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New York Film Academy  🎥 Burbank, CA   The New York Film Academy is a hands-on school offering degrees in filmmaking, photography, acting, producing, game design and animation with campuses all over the world. This unpaid internship will be located at our Los Angeles campus at 3300 W. Riverside Drive in Burbank.  It will be run by the co-chairs of photography, Kean O'Brien and Naomi White, along with our full-time faculty Amanda Rowan and our marketing team in N.Y. The student will directly report to Kean O'Brien and Naomi White and work with us in our office.  We are focused on promoting the photography department through our Instagram account and any other social media-related ideas the candidate might have.   Interested applicants can contact Naomi White (naomi.white@nyfa.edu) and Kean O'Brien (kean.obrien@nyfa.edu)

Thursday, February 7, 2019 -  4:30pm  to  6:30pm Location: Ferman Presentation Room (Oviatt Library, Room 81) Cost: Free! Register here for the event  The Asian Studies Program at CSUN invites the community to a talk by USC’s David Kang (International Relations, Business, and East Asian Languages and Cultures) on recent North Korea-USA-South Korea diplomacy, the importance of the US-ROK alliance to regional security, and portrayals of Kim Jong Un and North Korea in US news media. Dr. Kang’s talk will put recent North Korea-USA-South Korea diplomacy in a broader context, arguing that while President Trump’s initiative may be recent, the questions of whether and how to engage or contain North Korea have been an enduring debate. Understanding the motivations of North Korea’s behavior is a key element of making progress in the region, but just as important is understanding the US-ROK alliance and its importance to regional security. Dr. Kang will also...

The Fund for American Studies is accepting applications for the Summer 2019 Journalism + Communications Academic Internship Program in Washington, DC. The comprehensive program includes academic coursework through George Mason University, an internship placement, furnished housing, guest lectures, as well as a variety of opportunities for networking and professional development. Questions can be directed to admissions@tfas.org or 202.986.0384. Learn More and Apply! 

Journalism + Communications Academic Internship Program in Washington, DC www.DCinternships.org/JComm Feb. 12: Priority Deadline for Scholarships Program Dates: Jun. 8 - Aug. 2 There has never been a more important or challenging time to be a journalism or public relations intern in Washington, DC. Use your skills and passion to get past the noise and report the facts! Learn More and Apply!  Journalism Contest: Deadline for Submissions: Feb. 18 1st Prize: $2,500 Cash + $5,000 scholarship to attend a TFAS program 2nd Place: $500 cash prize + $4,000 scholarship to attend a TFAS program 3rd Place: $100 cash prize + $3,000 scholarship to attend a TFAS program  Visit this link to learn more! Contest “My internship not only gave me a glimpse into the radio world, but I was able to jump in head first and completely immerse myself in the inner workings of it. I was given the valuable opportunity to help produce a podcast, write radio broadcast stories, and use a...