Interns get to hang out in our lovely teal office and attend story meetings. [Mike Janssen /Flickr]
We’re currently seeking interns for this spring. This is a great opportunity for an enterprising young person / just-out-of-college-or-high-school student / aspiring journalist, so be sure to forward this on to anyone you know in the Boston area who fits that bill.
Interns will sit in on our daily story meetings and become intimately familiar with the day-to-day production of a national radio show and blog. They will work directly with our staff of experienced radio producers, and will have the opportunity to contact and even meet many of the intellectuals, authors, musicians, artists, policy-makers, and political figures who are guests on our show. Interns will really be working: no photocopying, no trips to the post office — just lots of substantial research and writing, with the chance to build a portfolio of clips and an entree into the public radio world.
The internship is unpaid save for a nightly on-air mention, but we have been known to have some Chowhoundish dinners now and then. We’re looking for someone who can be here every day and work 20-40 hours a week.
Seriously, pass this on. It will be good.
I interned at Open Source for eight months and learned more about the world– and this new world of Internet-fueled journalism/conversation– than I could have imagined. I strongly encourage anyone who is interested to get in touch with the crew to learn more; also, spread the word to others (read: young people in Boston who have a head on their shoulders). Henry