Hey! Arlene is looking for an Intern. I think should could use some pointers.
INTERNSHIP, NEWSWEEK.COM. Newsweek.com is seeking a reporter/researcher for a paid editorial internship from Jan. 1 through June 1. Open to graduates as well as those still completing their degrees, the internship involves writing stories for the newsmagazine's daily Web site and assisting others with their research and reporting. In the job, you would also edit stories, write captions and produce a weekly letters column. Strong technical skills are not a requirement for this position, but applicants must have a proven ability to write (at least five substantial clips) and must be comfortable with breaking-news assignments, telephone reporting and Internet research. Editorial management experience at a campus newspaper or magazine is a plus. Work week runs Tuesday through Saturday. To apply, please email Arlene.Getz@Newsweek.com or send a resume to: Arlene Getz, Newsweek.com, 251 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10024. (Updated Nov. 15)
Thanks for the e-mail address. I sent the following a moment ago:
Savannah TN 12-21
Dear Ms. Getz:
The farther Newsweek descends in readership,
advertising and editorial quality, the weirder the
writers are that show up in its fading offices.
I don't want to hurt your feelings but the piece
comparing Botha's South Africa with Bush's America
came off like something written after a night spent
drinking hard liquor and sucking on a crack pipe.
I generally don't agree with anything in Newsweek.
Jonathan Alter has turned into an hysterical old
woman. Or, more rightly, a male Helen Thomas. Yet it
saddens me to see this once great institution on its
last legs. But you are proving it doesn't have to go
out in a whimper. It can go out with a shrieking,
twisted, delusional scream.
Brad (last name)
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