NYU: Journalism internships

The NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute is offering a great new lineup of summer courses.

Here's a quick overview, but you can always go to our website for full descriptions 
or like us on Facebook to interact with prospective students and generally stay abreast. 

With classes taking place Tuesday through Thursday, students have long weekends to accommodate jobs, internships or to further explore everything New York has to offer. 

Each class has its own time slot, allowing a student to take a couple of complementary courses. Courses are available for undergraduates (including rising high school seniors) Sessions 1 & 2; precollege courses are offered Session 2; and there is one 4-week course open to undergrad and graduate students (June 6-June 26).

Session 1: May 27-July 3
Sesson 2: July 8-Aug 16


Report NY  Sessions 1 & 2: 2:00 – 4:00PM
Cover everything from breaking news to pressing social issues and entertainment reviews in this reporting immersion experience.
Session 1 taught by Kevin Convey, who was most recently editor-in-chief at the New York Daily News.
"By the time we are finished, you will be proficient in writing basic news stories and features, conducting interviews, shooting news and feature photos and video for the Web." Read more>>


Eat NY  Sessions 1 & 2: 12:00 – 2:00PM
Dive deeply into the inner workings of the great food of NYC – workshop your writing, hear guests speak and take field trips, all to build your confidence as a reporter and writer!
Taught by Elizabeth Jensen, former food reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
"Who among us doesn’t love to eat? And plenty of us are passionate about cooking. This course will explore how to turn those interests into more than a clever Yelp review, cast a critical eye on the business of food without taking the fun out it, and navigate the competitive world of food journalism." Read more>> 


Style NY  Sessions 1 & 2: 4:00 – 6:00PM

Try your hand at spotting and reporting on New York style. Study the best of New York’s style writers and jump into the New York fashion world.
Taught by William Van Meter, a regular contributor to the New York Times Style section and writer for Harper’s Bazaar and the Wall Street Journal, among others.

"When writing about Marie Antoinette’s clothes, one isn’t just remarking on a surface facet. Her regalia was representative of the disconnect with the masses. Her final statement was switching from her patchwork black prison garb to a white dress to wear to the guillotine.  
Fashion journalism can mean a lot more. In this case, a political cri de coeur..."Read more>>

Pop NY  Sessions 1 & 2: 6:00 – 9:00PM 

Explore the fast-changing world of pop-music journalism. Study approaches to writing concert and album reviews, interviewing artists, covering music news (especially in blog form) and tracking trends.
Taught by Will Hermes (Session 1), a senior critic and contributing editor at Rolling Stone; and Rob Brunner (Session 2), most recently an editor-at-large at Entertainment Weekly.
"This course explores the fast-changing world of pop-music journalism. We will explore approaches to writing concert and album reviews, interviewing artists, covering music news for the web (especially on Twitter and Facebook, as well as blogs) and tracking trends." Read more>>


Culture Vulture  Session 2: 10:00 – 12:00PM

Inhale NYC’s culture--art, film, theater, books, TV--and learn to write about it as an art reporter and cultural critic. 
Taught by Carol Sternhell, long-time faculty member who writes about feminism, literature and motherhood.
"Have you ever gone to a four-star/two-thumbs up film and fallen asleep? Were you shocked when Once won the Tony for Best Musical? Do you secretly think that Breaking Bad is a lot more poignant than Hamlet? Culture Vulture is a course in reading, writing and thinking about the art of criticism." Read more>>


Writing the Body  Session 2: 4:00 – 6:00PM 

A course for everyone with a body – a female body, a male body, or a body of uncertain gender. Read a wide variety of individual body-centered accounts and cultural analyses. 
Taught by Carol Sternhell, long-time faculty member who writes about feminism, literature and motherhood.
"To what extent are we our bodies? Do we inhabit them, flee them, celebrate them, transcend them? How do others “read” our bodies? Are we accepted by our culture … admired … despised?" Read more>>


Personal Essay  Session 2: 2:00 – 4:00PM

Do you have a story to tell, an original voice? An application essay to write? This class will help nurture your voice, shape your stories and sharpen your skills.
Taught by Carol Sternhell, long-time faculty member who writes about feminism, literature and motherhood.
"The personal essay is a popular form of nonfiction writing, cherished by both writers and readers, but crafting a successful essay is a difficult skill. How can we be self-revealing without being self-indulgent?" Read more>>

The Story We See  Special Session June 2-26, T/W/R: 2:00-5:00PM 

This is an advanced four-week production course designed to enhance the students’ multimedia story telling technique, an intensive fast-paced, hands-on, story-centered learning environment that recreates the effervescing atmosphere of a real newsroom. 
"This is the ideal summer course for both the hard working student and the rebel eager to push the envelope and experiment with new forms of multimedia story telling." Read more>>

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