PLCA - PENNSYLVANIA CAPITOL REPORTERS
  • Home
  • Internships
    • PAST INTERNS
    • Testimonials
  • About
    • History
    • Membership
    • Contact
    • Bylaws
  • Twitter Feeds
  • Gridiron
  • How to Donate
    • Donors

Intern Testimonials

Covering big, 'hard-hitting' stories in 2021

11/17/2021

0 Comments

 
PLCA is an ideal introduction to political reporting for young journalists. Coming into the internship, I had no experience covering state government, but I was trusted with important stories, given guidance and constructive feedback on my work, and even given the opportunity to pitch my own story ideas.

​Even during another pandemic summer where newsrooms worked remote or hybrid, editors took care to make sure I was getting the experience I wanted, and made sure I could cover events and conduct interviews in person whenever I could. I covered Biden’s visit to a Macungie truck plant, a protest at the Capitol where four organizers were arrested, and Gov. Tom Wolf’s visit to a business incubator in Bethlehem. I covered stories on hard-hitting topics like college student hunger, statewide unemployment and the push to increase Pennsylvania’s $7.25 minimum wage. Stories I covered for Spotlight PA and other outlets were syndicated across front pages all over Pennsylvania. 

Being treated like a professional, full-time journalist is the best part of this internship — it gave me the confidence and skills I needed to grow as a journalist, and helped me land a full-time job once the summer ended. I can’t recommend it more  for any college juniors and seniors interested in statehouse reporting!

Lindsay Weber, 2021 intern
Macalaster College, Class of 2021

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Internships
    • PAST INTERNS
    • Testimonials
  • About
    • History
    • Membership
    • Contact
    • Bylaws
  • Twitter Feeds
  • Gridiron
  • How to Donate
    • Donors