Interning as a graduate student can sometimes be a frustrating, but enlightening, experience. While studying full time in Annenberg’s Communication Management Master’s program, I also intern at BET (Black Entertainment Television), a subsidiary of Viacom. Though I’m truly grateful for these amazing opportunities, I sometimes contemplate the decision to postpone my entry into the workforce in...
In the spring of 2017, I was a Public Relations Intern for Whole Foods Market’s regional office in Glendale. I met my former boss through a connection at my previous summer internship at Burson-Marsteller. I spoke to my WFM boss for an informational interview in the fall of 2016, and she let me know that she was looking for an intern. This worked out perfectly since all seniors must secure an...
While perusing the Annenberg Jobs & Internships of the Day email, a news internship opportunity caught my eye. I decided to go on Annenberg Career Link to see what it was all about.
Undercover work. Hidden cameras. Stake outs.
Seeing those words on CBS’s Investigative News Internship application reeled me in, yet made me a little hesitant to apply. Although I previously...
It’s 8:56 am on a dark and wintery Wednesday morning; this normally calls for a cozy day to stay under the covers. But in the world of public relations, most of the employees most likely pulled an all-nighter in their cubicles. My eyes immediately follow the trace of paperwork and thick binders leading to my desk space. Colorful sticky notes with hastily scrawled penmanship fill the borders of...
Last semester, my media center shift fell on Monday mornings from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. It was without a doubt the highlight of my week—not only because I got to write stories for USC Annenberg Media, but also because I looked forward to the editorial meeting at 8:30 a.m. I love editorial meetings because I enjoy hearing about the day’s news, talking through stories and collaborating as a...
Notebook in hand, I slid into the group of scouts and executives from the Phoenix Suns, and stood around casually, talking to fellow student Andie Wright. The moment the conversation died down, I seized my chance:
“Hey Lauri, my name’s Matt, and this is my friend Andie. We both go to USC, and we’re really big fans and loved watching you play this year. Is there any way we...
The first day of my NYC Maymester was one I’ll never forget. I woke up at 5 am, and to this day that is the earliest I have ever woken up to watch Good Morning America. I grew up watching GMA from my parent’s bed. I was interested in the news, the human interest stories, but most of all I was fascinated by how much my parents valued and respected the opinions of the GMA...
Today was a dream. We met with CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin after watching the taping of her live show. Brooke went to the same high school as me in Atlanta, Georgia and was the commencement speaker at my graduation in 2015. While I was in high school, I had the opportunity to interview her for my high school’s web-tv station and pick her brain on how to enter the field of journalism...