Online Internships

Online Internships Do's & Don'ts
 
DO expand your horizons and get yourself some great experience by doing a journalism internship! There are some great possibilities in the world of online journalism that you can explore and through this you will find so many different areas that you will gain experience to further your career. You can always do an online internship while you do your studies, which will give you a chance to get experience while you learn!
 
DON'T expect to get paid for every internship you get involved in. Some internships will not pay anything and exist for you to simply gain experience in the industry and really develop your future journalism career. If you after a paid internship then you really need to look around and realise that they are extremely competitive and can often be hard to come by. Never discredit how important an unpaid internship can be for your journalism career.
 
DO as much research as you can when finding an internship for yourself! Online internships are the best way to really get your teeth into what a journalism internship is all about as you can do it from home and really expand your personal horizons as to what you will discover. There are many places around the world that can offer you online internships and given how expansive the internet is you can have your articles read by many people around the world!
 
DON'T ever forget to make as many contacts as you can during your time as an intern and try and use them in the future when it comes to landing a job. You may think that some contacts will have no use to you in the future but you never know unless you give them a try. A simple phone call in the future could have the ability to change your life so always make sure you keep track of contacts and keep in touch with them as your internship progresses. It could one day change your life!