

Greg Linch — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:27:24 +0000

@Internships: Campus media is the best place to start. That experience will help you land a professional gig.

I had my first freelance job with The Miami Herald after I graduated high school because of my experience on the school paper and good networking. I got my first internship (paid by the article, not hour) at a special interest weekly because I had that experience, plus I worked as a news writer and then assistant news editor at The Miami Hurricane during my freshman year.

And you keep building. After that, I went to the Sun Sentinel for an unpaid, for-credit internship; The Miami Herald for a paid internship and this summer I’ll be at the Dallas Morning News online for a paid internship.

By: Internships

Internships — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:56:35 +0000

What do you recommend to someone who hasn’t got any experience. I’ve been applying for internships but keep getting rejected and I think it’s because many of the places I apply want to see that experience on my CV. It’s a vicious cycle – how did you get your first work experience/internship?

P.S. working in Miami? Are you serious? Wow!

By: Office space in Miami

Office space in Miami — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:52:59 +0000

I’m looking do to an internship at with FIU for journalism. Thanks:)

By: Greg Linch

Greg Linch — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:37:00 +0000

@shani The Herald usually requires at least one previous internship experience, in addition to the standard resume, cover letter and clips. I’d recommend contacting Rick Hirsch, managing editor for multimedia and special projects — he does the internship recruiting.

By: Shani

Shani — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:02:00 +0000

I am an incoming freshman at UM. I’m not majoring in Journalism but I am a writer and I’ve been looking for internship opportunities at the Herald. How did you apply for yours?

By: Greg Linch

Greg Linch — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:22:00 +0000

@Kelvin: Thanks!

By: Kelvin Oliver

Kelvin Oliver — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:11:00 +0000

Congrats on the new position (internship). You have an awesome blog. I like what I see here and look forward to coming back.

By: Greg Linch

Greg Linch — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:46:00 +0000

@Martin: Miami is a great news town — there’s always something crazy happening.

By: Martin Belam

Martin Belam — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:48:00 +0000

I hope you enjoy your stint there – I recently visited Miami and it looked like a good location to work, with a great view on the webcam. I was impressed with the web site as well