From the Intern Files: Mabinty Quarshie at Meet the Press

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Maria Weisson

“It’s always surprising that on Sundays when I watch the show in the control room (because I’m live-tweeting) and I know that what I’ve just tweeted or seen on the show will become a news story in less than two hours from several other news organizations. It’s still a little crazy to me.”

We are thrilled to share that this Fall semester, MPS Journalism student, Mabinty Quarshie started an internship with NBC’s Meet the Press. Meet the Press is a Political Talk Show that runs on Sunday’s at 9:00am. Her main responsibilities include working on social media marketing campaigns for the show. Part of her duties also include coming up with ideas on how to promote the show to various audiences. We spoke with Mabinty about her experience working at the longest running TV program in history and what her favorite part of the job is.

MPS Journalism: What company are you interning with and what’s the day to day like?

Mabinty Quarshie: I am the social media intern for Meet the Press, the longest-running program in television programming. Meet the Press usually tends to do stories on the latest news in politics and public affairs. But there are segments posted online in which the focus might be on cultural news. For example there was a segment on the local Washington Football team’s name or the shade balls that are being released in California to help with the drought.

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Student Spotlight: Emily Codik, Arts Editor at Washingtonian Magazine

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Maria Weisson

Twitter: @EmilyCodik

This past March, student Emily Codik was hired at Washingtonian Magazine as the arts editor. She now edits the quarterly Welcome Guide and leads arts coverage for the magazine and website. We spoke to Emily about her experience at the Washingtonian and asked her to share some advice on searching for a job or an internship.

MPS Journalism: Tell us about the Washingtonian and what kind of stories do they work on?

Emily Codik: Washingtonian Magazine is a local monthly publication featuring service packages, long form, restaurant reviews, event listings, and more. The magazine also publishes daily blog posts on local news, arts, dining, and fashion at Washingtonian.com.

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From the Intern Files: Ribka Gemilangsari at WBAL- TV

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Andrea Ortega

@rgemilangsari

During Spring semester, MPS Journalism student Ribka Gemilangsari learned firsthand how to monitor breaking news on social media and conduct interviews with different sources. As a news intern at WBAL-TV this Spring she shadowed news crews covering breaking news and conducted beat calls to local police and fire stations. We spoke with Gemilangsari about her experience working for a local TV station and what her favorite part of the job was.

MPS Journalism: Tell us about WBAL-TV and its audience.

Ribka Gemilangsari: This past spring semester, I had a chance to work as a news intern at WBAL-TV, a local TV station and an NBC affiliate in Baltimore, Md. The station’s target audience is residents living in the city of Baltimore and several other counties in Maryland.

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From the Intern Files: Lisa Philip at The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Andrea Ortega

@LAPhilip

This semester, student Lisa Philip has been interning at The Chronicle of Higher Education. As the first multimedia reporting intern she’s learned how to produce and pitch video news stories. One of the stories she’s covered is a story on Muslim students’ reactions to the murders of three members of their community. We spoke to Lisa about her experience at the Chronicle and asked her to share some advice on searching for an internship.

MPS Journalism: Tell us about The Chronicle of Higher Education and its audience.

Lisa Philip: The Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) is a print and online publication that covers all things related to — you guessed it — higher education. It’s geared towards those who work in the field: professors, university and college administrators, and higher education policy-makers.

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Student Work – Spring 2015

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Andrea Ortega

Student Leah Freeman was hired as News Desk at Fox News. (05/2015)
Student Emily Codik is now Arts Editor at Washingtonian magazine. (05/2015)
Student Lisa Philip produced this video about how foreign students bring global exposure to their classmates for the Chronicle of Higher Education. (05/2015)
Student Selma Khenissi is now a contributor at K Street Magazine. (03/2015)
Student Judy Kurtz published an article about the future of Aaron Schock’s office at The Hill. (03/2015)
Student Capricia Alston was selected to attend the API-Poynter Digital Storytelling Summit at the National Press Club. (03/2015)
Student Catherine Trifilleti was selected to attend the API-Poynter Digital Storytelling Summit at the National Press Club. (03/2015)
Student Emily Codik published this article about Serendipity 3’s implosion at Washingtonian magazine. (03/2015)
Student Ribka Gemilangsari shot this video about a shooting ocurred in Baltimore for her internship with WBAL-TV 11. (03/2015)
Student Lisa Philip recently publish this article on The Chronicle of Higher Education. (02/2015)
Student Jeonghyun Kim is now an intern at Voice of America. She recently published this post on the VOA blog. (01/2015)
Student Lisa Philip co-wrote this article about the reaction of college students to President Obama’s plan to provide free community college tuition. (01/2015)
Student Nayana Davis wrote her first blog post for NPR about the three YouTube stars who will interview President Obama after the State of the Union. (01/2015)
Student Amy DeLong is now an editorial intern at AARP The Magazine. (01/2015)
Student Ashley Edokpayi is now a freelancer for NPR’s Code Switch blog. (01/2015)
Student Capricia Alston started with Comcast SportsNet as a freelance digital producer. (01/2015)
Student Nayana Davis is now an intern at NPR covering Washington politics. (01/2015)
Student Varsha Bansal is now an intern at CURRENTS magazine. (01/2015)

Student Work – Fall 2014

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Cristina Iglesias

Student Danielle Wilson is now a desk assistant at Fox News Channel’s D.C. Bureau.
Student Judy Kurtz wrote this article for The Hill about Ben Bradlee’s funeral. (10/2014)
Student Erin Coulehan wrote about the Foo Fighters coming home to D.C. for Spin News. (10/2014)
Student Brittany Bremer is now an intern at CCTV News. (10/2014)
Student Julian Notara is now an editorial intern with Defenders of Wildlife. (10/2014)
Student Mikayla Bouchard recently contributed to a story about the HUD secretary for ABC News.com. (10/2014)
Student Gwen Shearman recently wrote about traveling tips for U.S. News & World Report. (10/2014)
Student Ariel Yong recently published an article about a local beer brewing company in Northern Virginia Magazine. (10/2014)
Student Stephanie Kariuki is now a copy editing intern for Alley Watch, an online news magazine that focuses on startups in New York and Silicon Valley. (9/2014)
Student Mikayla Bouchard recently contributed a piece on Syrian opposition leaders to ABC News.com. (9/2014)
Student Ben Kamisar is now a staff writer at The Hill. You can check out a recent story of his about Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. (9/2014)
Student Amy DeLong is now an editorial intern with Island Press, a nonprofit, environmental publisher. (9/2014)
Student Lauren Hodges is now a blogger for NPR’s The Two-Way. You can check out some of her recent blog posts here and here. (9/2014)
Student Ashley Edokpayi is now a publications intern for Philanthropy Roundtable Magazine. (9/2014)
Student Paulina Kosturos is now a coordinator for editorial services at PBS. She recently published an article on wearable technology for Geek Insider. (9/2014)
Student Gwen Shearman is now an intern with U.S. News & World Report’s Travel team. (8/2014)
Student Jefferson James is now an intern with Comcast SportsNet. (8/2014)
Student Terry Mulcahy finished up his summer stint as an intern on NBC Washington’s digital team. Read some of his stories here. (8/2014)
Student Lisa Philip covered the Napa earthquake as part of her internship with the Sacramento Bee. You can read her stories here,here and here. She also wrote about the arts, the wine industry and immigration. You can read some of those stories here, here and here. (8/2014)
Student Mikayla Bouchard began her internship at ABC News. (8/2014)
Student Joi Louviere is now an intern with Bethesda Magazine. (8/2014)

Digital Essentials Projects Spring 2014

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Amy DeLong

Check out the final projects created in Digital Essentials this semester.

Petite Plates DC: Small Plates, Big Appetite

Created by: Selma Khenissi, Paulina Kosturos, Mansoor Razaque and Gwendolyn Shearman

Busy Bodies: Exercise for the on-the-go professional

Created by: Amber Smith, Quintin Simmons and Angelique Gayle

District of Thrift: Navigating the Beltway on a budget
Created by: Catherine Trifiletti, Stephanie Kariuki, Nayana Davis and Kimberly Alvarado

Student Work – Spring 2014

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Mariah Byrne

Check out student Heather Curtis’ story about Newtown residents biking from Newtown to D.C. for a gun control rally at the Capitol for her station, CBS Radio’s All News 99.1 WNEW and 1010 WINS in New York. (3/2014)
Check out some of student Michael Rooney’s clips from his internship with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: “Filling in the background: Public bodies move to requiring background checks for press credentials when safety is an issue” and “Ninth Circuit begins live video streaming en banc proceedings.” (3/2014)
Catch student Julie Gilkison’s pieces published last week as part of her internship with American Food Roots: “Danish heritage baked into aebleskivers” and “Horseshoe Sandwich Springfield’s other claim to fame.” (3/2014)
Read student Nayana Davis’ recent articles for her internship with The Baltimore Sun: “Odenton airman honored for bravery in Afghanistan,” “Million dollar Megamillions ticket sold in Essex” and “Police say men attempt to rob juvenile along Silver Spring Road.” (3/2014)
Read student Capricia Alston’s recent article on the Georgetown Hoyas Men’s Basketball team for Sport Journey Media. (2/2014)
Catch student Nayana Davis’ piece for The Baltimore Sun: “Under Armour, US Speedskating renew contract for eight years.” (2/2014)
Catch some more of student Nayana Davis’ clips from her internship with The Baltimore Sun: “Baltimore area jurisdictions tapping reserve funds for snow removal” and “Plane damaged in accident at BWI.” (2/2014)
Last week, student Donna Broadway was a panelist at the Business Managers Leadership Academy Media Panel (BMLA) Media panel luncheon sponsored by Labors International Union of North America. With union leaders from around the country, she discussed strategies on how to deal with the media, gaining attention for causes, and building relationships. Amanda Becker of Reuters and Lydia DePillis of the Washington Post were also panelists. (2/2014)
Check out student Mikayla Bouchard’s liveblog of the State of the Union and her recap article for Channel 4 News. (2/2014)
Catch student Julie Gilkison’s recent article for her internship with American Food Roots: “The Kitchen Sink: 50 years of Buffalo wings.” (2/2014)
Student Nayana Davis helped report on the shootings at the Columbia mall in Maryland last week for The Baltimore Sun. Read the articles here and here. (2/2014)
Read student Julie Gilkison’s first piece for her internship with American Food Roots: “Colorado celebrates pie day with slice of pride.” (1/2014)
Student Danielle Wilson will begin a full-time newsroom internship with Education Week in Bethesda, MD on February 4. (1/2014)
Check out a couple of student Nayana Davis‘ recent clips from her internship with The Baltimore Sun: “City officials transport 37 to emergency shelter” and “Electric malfunction shuts down Calvert Co. power plant.” (1/2014)
Student Nayana Davis has been hard at work at her internship with The Baltimore Sun. Check out just a few of her most recent clips: “Creativity follows a familiar path at Southern High School,” “Adult in custody following suspicious deaths in Germantown,” and “City officials transport 37 to emergency shelter.” (1/2014)
Student and SPJ Vice President Mikayla Bouchard will be interning with Britain’s Channel 4 News in their Washington, D.C. bureau this semester. (1/2014)
Check out student Keiana Smith-McDowell’s piece for the National Press Foundation’s blog about her time interning with NPF in the fall. (1/2014)

Student Work – Fall 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Mariah Byrne

Student Erin Coulehan had her first piece for Elle published this week. (12/2013)
Watch student Valerie Bonk’s television piece on a new business coming to Silver Spring that combines a bar, restaurant and butcher shop under one roof. (12/2013)
Student Christina Cauterucci had her article “At home in his Thai pad: Taw Vigsittaboot of Thai X-ing,” which she originally wrote for Linda Kramer Jenning’s Feature Writing class published by Washington Post Express. Cauterucci encourages students to “keep pitching their stories from class, even if it takes months to find somewhere that will publish them.” (12/2013)
BlackandBrownNews.com published Nicole Crawford-Tichawonna’s interview with Washington-based filmmaker Ada Babino, whose documentary, “I Don’ Been Through the Snake’s Skin & Come out Clean” debuted in New York City on Dec. 5, 2013.
Student Paulina Kosturos will be interning with Washingtonian magazine in the spring semester. (12/2013)
Student Ben Kamisar will be working with Dallas Morning News’ D.C. bureau starting in January. (12/2013)
Student Valerie Bonk recently accepted a position as a television reporter for Montgomery Community Television. (11/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ recent bylines for The Baltimore Sun: 5 plead guilty in Black Guerrilla Family jail smuggling ring, Navy blimp returning to Baltimore region and Franklin Square fatal shooting marks city’s 200th homicide. (11/2013)
Student Brian Ossip will be editing a segment every week called “Forces of Hockey,” essentially “Billy Nye The Science Guy” for hockey. This as part of Monumental Network’s Emmy award winning, 30-minute magazine-style show called Caps Red Line. (11/2013)
Check out student Terry Mulcahy‘s latest article for Slate.com, “The Gaying of Video Games.” Terry originally wrote this article for a class in our program before pitching it to Slate. (11/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ obituary for a woman who he appearance of a toddler as the result of a rare genetic disorder. (11/2013)
Student Valerie Bonk recently accepted a part-time writing and reporting position at the Travel Channel in Chevy Chase working on travel related news posts and projects. (10/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ most recent clips from The Baltimore Sun:“Man killed in fight among Forest Park student” and “Driver arrested following Perry Hall police chase.” (10/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ recent pieces for The Baltimore Sun: “Aberdeen perplexed by attacks on Vi Ripken,” “Shutdown over, focus turns to next deadline” and “Maryland health exchange data privacy under the microscope.” (10/2013)
Student Valerie Bonk recently accepted a part-time writing and reporting position at the Travel Channel in Chevy Chase working on travel related news posts and projects. (10/2013)
Catch student Nayana Davis’ recent pieces for her internship with The Baltimore Sun: “Unusual collaboration at UMES, Salisbury benefit both schools,” “Baltimore marathon to see increased security after Boston attacks” and “Man killed in overnight Gwynn Oak Avenue shooting.” (10/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ recent article for her internship with The Baltimore Sun. (10/2013)
Check out the maps that student Heather Brady made for “Smashing Walnuts: The Fight Against Childhood Cancer” for U.S. News & World Report. The maps can be found on page 3. (9/2013)
Read the articles that student Nayana Davis recently worked on for The Baltimore Sun: “Project Homeless Connect providing services for needy” and “Boy shot in Cherry Hill.” (9/2013)
Student Ben Kamisar accepted a fall semester internship with Education Week’s digital education blog. (10/2013)
Student Keiana Smith-McDowell recently began her fall internship with the National Press Foundation. (9/2013)
Student Christina Cauterucci is interning with NPR’s digital arts and entertainment division this semester. (9/2013)
Student Palmer Gibbs accepted a position as the Sunlight Foundation’s Party Time Blogger. (9/2013)
Congrats to student Ivan Natividad, who was asked to stay on with Homicide Watch D.C. as an intern for another semester. (9/2013)
Check out student Nayana Davis’ recent article for The Baltimore Sun. It was one of the Sun’s most-read stories of that day. (9/2013)
Read student Nayana Davis’ article in The Baltimore Sun. (9/2013)
Check out student Erin Coulehan’s recap of the Made in America festival for Rolling Stone. (9/2013)
Check out student Erin Coulehan’s coverage of performances by Drake, Katy Perry, Kanye West,Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga at the VMAs. (9/2013)
Student Pamela Seaton received her first byline on the Washington Post website. Check out her article “Student inspires design for Gourd Palace” about a 12-year-old student from Arlington who helped design a green space exhibit at the Arlington Arts Center. (8/2013)