Why Yes, Our Interns Are Compensated, and Not Just with Whiskey and Boring Stories About How Great a Job in Magazine Journalism Used to Be

akuat:

newsweek:

A reader writes:

Good question! Yes, we pay the large majority of our interns; it’s both the right thing to do and the law. In a few cases, we have arrangements with schools in which interns are not paid, but work for a limited time during the semester for college credit. By our rough estimate, our ratio of paid vs. college credit internships in an average year is about 9-1. 

By “not just with whiskey” he means “mostly with red wine.”

Whatever we paid you with, Aku, it wasn’t nearly enough.

Notes

  1. mmanal reblogged this from newsweek
  2. kevinrobillard reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    some whiskey too?
  3. meghinwithani reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    pickmepickmepickme!
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  5. laura-hopefully reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    that ratio! I feel kinda special.
  6. cubicleparty reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    So, how cool is Newsweek? Not only did they answer my question, but they also...— in this...
  7. cubicleparty said: Thanks for answering the question! Glad to hear you pay the interns. Even college kids need ramen money!
  8. smokingpeace reblogged this from ikenbot
  9. ikenbot reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    E-Post-it so I can look into Newsweek intership later.
  10. markcoatney reblogged this from akuat and added:
    Whatever we paid you with, Aku, it wasn’t nearly enough.
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