The Whayne Dillehay Internship Program
The International Center for Journalists' internship program began in the 1990s as a modest effort to give students the chance to help develop and support ICFJ’s workshops, exchanges, conferences and fellowships.
Under the guidance of former Vice President and the program's namesake, Whayne Dillehay, the internship program became a key training ground for the organization. Nearly one-third of all ICFJ staffers began their careers as an intern and many now assume important leadership roles.
ICFJ encourages interns to push the boundaries of their internship responsibilities and personalize their experience so that it is as educational and rewarding as possible. Interns are welcome to attend many conferences, panels and other events that ICFJ hosts.
Current interns are entrusted with duties such as writing for IJNet’s weekly bulletin (www.ijnet.org), translating documents into Arabic, Russian and Chinese, helping organize international programs, events and conferences, and performing administrative assignments in support of better journalism worldwide.
ICFJ offers both paid and unpaid internships that require 15-20 hours a week. For more information, please e-mail internship@icfj.org or call: 202-737-3700.
Program Internship - French Speaker
ICFJ is looking for a program intern to work with staff on various media training programs for journalists around the world. Duties may include conducting research on media in different countries, assisting with logistics, assisting with proposal development, and working on other administrative tasks.
Qualifications: Applicants should be eager, committed and organized. Good writing skills, an interest in international affairs and a spirit of teamwork are required. French-language skills are a must.
Please e-mail your resume and cover letter to internship@icfj.org. Applicants may be asked to come in for a personal interview.
Digital Media Internship - Spring, 2011
ICFJ seeks a digital media intern for the International Journalists' Network (IJNet at http://www.ijnet.org/). Duties may include researching and writing about media assistance news around the world, updating the IJNet websites and social media channels and assisting with web chats.
Qualifications: Strong writing and Internet research skills, a spirit of team work and an interest in international affairs are required. Journalism experience, knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Persian, Russian or Spanish, and experience using a content management system are a plus.
Meet Our Fall Interns
Tom Albrecht: Program Intern
Tom graduated from Gettysburg College in May 2010 with Bachelor’s Degrees in Globalization Studies and Spanish. He loves to travel internationally and has a deep passion for studying different cultures and learning more about the world. He spent a semester abroad in Seville, Spain and has traveled to twelve countries. Fluent in Spanish, familiar with French and currently learning Portuguese, he hopes to one day use these language skills and his writing skills to conduct professional business overseas.
Andrew Blake: Program Intern
A graduate of the University at Buffalo’s department of cultural anthropology, Blake worked for five years at the school’s Generation Magazine, where he served as editor in chief before graduation. In addition to working for Buffalo’s Artvoice newspaper and the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Blake also spent several years at the political magazine The BEAST, where he worked as a writer, photographer, and office manager. In addition to interning for ICFJ, Blake also freelances for several New York-based outlets.
Julie Bailey: GFMD/Knight Intern
Julie Bailey is a senior at The George Washington University, majoring in International Affairs with concentrations in Development and Africa. She enjoys traveling abroad; she spent a summer in Egypt teaching English and spent semester abroad in Kampala, Uganda. She is interested in freedom of the press abroad and hopes to pursue this interest in a future career.
Kelly DeWindt: Database Intern
Kelly is a student at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois studying Mass Communications. She expects to graduate in June 2013. She spent the summer opening and updating Twitter and Facebook accounts for clients of Westwind Web Design in San Clemente, CA. She also previously interned at Sparxent Inc. in Newport Beach, CA.
Krystal Garvin: Communications Intern
Krystal Garvin is a junior at The George Washington University where she is studying marketing. She has worked in the business office of the school newspaper, The GW Hatchet, since her freshman year and is now the assistant advertising manager. Krystal has also held many internships in all different facets of the book/newspaper industry. Her experience at both large and small presses has solidified her ambition to find a career in this field.
Dana Liebelson: IJNet Intern
Dana graduated this past spring from The George Washington University with a degree in International Affairs and a concentration in Asian studies. She is interested in human rights and journalism, and has written for the global affairs magazine the Diplomatic Courier, the DC alt-weekly The Washington City Paper and for Cafe Abroad Magazine while studying in Australia. She interned for non-profit organization the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and also held a fellowship at Rethink Media. She spent last summer studying Mandarin in Harbin, China.