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The internship program

Philosophy: We give interns A1 opportunities and expect them to rise to the challenge. We believe anyone who is eager and hard-working can succeed.

When will I work?
We typically offer 10 week internships, which stretch from late May to early August. We also offer academic internships in the fall and spring.

How many?
Size of intern class varies each year. We have spots for news reporters, business reporters, features/lifestyle reporters, sports copy editors/reporters, news copy editors, news designers, photographers, and online/multi-media.

Does it pay?
We offer academic credit. You must apply for credit through your university.

What do I need?
Some experience on your student newspaper is necessary and a previous internship is a bonus. Enthusiasm and drive are the most important. A car and a driver’s license are a big plus.

How do I apply?
Mail (1) a cover letter explaining how a Herald-Leader internship can benefit you; (2) a resume and the names of three references we can contact; (3) eight clips for writers, designers and artists.

Send applications to Lexington Herald-Leader, 100 Midland Avenue, Lexington, Ky., 40508.

For copy editing, address to: Brian Throckmorton, copy desk chief;
for news/features reporting, address to: Delano Massey, regional editor/intern coordinator;
for online/multi-media, send clips as CD-ROM or DVD to: Deedra Lawhead, online editor;
for photography/design/graphics, send portfolio as CD or prints to Ron Garrison, visuals editor;
for sports copy editing/reporting, address to: Gene Abell, sports editor.

Deadline to apply for summer 2009:
Nov. 30, 2008

Contact the Herald-Leader newsroom:
Phone: 1-800-950-NEWS (6397); 859-231-3200
E-mail: hlnews@herald-leader.com
Fax: 859-231-3224

The paper

Circulation: 110,000 daily; 150,000 Sundays

Coverage area: About 75 counties in Central and Eastern Kentucky

Newsroom: 120 reporters, editors, designers, photographers, etc.

Major coverage topics: Appalachian life, thoroughbred horse breeding and other agriculture, poverty, drug abuse, coal mining, health and medicine, education and universities, college basketball, state and local politics

Awards and honors: Three Pulitzers

Bureaus: Painstville (Eastern Kentucky), Somerset (South-Central Kentucky), Richmond (southeastern Kentucky/Lexington suburb), Georgetown (Northern Kentucky/Lexington suburbs), Nicholasville (southern Kentucky/Lexington suburbs), Frankfort (state capital)