General Information
Name: Julia Scaparotti
Internship Hours: 12 hours/week
Internship Placement: WJAR NBC 10
Internship Supervisor: Artie Teft
Internship Job Title: Assignment Desk
Background
I found out about the internship at WJAR NBC10 through friends and the URI Internship website. I have always been interested in television journalism and my friends that interned there absolutely loved it. I had to send a resume and a letter in explaining why I was fit for the internship and why I was interested in the internship. About a month later I received a phone call and had a telephone interview. After the interview I was hired. I am really excited about the internship because its not too far away from school and its exactly what I want to do with my major. I hope to learn lots about a television studio and how everything produced. I really believe I am going to learn a lot in this internship.
Professional Objectives
Objective: Assist on a news story
Activities/Resources:
- observe at the assignment desk on how they obtain the news
- watch reporters shoot a report
- watch a producer edit a story in the editing booth
- observe and take notes
- ask reporters’ questions when I don’t understand
- learn how to use the cameras
Evidence:
- submit pictures
- include article link
Objective: Interview a witness to story
Activities/Resources:
- always look professional
- research the story to know what to ask
- be nice to the witness
- perfect taking notes
Evidence:
- Notes from the application notepad my iPhone
- Pictures
Details
Duties include:
- answering phones
- answering emails
- taking information about possible stories
- editing stories
- research
- helping on location
- teleprompter
- research
- going on location
Evaluation methods:
- Completion of university provided evaluation forms
Expected Workdays
- Complete 12 hours per week for 10 weeks
- Wednesdays 11am-5pm
- Fridays 8:30am-2:30pm
Start Date: September 19, 2012, End Date: Dec 14, 2012
• **Hours are flexible with regard to holidays or mandatory school functions
