Emma Scratch

Internships: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Internships: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

We all know what to expect from interning at the Oval Office, but what about interning at magazines - is it beneficial, or just a dead end?

I loved my magazine internship. I worked full-time: fact checking, occasionally copy editing and writing a monthly column with another intern. I was never paid, but I didn’t care. I learned how a magazine is produced and I got experience I could put on my resume. I suppose this was payment enough. Did I expect […]