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About NLGJA's Leroy F. Aarons Newsroom Internship

In partnership with The Oakland Tribune and the Bay Area News Group—East Bay (BANG-EB), NLGJA offers student members the opportunity to participate in a paid, 10-week internship at The Oakland Tribune.

Funded through a generous grant from The Chicago Tribune Foundation, the internship is named for NLGJA founder and former Oakland Tribune Executive Editor Leroy F. (Roy) Aarons (pictured right).

The position is open to NLGJA student members who are undergraduates, graduate students or recent graduates. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in a career in print and multimedia journalism and a commitment to NLGJA's mission of ensuring fair and accurate coverage of LGBT individuals and the issues that most affect them. Previous internship experience is preferred.

Deadlines, Eligibility & Application Instructions

Deadline for applications is Friday, February 29, 2008.

To apply, student applicants should submit the following:

• A cover letter explaining your career goals and how you see NLGJA's mission of working "within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues" impacting your work and work life.
• A one-page résumé.
• Six to 10 samples of your work. These samples should be submitted in an 8"x10" format. For applicants submitting hard copy materials, work samples will not be returned.
• Three letters of reference.
• Applicants who are not current NLGJA student members or whose memberships have lapsed must complete either the online membership application or submit a completed application by mail prior to the application deadline. The membership application is available here.

Applications must be received by NLGJA's National Office by February 29 to be considered. Electronic applications are preferred. Application materials can be sent—as PDF or Word documents—to tavila@nlgja.org.

Please note that travel and housing are not provided as part of the internship.

For questions regarding the internship or application process, contact NLGJA Deputy Executive Director (and student programs guru) Tom Avila at tavila@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888, ext. 17.