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Links for Communication Students

The following are some helpful websites for students interested in pursuing educational and career opportunities in communication.

Careers in Communication Media
listed alphabetically by organization

• Broadcast Media and Journalism Career Guide – explore careers in Broadcast Media and Journalism with links to job descriptions which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about the industry, follow the related links below the career descriptions section.
• Connecticut Broadcasters Association - Current job postings at Connecticut radio and television stations.
• Connecticut Department of Labor - Career Paths Booklet
• National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations – National job listings in radio and TV
• National Association of Broadcasters – Career center sponsored by the national trade association that represents the interests of free, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters; lots of good information for college students who are majoring in media or broadcasting

Internship Sites approved by Capital's Communication Media Program
(not a complete list of internships; only those sites with internship web pages)
Capital Media Interns MUST be majoring in Communication Media and meet with the Internship Coordinator (Academic Media Technology, room 1031) prior to being assigned an internship location. For more information, visit the internship course webpage.

• Connecticut Public Broadcasting
• CT-N, The Connecticut Network - Duties include assisting with field productions, creating graphics for finished programs
• Hartford Public Access Television - Duties include cablecasting (monitoring air signal, organizing air tapes), assisting on studio or field productions, editing programs for air, acting as reporter/ journalist/ photographer for station newsletter, producing public service announcements
• Univision - WUVN Channel 18 - Duties include assisting with field productions, creating graphics for finished programs
• WFSB Channel 3 - Duties include assisting the news assignment desk and accompanying reporters on stories
• Captured Time Productions - Duties include general production assistance for this documentary filmmaker
• Young! Studios - A choice for students interested in computer-based animation, located next door to the college

Colleges & Universities with Bachelor's Degree Programs in Communication

• Boston University • Boston, MA
• Central Connecticut State University • New Britain, CT
• Eastern Connecticut State University • Willimantic, CT
• Emerson College • Boston, MA
• Ithaca College: Park School of Communications • Ithaca, NY
• Lyndon State College • Lyndonville, VT
• Marist College • Poughkeepsie, NY
• Mitchell College • New London, CT
• New York University: Tisch School of the Arts • New York, NY
• Quinnipiac University • Hamden, CT
• Syracuse University: Newhouse School of Public Communications • Syracuse, NY
• University of Connecticut • Storrs, CT
• University of Hartford • West Hartford, CT

Scholarship Programs for Communication Students

• Connecticut Broadcasters Association
• Radio-Television News Directors Association Foundation

this page was last updated 11/17/2008

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