{"id":823,"date":"2015-03-18T09:53:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T13:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.rollins.edu\/wpsites\/letters\/?p=823"},"modified":"2019-07-25T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T16:57:31","slug":"third-month-interning-at-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/2015\/03\/18\/third-month-interning-at-the-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Third month interning at The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"

March was an exciting month at Northcliffe House\u2014aka my internship site. Firstly, the newsroom was buzzing with gossip about a guest visitor; that guest happened to be a member of British royalty and none other than Prince Charles himself. Editors at The Independent<\/em> were unmoved by the royal visit and boasted that they were \u201ctoo Republican\u201d to care. In the UK, monarchists support the royal family while republicans, like my bosses, value a republic over a monarchy. None the less, I showed up early that morning to catch a quick glimpse of the prince, because the opportunity may never present itself again.<\/p>\n

Another March milestone was helping The Independent<\/em>\u2019s media partner London Live<\/a>\u2014a 24 hour entertainment and news TV channel dedicated to covering England\u2019s capital. London Live shares the same office building as my internship, and I networked with the operations executive to gain some television production experience. For the remainder of my time in London, I will be working with London Live for five hours a week\u2014scheduling programming and guest appearances with the station\u2019s planning committee and shadowing production reporters on shoots. I have no prior journalism experience in television and am excited for the opportunity to rise up to the challenge.<\/p>\n

So far, I published six articles in the print editions of The Independent <\/em>and The i. <\/em>I have included links to my two favorite articles. The first<\/a> was a comical piece on a Spanish deputy minister, who was caught playing candy crush during congress; surprisingly, politicians have a trend of playing with technology on taxpayer\u2019s time.  The second<\/a> was a serious piece on UN resolutions that failed to provide adequate humanitarian aid to Syria.<\/p>\n

My placement is hands down the best internship I have ever had. For such a well-known publication, The Independent <\/em>offers more freedom and spontaneity than my previous American internships. My days are not scheduled, and my deadlines are different every week in the office. My supervisor\u2019s greatest advice was \u201cbe a nuisance,\u201d and being successful at The Independent<\/em> means volunteering relentlessly for assignments and pitching ideas of your own for publication. Surprisingly, I felt overwhelmed in January about working for an international paper, but presently, I feel completely in my element and almost at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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