Sample student profiles
Keeping up-to-date and online with the latest fashions
Plugged into the world of rock music blogging
Independent television journalism online
News in (very) brief; twitter and journalism at a major news agency
Building the identity of a new media company
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Keeping up-to-date and online with the latest fashions |
| Name: Pooja D. Undergraduate major field(s): Journalism Goals for her IFE Field Study semester: Work in fashion journalism and learn about the differences of the American and French fashion industries Placement: Gogo Paris (cultural blog) & Press relations for well-known Paris fashion brand Responsibilities as intern: Compile and organize international press database; noting mentions of the brand in french and foreign daily and weekly press.
Research and write daily Gogo Paris blog entries; Visit exhibits, festival and restaurant openings; attend and cover fashion week shows and events
Work on Gogo’s guide to Paris: verifying and adding to content, creating and sending out press release and assisting in communications surrounding launch of guideSubject of research: Change and Development in the French Press for Women during the 20th Century And... Pooja has transitioned from managing press to writing it; she now works as an entertainment journalist. |
Plugged into the world of rock music blogging |
| Name: Aaron V. Undergraduate major field(s): Humanities & French Goals for his Field Study semester: "Increase my fluency in French and absorb French culture and lifestyle through an internship" Placement: La Blogothèque (rock music weblog and video productions) Responsibilities as intern: Maintan and update Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts for the the Blogothèque
Research various international bands and artists as possible subjects for the blogothèque
Translate album reviews from French to English
Assist in the logistics of video shoots and editing as well as archiving of films produced by the BlogothèqueSubject of research: The Blogothèque: Amateur or commercial enterprise? And... During his internship, Aaron had the opportunity to meet many artists and musicians while on location for music video shoots. |
Independent television journalism online |
| Name: Ashley G. Undergraduate major field(s): Journalism, European Studies Goals for her Field Study semester: To experience a professional journalistic setting and gain a unique view of European foreign relations that will benefit future professional endeavors. Placement: Internet television by independent journalists Responsibilities as intern: Participate in production of audiovisual news segments on French social and political topics; assist in the writing and editing process as well as the filming and post-production
Research the national reaction to political reforms and their representation in foreign press
Update and reformat content for remodeling of website.Subject of research: La TéléLibre : Hybrid Web-TV, a unique complement to major media source And... Ashley used her journalistic experience at TéléLibre when she later interned at Time Out Chicago. She now writes for an online news and content agency. |
News in (very) brief; twitter and journalism at a major news agency |
| Name: Antonia M. Undergraduate major field(s): English Studies & French Goals for her Field Study semester: To become fluent in French, to gain experience in journalism, and to learn more about French and European current affairs. Placement: TV news department of international multimedia news agency (Reuters) Responsibilities as intern: Help define, produce and broadcast news briefs, researching topics, writing, translating and editing texts.
Go out in the field to conduct interviews covering current events such as the protests against the G20 summit
Assist in filming and editing news storiesSubject of research: The Effects of Twitter on Journalism And... Antonia later put her experience at Reuters to good use writing for the USA Today website and for the website Hipolitic, a politically oriented media company. |
Building the identity of a new media company |
| Name: Sarah R. Undergraduate major field(s): Anthropology, Sociology & French Goals for her Field Study semester: To study the creation of modern identity and examine the development of outsider culture through an internship in a media-related business. Placement: A new media company Responsibilities as intern: Managing the company’s social media,
Researching potential markets
Creating content for company’s blog including audio elements and news items
Indexing sites and blogs according to current eventsSubject of research: Building an Internet Firm’s Identity with Social Media: Case study of a new media company |
