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The New Yorker | Ellis Weiner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Interns, The New Yorker, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Twitter, Shouts and Murmurs, Humor, Online Marketing, Publishing, New Yorker, Marketing, Book Promotion, Internet, Authors, Books, Promotion Department, Blogging, Google, Book Blogs, Blogs, Books News

If you already have a blog, make sure you spray-feed your URL in niblets open-face to the skein. We like Reddit bites (they're better than Delicious),...

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Dear Capitol Hill: We Confess, Muslims Want to Serve America

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Conservatives, Cair, American Muslims, Neoconservatives, Muslims, Gop, Mccarthyism, Right Wing, Political Satire, Loretta Sanchez, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, Interns, Politics News
Salam Al Marayati

What's next? Muslims trying to infiltrate the Congress by scheduling lobby days, or by simply meeting with their members of Congress?

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Scientists Say Oldest Human Ancestor Had Sex With Intern

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, Sex Scandal, Interns, Oldest Human Skeleton, David Letterman, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

"This is an amazing discovery," said Professor Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota. "It suggests that having sex with interns goes back a lot further than any of us thought."

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The Human Element: Is Your Internship Program Helping or Hurting?

Jon Younger | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Internships, Employees, Business, Recruiting, Management, Talent, Talent Pools, Strong Internship Programs, Ge, Internship Programs, Exxon Mobil, Enhancing Your Talent Pool, Interns, Business News
Jon Younger

A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.

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Matthew Robson, 15-Year-Old Morgan Stanley Intern, Trashes TV, Newspapers, Twitter In Report

Business Insider | Henry Blodget|Jul. 13, 2009, 6:13 AM|16 | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Matthew Robson, Interns, Morgan Stanley Intern, Media News

A 15 year-old working in Morgan Stanley's London office has written what may be the firm's most popular research report in years. In it, he explains ...

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Why Get Paid For A Job When You Can Work For Free?

Emily Bracken | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Job Market, Internships, Mediabistro, Unemployed, Available-Jobs, Unemployment, Craigslist-Ads, How-to-Get-Hired, Craigslist, Jobs, Job Listings, US Job Market, Interns, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

There are jobs to be had, just maybe not where you were looking. Just add "intern" or "free" to any search and you'll come upon hundreds of hits.

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Ensign Interns Want Out

The Washington Post | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Ensign Affair, John Ensign, Summer Interns, Interns, John Ensign Interns, Politics News

It would appear that the interns in Sen. John Ensign's (R-Nev.) office either aren't pleased with their boss's philandering ways or are worried about ...

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Tallulah Willis, 15, Interning At Harper's Bazaar

New York Post | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Tallulah Willis Bazaar, Harper's Bazaar, Interns, Celebrity Interns, Tallulah Willis, Magazines, Media News

Bruce Willis' daughter, Tallulah, recently started interning at [Harper's Bazaar] and has even [been] attending market appointments with the fashion t...

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Executive Interns -- Reinventing Yourself over 40

Linda Franklin | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Reinventing Yourself, Age, Women Over 40, Cougar-Women, Internships, Cougar Women, Interning, WNYC Public Radio, Middle Aged Interns, Wnyc, Cougars, Interns, New York-New York, Living News
Linda Franklin

The Human Resources Department couldn't believe I -- a woman over age 40 -- wanted to be an intern, but after I sold them on the idea, they offered me a job.

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Through China's Own Voices: How People Are Feeling Now That the Party's Over

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Interns, Style News
Courtney Woo

Perhaps it's too early to feel melancholy; instead, China is enjoying the afterglow. It has already moved on with more experience and confidence than ever before.

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Python Kills Intern Zookeeper

The Independent | Eoghan Williams | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Python, Stupid News, Venezuela, Caracas, Animals, Interns, Home News

A three-metre (10ft) python has killed a student zookeeper who let the snake out of its enclosure in Venezuela while working a night shift at the zoo....

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The "Politics" of an Olympic Pastime: Pin Trading at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Collectors, Pins, Trading, Students, China, Interns, Pin Trading, Media News
Courtney Woo

Pin trading has consumed almost everyone at the Olympic Green---volunteers, managers, broadcasters, technicians and myself included. I originally resisted this Olympic pastime until I discovered its political undertones.

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Despite Threats of Detention, Ticket Scalping Continues at Beijing's Subway Stations

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Scalping, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Tickets, Scalpers, Students, China, Interns, Stadiums, Media News
Courtney Woo

Today, dozens of scalpers stood alone or in pairs inside the underground tunnel leading out of the subway to the Olympic Green Line. Some held signs asking to buy tickets, but most were looking to sell.

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The Corporate "Green Olympics": Sponsors Use Green Messaging in Their Pavilions

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, Green, Environment, China, China Media, Students, Interns, Business News
Courtney Woo

If Beijing were to choose a representative for its "Green Olympics," China Sinopec would win gold.

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O Interns! Our Interns!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Interns, Thank You Rachel for All Your Mentorship, Huffpost, Best Summer Ever, Media News

It's a sad day in HuffPoLand — we are saying goodbye to our wonderful interns: Sean Morrow, Scout Opatut, Joe Satran, and Juli Weiner. They were...

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A Snapshot of the Olympic Green 48 Hours Before the Games Begin

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Today Show, Media News
Courtney Woo

To an impartial observer, the weeks of preparation at the Olympic Green and IBC are falling into place. Now, with two days to go, the only thing Beijing needs to hope for is good weather.

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On Navigating Beijing's Tight Security: Subways, Stadiums, Medications and Tampons

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Oprah, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

Security in Beijing tightens by the day as the Olympics approach. In early July, I went through zero security checkpoints a day. Today, I passed through security or had my badge checked a total of 8 times.

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Marketing, Nationalism and the Olympics Launch an Era of Volunteerism in China

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

Combine economics with national pride and a little marketing, and you have the unprecedented turn out of volunteers on display at Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics

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Reporting for Volunteer Duty at Beijing's Olympic Broadcast Tower

Courtney Woo | Posted 02.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

I reported for duty at Ling Long Pagoda along with the three other UNC volunteers. Our contracts read "broadcast coordination," but we soon find our post is more accurately termed "help desk assistant."

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A Media Intern Blogs Behind the Scenes at the Beijing Olympics

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Interns, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Journalists, China Media, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Media News
Courtney Woo

A particularly risky move for China would be to grant hundreds of international journalism students inside access to its media operations during the Olympics -- but that's precisely what it's done.

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Nick Denton: Gawker Commenters Are My Interns

Gothamist | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Comments, Gawker, Nick Denton, Interns, Media News

Attention Gawker commenters: Nick Denton needs you to pick up his dry cleaning. Though it sounds too good to be true, it seems that eager young Gawker...

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