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Instagram Reels is Facebook's Meta's TikTok clone. Read A beginner's guide to hooking audiences with Instagram Reels to grok the format. Here's one tip: If you see a certain song show up frequently in the Reels you’re watching, consider using that same song. When people look at the Reels on that song's page, they’ll see yours. |
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Be an intern at NPR! Specifically, with us |
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NPR's summer internships are up! This round runs May 31 to Aug. 19, and the application deadline is Friday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.
Of this bounty, two positions are with us, the Training team: the diverse sources intern and the instructional video intern. As the former, you'll work on the Diverse Sources Database and the Source of the Week newsletter. As the latter, you'll work with our trainers to make video tutorials for audio and digital production software.
Our current interns are open to questions about the application process. Reach out to them here:
Emma Grazado (she/her), Training content intern
Jireh Deng (she/they), diverse sources intern
Also, may we strongly suggest the following readings:
How to write a cover letter for a journalism job or internship
Hey, Students: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Your Cover Letter
Thread: Advice from current NPR interns |
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| Looking for a hip-yet-dignified typeface? Meet Adobe Giddyup Std Regular! (iStock) |
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When Your Podcast Team Is You (Register here)
With so many untapped piconiches in podcasting, surely you can cough up the next "like Serial for [obscure thing]." Here's how to create it by yourself. $625 for non-AIR members; the series is capped at 15 students.
Jan. 10, 12, 14, 19, 21, 4 to 6 p.m. PT/7 to 9 p.m. ET
Creating a Podcast Pitch Deck and Budget (Register here)
So, ready to pitch "Serial for kale"? Bodies creator/host/executive producer Allison Behringer has thoughts. $10 for non-AIR members.
Thursday, Jan. 13, noon PT/3 p.m. ET
Product Management Thinking for the Newsroom in 2022 (Register here)
If your New Year's resolution is to figure out, once and for all, what "product" means in the context of journalism, this webinar looks reassuringly basic.
Friday, Jan. 14, noon PT/3 p.m. ET
Using Multi-Year Data to Analyze Reader Trends and Plan for 2022 (Register here)
Webinar-giver Chartbeat looks at the past two years and how they compare to the Beforetimes. Before murder hornets, that is! What else would it be before?
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET
DEADLINE! Neon Hum Media’s Editors' Bootcamp (Apply here)
This free March-to-May program will train people from underrepresented groups who want to become podcast editors. And at the end, one participant gets a rose job! The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 21; only eight will proceed to the mansion be chosen.
Do you have a learning opportunity we should include? Tell us. |
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IRE | June 23-25 (Denver, Colo.)
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NLGLA | Sept. 8-11 (Chicago)
ONA | Sept. 21-24 (Los Angeles) |
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