Internships
All journalism majors are required to complete at least one
internship during their junior or senior year. The internship
program includes one-on-one assistance with resume preparation,
selection of internship possibilities, interview skills and a group
orientation session prior to beginning the internship. At the
conclusion of the semester, the student will also have prepared a
professional presented portfolio of projects completed during the
internship.
Emily Newell '11, journalism, completed internships at
NCAA, USA Football, National Federation of High Schools and Pacers
Sports and Entertainment. She was managing editor (2010-11) and
sports editor (2009-10) for The Butler Collegian. She is
currently pursuing a graduate degree in sports management at Ohio
State University.
Indianapolis, the nation's 12th largest city and 26th largest
media market, provides in-depth experiences in a variety of
challenging careers designed for journalism majors. Editorial
internships are available at the Indianapolis Monthly, Indianapolis Business Journal, NUVO Newsweekly and the
Indianapolis Woman Magazine. Summer internships at daily and
nondaily newspapers in Indiana are provided through the Eugene S.
Pulliam Internship Program and at The Indianapolis Star and
The Arizona Republic through the
Pulliam Fellowship program.
Journalism students also complete media internships at
local radio and television stations, including WTHR (NBC), WISH (CBS), WRTV (ABC), Fox59, WFYI (PBS), and WIBC and WFNI The
Fan (Emmis Communication).
Students interested in sports journalism and promotion have
completed internships at the Pacers Sports and
Entertainment, Butler Sports Information and Marketing, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Sports
Corporation, USA Football, Indy Racing League, National
Federation of State High School Associations, USA Gymnastics, United States Diving,
Inc., and Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. Students have also completed post-graduate
internships at the NCAA and
additional opportunities are available through a recently developed
partnership between Turner Sports and the NCAA.
Jillian Deam '10, electronic journalism, completed internships
at LXTV (NBC) Chicago, Fox News Network-Midwest Bureau, Fox59
Indianapolis and WTHR (NBC) Indianapolis. She anchored The Butler
Beat and was a contributor to The Butler Collegian. She is an anchor/reporter at WCIA (CBS),
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
Journalism majors with an interest in politics can take
advantage of the numerous state and local government internships
available in the city. Students have interned for both houses and
political party caucuses of the Indiana General
Assembly, the Governor's
office, Mayor's
office, Indiana
Supreme Court and Bar Association as well as various state and
local departments and agencies.
Because virtually every successful organization employs
individuals with multimedia content production skills, journalism
majors have gained valuable experience throughout the city, working
for arts organizations and museums, social service and healthcare
nonprofits, professional trade associations, communications
agencies and large corporations.
Students may complete internships on a national level through
the Butler
University/Washington D.C. Semester Intern Program. This
program is designed to offer internship opportunities and enables
students to earn up to 20 credits in a flexible combination of
coursework and interning. While in Washington, D.C,
students have interned at National Geographic magazine, National
Public Radio, C-SPAN, The Hill congressional newspaper,
The Weekly Standard, The White House, various Congressional
offices, MSNBC, Fox News, The Smithsonian and The Newseum