The New Republic | Romenesko Letters "On its face, journalism's reliance upon internship experience seems to be perfectly reasonable, an essentially merit-based system that rewards young people who've put in time above and beyond what their schooling required," writes
Adelle Waldman. "But it's not that simple. For one, most journalism internships discriminate on the basis of financial wherewithal. ...On top of that, college students not lucky enough to be from internship meccas like New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, or Chicago are at an even greater disadvantage." || Related
letter. || Read a Baltimore Sun
intern's blog. ||
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