JOURNALISM
Student internships are an integral part of Africa Agenda’s mission and vision. Furthermore, mentorship, motivation, and inspiration are integral to who we are as an organization.
Since 2015 Africa Agenda has offered journalism internship opportunities to students from local universities in the Denver area, the United States, and a few universities abroad.
Internships at Africa Agenda typically last 6 to 9 months and include weekly on-site meetings with a supervisor and other Africa Agenda staff.
A typical Africa Agenda intern does the following:
– Writes a weekly post, a column on Africa Agenda’s content website, Africa News Matters.
– Uses X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and other social media tools to manage campaigns.
– Conducts outreach to the community for our Africa events.
– Responds to requests for Africa-related information via email or phone.
– Crafts media releases and develops a list of media contacts.
– Researches, develops, and regularly posts information to an events calendar.
– Plans meetings, conducts interviews, and reports the results.
Some of the skills we hope each of our interns develop include:
– Building relationships with the local community and other journalists.
– Managing time, multitasking, and staying organized.
– Developing a global mindset, being strategic, and adapting to the changing media landscape.
– Logging in, posting, and editing information using WordPress CMS, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
– Learning to be a good listener.