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  • Learning a lot at Long Island Business News

    • August 1, 2017

    By Kristie Kam As a dual major in business and journalism, I am always interested in business reporting. When I received an email about a summer internship position at Long Island Business News, I applied right away. This was my first internship at a local newspaper, so I really did not  know what to expect.

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  • Finding my voice at WSHU Public Radio

    • August 1, 2017

    By Kunal Kohli Public radio’s mission is to inform the public on important issues that affect their communities and lives. There is little room for frivolous, irrelevant stories. Instead, journalists have to focus in on what matters. This is the case at WSHU Public Radio. The journalists there report on local politics, rallies and laws.

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  • Well, just don’t miss your deadline

    • August 1, 2017

    By Mike Adams About halfway through my time interning for The Smithown News/Northport Observer (I like to describe it as a “mom-and-pop media conglomerate”), a young man I was interviewing asked me whether I like doing what I do. “Well, I’ll put it this way,” I said. “I wouldn’t do anything else this many hours

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  • Finding Out You Just Might Be Ready

    • August 1, 2017

    By Nick Kalantzopoulos When I was accepted for my internship at Fios1 News and subsequently decided to take it, I was excited because it was my first real experience in television. I had already completed two off-campus internships, at Long Island Business News, a print newspaper, and WSHU, a public radio station. I had already

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