It’s hard to think that my internship process is finished. It started with me boarding a plane for Philadelphia, getting lost on their subway system and stepping into a dorm building at Temple. “Know America,” they said, handing me an atlas. “What about America?” I asked. I thought this was my first test. I hadContinue reading “Internship complete (slideshow!)”
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News Corp. Cafe
There is a wonderful little place on the third floor of 1211 Avenue of the Americas where bagels are 50 cents and where the kindest men on earth work. I walked in on my first day of work. They had given me 20 minutes for lunch so I had to grab something quick. I wasContinue reading “News Corp. Cafe”
A day in the life
Now, I know it’s been hard to remember I actually I have an internship in New York because I haven’t been writing anything about it. But I have to keep in mind the reason why I’m here. I thought I’d run you through a day in the life of a Dow Jones intern. Once IContinue reading “A day in the life”
Resignation
My internship
Commodities, grain prices, hog slaughtering, midday stock reports, Wall Street personnel and capital markets are now a part of my life. That’s right. I said hog slaughtering. Apparently those stories are important for traders. I’m on week two at Dow Jones Newswires. Edit, edit, edit! Everyone is really nice. I’ve been editing stories, adding theirContinue reading “My internship”