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Newsok Internship 2009
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Are YOU looking for the BEST 2010 summer INTERNSHIP?
The News and Information Center for The Oklahoman/NewOK.com will hire seven full-time interns and four "stipend" interns for the summer 2010.
WHERE WILL YOU WORK? Areas such as the Local Desk, Breaking News Team, Watchdog Team, Sports, Business, Features, Niche Publications, Photography, Video, online communities, presentation or other areas.
YOUR ADDED BENEFITS: All of the interns participate in a two-day orientation and training program, are given mentors and are involved in the paper's training program, including our writing, editing, database or leadership coach. They also will be able to participate in special activities for interns and companywide activities, such as our outstanding fitness center. Most importantly, they will participate in work that will have a direct effect on The Oklahoman, NewsOK.com or other OPUBCO Communication Group’s initiatives.
YOUR PAY: The pay for the full-time interns will be $450 per week. We give preference to juniors, seniors and graduate students who have college and professional multimedia experience. The "stipend" interns will receive a $500 allowance and will be able to earn college credit for working in a specified area of the News and Information Center. (Other qualified candidates may be considered for part-time or credit-hour internships if they want to work in specified areas.)
INTERNSHIP LEADS TO PROMISING FUTURE: Most of our interns either have returned to The Oklahoman/NewsOK.com or now work at major market newspapers or mediums, The Associated Press or other major media-related areas.
INTERESTED AND WANT TO APPLY: Send a cover letter, resume and five to seven examples of your work to Joe Hight, Director of Information and Development, The Oklahoman/NewsOK.com, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City 73125.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DEC. 4.
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Articles from the NewsOK and Oklahoman Interns
Nault Fine Art Gallery helps expand the mind
Mon, Aug 3, 2009
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He was programmed to use only half of his brain — the logical left half, to be exact. This was when Brian Nault, owner of the newly opened downtown Nault Fine Art Gallery, worked as an...
Oklahoma cancer survivors to receive scholarships
Sat, Aug 1, 2009
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Thirteen Oklahomans who survived childhood cancers have been chosen to receive scholarships from the American Cancer Society High Plains Division. They are among more than 200 regional cancer...
Volunteer effort set to inspect Oklahoma City creeks
Sat, Aug 1, 2009
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Throughout the year, oil, antifreeze, pesticides and animal waste are washed from parking lots and roadsides into Oklahoma City’s creeks. If it isn’t monitored and caught early, your...
Oklahoma soldiers’ challenge serves as a tribute
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Miller lost his life during World War II, but members of the Oklahoma City-based 95th Training Division are holding a challenge in his honor. Fifteen soldiers signed up for the...
New danger for Oklahoma kids: ‘sexting’
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
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Text messaging has taken a turn from friendly chatter to deceitfulness, dishonesty and sexual deviancy, law enforcement, school officials and others warn. "Before you push that send button or...
Auditions attract Oklahomans who want to be losers
Sat, Jul 25, 2009
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Angela Tompkins stayed up all night to make sure she got a good spot in line to try out for "The Biggest Loser,” the popular NBC reality show about people trying to lose weight....
Oklahoma City special care center’s best worker isn’t human
Sat, Jul 25, 2009
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Special Care Inc. recently hired a new employee, and he instantly became the most popular worker. He’s also one of the busiest at the northwest Oklahoma City center, which primarily serves...
First Fidelity Bank secrecy officer has customers in mind
Sat, Jul 25, 2009
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Jeff Dyer does his job by the book — the 2-inch thick manual on Bank Secrecy Act regulations, to be specific. "I’m getting to the point where people can ask me a question, and...
Oklahoma City’s on course to serve as Olympic training site
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
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When the Oklahoma River underwent improvements through the city’s MAPS program, officials accidentally constructed it into a world-class water sports venue. Accidents happen, but in this...
Leader Tony Alamo retains property in Oklahoma
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
MULDROW — Tony Alamo’s ministry still owns housing complexes in eastern Sequoyah County, authorities said Friday. The ministry has buildings in Moffett and Muldrow. The housing complex...
Edmond man keeps hoping for new trial
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
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The convening authority of the 101st Airborne Division upheld the murder conviction of an Edmond officer earlier this month. Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, though, saw his original 25-year prison...
Search and Clear takes paperwork out of handling documents
Mon, Jul 20, 2009
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Neal Nordlinger knows what it’s like to try to keep pages and pages of documents organized, so he’s created a Web-based platform that allows users to collaborate and make comments on a...
Oklahoma City official Skip Kelly dreams of new life on NE 23
Mon, Jul 20, 2009
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Driving west on NE 23 past Martin Luther King Avenue, the state Capitol peaks above the buildings to signify the entrance of an important area of Oklahoma City. But to the left and right are...
Health bill draws protests of Sooner Tea Party group, other Oklahomans
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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Nearly 60 people gathered at U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin’s Oklahoma City office Friday to express their frustration about health care reform. Members of the Sooner Tea Party group and others held a...
Oklahoma City VA program helps veterans find homes
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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Mikel Dodson was battered, bruised and living on the street. After he was discharged from the Marine Corps with a medical disability in 1970, the Vietnam-era veteran’s life fell into...
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s department calls for phones
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department is calling for old cell phones. The department is in the midst of a drive to turn thousands of unused phones into devices that could potentially save...
Technology forces Randy’s to close after 28 years
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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EDMOND — After changing with the times for 28 years and supplying Edmond with movies and music and more, Randy’s M&M will be closing because the latest changes are too much for the...
Shutoffs end by Oklahoma energy companies when forecast surpasses 100
Wed, Jul 15, 2009
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As blistering temperatures persist across the state, energy customers unable to pay their bills won’t have to worry about getting their service cut off — as long as the heat index stays...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County Memorial Park Club's expansion has kids’ interest at heart
Tue, Jul 14, 2009
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County Memorial Park Club is ushering in a new era. A $4.4 million expansion project was essentially completed about four weeks ago, and now the club’s...
Major County fire might not be done, officials say
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
CHESTER — A blaze that scorched a 78-square-mile area in Major County was mostly contained Monday, but it could spread due to unfavorable conditions, officials said. The fire, which started...
Retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks applauds troops’ pullback in Iraq
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
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Retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks said Monday he agrees with President Barack Obama’s decision to remove American troops from Iraqi cities. Franks, who as commanding general of the U.S. Central...
Event gives Oklahoma State University students a taste for winning
Sat, Jul 11, 2009
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Along with three other Oklahoma State University meat science graduate students, David Hayden created a spicy beef quesadilla for a national product development competition. And by the time the...
Kidney swap’s impact reaches across states, including Oklahoma
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
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It started when a 54-year-old man in Virginia decided to donate a kidney after his daughter recovered from brain cancer. Thomas Koontz’s altruistic decision set in motion a kidney swap that...
At times, Woody Fest feels just like a family reunion
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
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OKEMAH — His photos may well outnumber the thousands of songs Woody Guthrie wrote. Photographer Jim Dirden has attended and documented the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah every year...
Chickasha woman shares story of loss, love and hope
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
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Nearly two weeks after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed, 15-year-old Rosslyn Biggs still didn’t know if her mother was alive or dead. "Three or four days (after the...
