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bap231 Posted – 8/20/2007 3:01:23 PM | show profile | email poster
Hello all.

Can anybody give some advise?
I'm 24 (two years out of college: I taught English in Latin America for a year, now I'm doing clerical stuff for a law firm). I've decided (somewhat late) to pursue journalism. I'm looking to volunteer/get an internship 2 or 3 days a week at a local paper (I live in Jersey City, NJ). My question is, how exactly do I go about doing that?

I have a few clips, but not much. Do I just call papers cold? Do I write them (I've found mailing addresses but few e-mails)? What exactly do I say?

I'm really in a tight position here so ANY advise anybody could give (besides telling me not to do it!) would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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