Legal and Legislative Internships at Colorado's Capitol

The Internships That Matter!
Law Week Colorado, Colorado's newspaper for lawyers, and State Bill Colorado, an electronic legislative news service, again this spring are offering journalism, communication and political science students the opportunity to help write the first draft of history from the corridors of power.

Writing & Reporting, Both Individual and Team:
Students assigned to State Bill (legislative) and Law Week (legal) will be asked to write one to three stories a week, often on breaking issues, and they will contribute to a semester-long team project that's focused on a single in-depth issue.

Photos & Videos:
Law Week and State Bill reporters will be assigned photo and video equipment. In addition, they will be trained (and expected) to use them as part of their coverage efforts.

Computer-Assisted Reporting:
State Bill and Law Week have a history of doing computer-assisted reporting projects. Students will be expected to gather data from disparate sources that they then will use in their reporting efforts.

Expanded Media Coverage:
Courts coverage for Law Week typically requires additional permissions from judicial officials. Students assigned to Law Week will be expected to complete the necessary paperwork to gain these permissions, and they then will provide video and photographic coverage of the trials for which they requested permissions.

Locally Focused Coverage:
While the State Bill website covers legislative news from a statewide perspective, we partner with local media (at no charge to them) to provide news stories that are tailored to local concerns. Each State Bill reporter will be assigned to a local news organization, and they will work with local editors to generate, refine and execute story ideas.

PLEASE NOTE: Law Week and State Bill will only accept interns who are receiving relevant student credit. There is no pay, but ordinary expenses will be reimbursed.


To apply, or for more information, please fill out this short questionnaire:

Circuit Media Spring 2010 Interns
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB229FYBQZVME

Don Knox
State Bill Colorado
571 Logan St.
Denver, Colorado 80203
303-292-1212
editor@circuitmedia.com