Monday Memo

ProPublica Deadline: Sept. 8, 2019 ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. They are looking for college students of color who are interested in applying to their Emerging Reporters Program the deadline to apply is Sept. 8. What is ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters Program? The Emerging Reporters Program provides a $9,000 stipend, along with mentoring and trips to the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting conference and our New York office, for five students each year who work or want to work at college journalism outlets: newspapers, websites, radio stations or TV stations. Check out our previous fellows, and apply here .

Bread & Butter Deadline: not mentioned  Bread and Butter Public Relations, a boutique communications firm specializing in the hospitality industry is seeking part-time interns who are outgoing, hard-working, personable, motivated and goal-oriented. Links to apply.. Public Relations intern  https://breadbutterpr.applytojob.com/apply/WVNZIsbN6H/Public-Relations-Intern-Multiple-States Digital Intern https://breadbutterpr.applytojob.com/apply/iOHCZhjGIU/Digital-Intern-Multiple-States

Department of Africana Studies The Department of Africana Studies is looking to hire a Public Relations and Marketing Student Assistant either a work-study student or non-work study student.

The Office of Los Angeles Deadline: September 30, 2019 The Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti seeks qualified and motivated college students, with an interest in public service, to join its Census 2020 Initiative team as non-paid interns for Fall 2019.

SPJ LA 2019 Scholarship awards Deadline: June 15, 2019 The Greater Los Angeles Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be awarding its annual scholarships to students interested in pursuing careers in journalism. Students from Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties who have completed at least their freshman year of college, as well as graduate students from those same counties, are eligible to apply for  all scholarships . High school seniors from Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties are eligible to apply for the Bill Farr Memorial Scholarship. The awards will be announced on or about July 15th, 2019. The financial award will be $2,000 for the following scholarship: –  Richard D. Hendrickson Memorial Scholarship  – This scholarship is awarded to an enrolled college student pursuing a career in the field of text/print journalism. Richard D. Hendrickson, Ph.D., was an SPJLA Board Member who had a 40-year career as an award-winning n...

Desk Assistant – Midwest Newsgathering *This position is Freelance. Job Duties As a Desk Assistant, you will coordinate with and support management, assignment editors, producers and correspondents in the newsgathering and coverage of content for broadcast, cable, and digital platforms and brands. This position works within the Midwest Region of NBC Newsgathering. Additional responsibilities include: ·         Manage MSNBC guest requests in the Chicago bureau (confirming photographer assignment, booking makeup, greeting guests and escorting them to and from a studio) ·         Coordinate the gathering and feeding of news materials ·         Assist in breaking news & on-going story coverage through internet research and phone calls ·         Conduct a variety of information searches ·         Help monitor social media sites & the web often...