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Practicum:
Journalism

Practicum: Welcome

Practicum Journalism is one of the cumulative journalism courses at Howard; to be in this course, students have to be enrolled in a supervised, media-based internship. Ultimately Practicum’s goal is to “facilitate the transition from college to the newsroom” or any professional working environment. 


This class is one of the last classes I have to take as a senior at Howard University and has substantially helped me refine this portfolio, my resume and my goals once I graduate in May 2022. To satisfy one of the course requirements and build my skill base as a journalist, I’m interning at Simply Magazines— a luxury lifestyle magazine that serves Bowie, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. Below are some assignments I had to complete during my time in this course, including my weekly diary entries for my internship at Simply Magazines.

Practicum: Text

Assignments

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Cover Letter

My first Practicum assignment was to write a new cover letter for a job posting. Upon graduation, I'm hoping to move to Philadelphia and find an entry level journalism position there. For this reason, I chose to apply to the Content Producer position at NBC Philadelphia. Attached is the critiqued cover letter that details why I'm a great candidate.

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S.M.A.R.T Goals

Standing for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound, writing down SMART goals is a way for you to be reminded of your aspirations and ultimately help you achieve them. My one year goal is to enroll in graduate school by Winter 2023 and my five year goal is to be healthy in all aspects of my life, so that I'lll be able to fully commit to a long term career. For each goal, I outlined a plan using the SMART framework.

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Book Review:

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

A Book report presentation on Trevor Noah's Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood.This presentation goes through the summary of the book, literary devices used, themes and lessons learned.

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Lessons from Leah Reflection

Multimedia Producer and host of Leah’s Lemonade, Leach H. Henry, virtually came to speak to my Practicum. As a product of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Leah exemplifies what it means to be a successful Howard alumna in the news industry. Click below to view the Blog Post about what resonated with me during Leah's presentation.

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Drawing Inspiration From the Early Black Press

A blog post on the state of the press/media, as a Black journalist with the lack of newsroom diversity in mind. References made to the Black press during the Jim Crow Era and the Kerner Commission Report.

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Employer Profile: Alyson Turner, Simply Magazine EIC

This is a great place to showcase a sample of your written work or write a short description about your project. Did you collaborate on a print or multimedia project? If so, dazzle your visitors with images and video. Make sure to include a link to the full live project or document so readers can enjoy the entire piece.

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Practicum: Work
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