This month Innovation in Focus spoke with three different news leaders to learn more about how they find funding for interns. From universities to press associations, they shared their tips for newsrooms looking to find support for internships.
Athens County Independent is an independent, nonprofit, locally governed and operated news source in Athens County, Ohio.
Dinneen: Can you tell me how your newsroom has secured funding for internships?
Colbert: We are very good at working our networks and taking advantage of opportunities. We are a part of the community work study program at Ohio University. That program places income eligible students to work with nonprofits around the county.
Through the INN Rural News Network, we have had Scripps Howard funded internships. We’re able to offer two a year, with one in the summertime. By taking advantage of every program available to us, we’ve been able to ensure that our interns are getting paid for their work.
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