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WHDH-TV Channel 7 News

7 Bulfinch Place
Boston, MA 02114
Industry: Journalism Website: www.www1.whdh.com/

This Internship was great for:

  • Networking
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

Overall Rating

100%

Average Ranking:
5 out of 5
Number of Ratings:
2 People

Rating Key:

  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

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Posted By:
bualisha
Position:
Assignment Desk Intern
Start of Internship:
01/06
End of Internship:
05/06
Overall Rating:
5
Internship was great for:
  • Networking
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

If you're really serious about getting into the news industry, this is a great internship. By working on the assignment desk you start to grasp what stories are newsworthy, how to set stories up, what happens in a newsroom when stories break, etc. It's a very high-paced and exciting internship, but can be very intimidating. Everyone is very professional, but you have to be on top of your game. You cannot slack!!! Working on the weekends is a great time to ask questions since it's slower, and often times they'll give you more responsibilty. ...

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Posted By:
stefbu
Position:
Sports Intern
Start of Internship:
09/05
End of Internship:
12/05
Overall Rating:
5
Internship was great for:
  • Networking
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

I was thinking about getting into the sports side of television, and decided this internship would really help me make a decision. I wasn't a sports whiz when I started, but that was OK. I logged Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and BC Basketball games and researched stats for the sportscast. Occassionally I would grab some tapes from the library, but there really wasn't any grunt work. I really felt like I was contributing to the team and learned so much about the industry just from being in that environment. I had a great time, ...

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