Stephanie Levy

I am a multimedia journalist and producer. I have professional experience in television, radio, online media, and print.
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Some of the follow-up from my Geist blog: ericazucco: teeghman: And still others pointed out that unpaid internships are not forced upon anyone.  To which I say that unpaid internships ARE required for anyone with a journalism degree looking for a job.  I get where you’re coming from, but actually, they’re not. An unpaid internship is one way to get your “foot in the door” somewhere- but it’s absolutely not the only way to get a “job” in journalism. Also, choosing a job in journalism is a choice. Historically speaking [and even currently speaking, as slaves do still exist], slavery is not- which makes the argument a little insensitive. I get that you’re using a different definition of “slavery,” and I don’t mean to jump on the “self-righteousness train,” but I’m going to  have to back Holly up on this one.

Some of the follow-up from my Geist blog:

ericazucco:

teeghman:

And still others pointed out that unpaid internships are not forced upon anyone.  To which I say that unpaid internships ARE required for anyone with a journalism degree looking for a job. 

I get where you’re coming from, but actually, they’re not. An unpaid internship is one way to get your “foot in the door” somewhere- but it’s absolutely not the only way to get a “job” in journalism. Also, choosing a job in journalism is a choice. Historically speaking [and even currently speaking, as slaves do still exist], slavery is not- which makes the argument a little insensitive. I get that you’re using a different definition of “slavery,” and I don’t mean to jump on the “self-righteousness train,” but I’m going to  have to back Holly up on this one.

  1. stephanielevy reblogged this from ericazucco and added:
    Some of the follow-up from my Geist blog:
  2. ericazucco said: Totally makes sense. Speaking of internships and yadda yadda, I hope you’re up to something fun (and maybe journalistic?) this summer!
  3. teeghman reblogged this from ericazucco and added:
    Okay, for some reason, I just saw the second part of your post that pertains to slavery. First, I thought it was weird...
  4. ericazucco reblogged this from teeghman and added:
    I get where you’re coming from, but actually, they’re not. An...internship is one way to...
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