I really enjoyed working for ABC News. My tasks included research, logging tape, tape runs, dubbing tapes, helping with interviews, observing editing, making calls, running errands, and assisting producers and production associates with whatever they needed. The office is really laid back and a great place to work. The only complaint I have is that I was sometimes bored. There were a ton of interns and a lot of the time you had to take the initiative and introduce yourself to people and become friends with them in order for you to get any work. They do do pages and emails asking for available interns, but sometimes answering those are risky because you don't know what they want. My advice is to make friends with a few producers and/or PAs and then they continue coming to you for help. It is partly grunt work, but I also felt that I was doing things I would do if I actually worked there and everyone was really nice and helpful. You also get the opportunity to go to intern seminars throughout ABC News so you get the chance to network and listen to people like Diane Sawyer talk about their careers and give you advice.
I recommend working there and I also think they are starting to pay their interns and there will be less, which means more work for you, as of summer 2008.