The Intern Edition Communications Team handles ... well ... communication for Intern Edition. That includes internal communication, external communication, planning for the IE premiere, and promotion for the event.
Whether you are curious about what we do or you missed a session, check out what we have been up to!
- Friday, June 9: IE Meeting
- Wednesday, June 14: Brown Bag Lunch (Ombudsman)
- Friday, June 16: IE Meeting (Pitches)
- Friday, June 16: Mentor/Mentee Mixer
- Monday, June 19: Brown Bag Lunch (Diversity)
- Wednesday, June 21: Brown Bag Lunch (Public Radio)
- Wednesday, July 21: Harassment Workshop
- Friday, June 23: IE Meeting (Equipment)
- Friday, June 30: IE Meeting (Sound)
- Friday, July 7: IE Meeting (Writing for Radio)
- Friday, July 14: IE Meeting (Deadlines)
- Tuesday, July 18: Brown Bag Lunch (News Judgment)
Friday, June 9 | Intern Edition Meeting
INTERN EDITION BEGINS AGAIN!
Doug Mitchell explains Intern Edition at the summer's first meeting.
A meeting held Friday, June 9, kicked off the start of the 2006 summer
Intern Edition program. Doug Mitchell will be assisting once again
with the development and production of this year's program. Along with an
overview of the program, Doug introduced Rita Garcia (Executive Producer)
and Arwa Gunja (Managing Editor). Melissa Pachikara (Senior Web Producer) also
suggested ideas for the Web site, noting that a new design will be created.
Meredith Cook and Jessica Skwir (Communications Team Leaders) explained the
role of internal and external promotions, as well as the event preparation.
Next Generation Radio Training Guides were handed out.
Full IE Meeting Minutes 6/9/06
Wednesday, June 14 | Brown Bag Lunch
Om-buds-what? Jeffrey Dvorkin fills us in.
JOURNALISM ETHICS
WITH JEFFREY DVORKIN
NPR Ombudsman
Jeffrey Dvorkin sat down with interns in the Board Room West
for the first Brown Bag Lunch series of the summer, a sequence of casual luncheons
intended to bring NPR staff face-to-face with the next generation of public
radio.
Read more about the June 14th Brown Bag
Friday, June 16 | Intern Edition Meeting
STORYTELLING WITH NEDA ULABY
Who's doing what? Pitches and Partners.
With lots on the minds of interns, those participating in
Intern Edition
got together for the second official meeting. Pitches were discussed and producers
were paired with reporters. When selecting a topic, remember to be focused,
think sound (!!!), and make it feasible. Other great story suggestions included:
selecting a local story and one that can stand out (i.e. be newsworthy). Other
exciting news for
Intern Edition is that a new
blog
will be added, including anything from intern thoughts to internship tasks.
Also,
Neda Ulaby, NPR Arts Reporter, discussed what is and is not a story.
Some of her advice:
- It is easier to turn a small story into a big one.
- Think sound - it often tells the story - and have a scene!
- Check transcripts to see what has been done.
- Check ENPS Daybook to see what is going on in the city (for story ideas).
- Always remember ethics.
Full IE Meeting Minutes 6/16/06
Friday, June 16
Intern-Mentees teamed with NPR-Mentors
Mentor Kathie Miller chats with Mentee Meredith Cook.
MENTOR/MENTEE MIXER
More than 30 Interns took part in "Connections," NPR's Mentorship Program this
summer. A program designed to place an NPR staff-mentor with an intern-mentee,
"Connections" will offer extra support and motivation for participating interns
dealing with life, work and goals. Mentors, like mentees, volunteer their
time and make a commitment to one another, as well as the Connections Program,
for one full year. Each intern-mentee is teamed with their own mentor based
on his or her likes, interests and aspirations.
Read more about the Mixer
Monday, June 19 | Brown Bag Lunch
DIVERSITY AT NPR WITH WALT SWANSTON
Walt
Swanson is the Director of Diversity Management at NPR and presented
Monday, June 19 for summer interns with an overview of NPR's diversity and
the measures taking place company-wide. Swanston's role at NPR is to "shape
diversity strategies in staff development and programming for the national
nonprofit radio service" and through her discussion, she demonstrated just
that.
Read more about the Brown Bag
Wednesday, June 21 | Brown Bag Lunch
Page Smith explains the three-legged chair metaphor for public radio.
A PUBLIC RADIO OVERVIEW
WITH PAGE SMITH AND
STACEY FOXWELL
Interns sat down for the summer's third brown bag lunch with Page Smith, NPR's
Station Project Manager and Stacey Foxwell, the Executive Assistant to the
Vice President of Programming to discuss a general overview of public radio's
history, where it currently stands, and what is in store for the future.
Read more about the Brown Bag
Wednesday, June 21
DENISE JOHNSON HOLDS ANTI-HARRASSMENT WORKSHOP
On Wednesday, June 21, interns attended a mandatory workshop on workplace
harassment. DeNise Johnson, the Director of Employee Relations and Staffing,
ran the workshop. She took interns through an online tutorial and reviewed
NPR's policy on harassment.
Read more about NPR's harassment policy
tutorial
Friday, June 23 | Intern Edition Meeting
MAKING PROGRESS
Intern Monika Evstatieva (far right) demos how to use a minidisk player.
The third IE meeting ran smoothly, as usual. (And doughnuts were provided!)
Turnout and participation still remain high among the summer group of 52 interns
for this session's
Intern Edition. Helpful tips were discussed for
reporters and producers. The
blog will be taking a different approach,
and intern pieces are needed. Additionally, the IE Web site is projected to
launch Wednesday, July 14th! Rita Garcia (Executive Producer) took a moment
to thank everyone, and looks forward to setting the bar high for future IE
shows.
Full IE Meeting Minutes 6/23/06
Read more about Reporter/Producer
tips
Read more about Facility & Equipment
procedures
Friday, June 30 | Intern Edition Meeting
Media correspondent David Folkenflik shares his tales
of getting good stories and good sound.
PLUGGING AWAY
Things seem to be moving along-the new IE website is on schedule to launch on Friday, July 14, blog entries are being written, and plans for IE promo are underway. It is your last chance to hand in a script for an audio bio (due July 6) and please make sure you are saving in Dalet correctly! Also, media correspondent
David Folkenflik spoke to the group, giving some very handy reporting tips and techniques.
Full IE Meeting Minutes 6/30/06
Friday, July 7 | Intern Edition Meeting
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE...AND
HOW TO MAKE A Great STORY
Correspondent Danny Zwerdling coaches
a memorable story out of intern Jacob Baum.
It looks as though this summer's Intern Edition participants are ahead of schedule-keep up the good work! Please remember to pay attention to the NEW deadline sheet and make note of the DAY things are due. Anyone who is ahead of the schedule should contact Arwa ASAP to keep the process moving. Doug also spoke about how the show will come together from the individual pieces, and
Danny Zwerdling shared his insights about how to make a story better than "Ok."
Other:
- Website launch in one week (Friday, July 14)
- Contact Derick/Shaun in advance if need help
- Send pictures to Christina (with caption and name of person who took it)
- ALL pieces will go on the IE website and on PRX.org (even if not in IE show)
Full IE Meeting Minutes 7/07/06
Friday, July 7 | Brown Bag Lunch
VP of Digital Media Maria Thomas gives an interactively engaging talk.
MARIA THOMAS
& NPR DIGITAL MEDIA
Maria Thomas is the Vice President of NPR's Digital Media department. NPR's digital media department is one of the newest and fastest growing and has a team of 40 people. Maria Thomas is in charge of getting NPR news on the Internet and making a name for it.
Read more about the brown bag
Friday, July 14 | Intern Edition Meeting
DEADLINES, DEADLINES
Derick Bowers reassures those at the Intern
Edition meeting (on both coasts) that they
are available for audio engineering help.
The debut of Intern Edition is quickly approaching! The Music Director position will be chosen by July 18. Host auditions will take place July 24. Do not forget scripts for stories are due to
Arwa no later then July 18 and 19. There is a lot of progress being made and much to do! Keep up the good work! And don't forget to check out the brand new website at
http://www.npr.org/about/nextgen/internedition/sum06/index.html.
Additional Notes:
- All intern bios will eventually be linked on website
- Contact Derick and Shaun for help with mixing
- Add Intern Edition URL to your email signatures!
- Make sure to clean up training rooms
Full IE Meeting Minutes 7/14
VP of News Bill Marimow and interns Daniel
Peters, Sarah Laskow, and Jessica Skwir await
an answer from the other end of the table during
this interactive brown bag.
Tuesday, July 18 | Brown Bag Lunch
Bill Marimow
& News Judgment
Bill Marimow, the Vice President of NPR's News division, sat down with interns for an interactive and interesting brown bag lunch. Mr. Marimow, who feels in many ways that he is still a reporter, spent most of his career as a reporter and editor for the Baltimore Sun before joining NPR.
Read More About the Brown Bag
