Job description

July 25 - August 25, 2013 | Rensselaerville, NY

WHAT IS THE LONGHOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM?

The LongHouse Internship Program is a food media laboratory designed to give 6 participantsan intense immersion in every aspect of food stories from writing and photography to videography and broadcast media, as well as hands-on experience in farming, cooking, building and more. Under the tutelage of of some of the leaders in the field, interns create all the content for LongHouse Food Revival. This includes writing blog posts, social media, press releases and magazine content, gathering oral histories, creating short documentary videos, producing slide shows, researching the written and spoken word as well as fine arts and interfacing with presenters to create a script.

Each intern is responsible for an individual scholarly research project and attendant field work using a specific medium (writing, film, oral history, visual art, design, etc). The group works together with mentors to edit the materials into a single multimedia presentation and a printed magazine. In addition, daily team activities include bio-dynamic farming, animal-tending, food preservation and cooking.

Undergraduates as well as graduate students and mid-career professionals are encouraged to apply. Selection is based on existing expertise and a well-established appetite for learning and well-stated career goals. Our mission is to prepare participants for careers in food media, activism, food justice, academia and writing.

WHO COMES TO THE LONGHOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM?

Aspiring food writers and food media producers. This Program draws on the best and brightest of the emerging generation and supplies serious hands-on training that is necessary to compete—and be employable. Six interns will be selected this year. Each of our four 2012 interns is currently employed by companies that include an NPR production unit, MTV, Grist.org and the Zagat Guide.

The application is open to all students who will have completed their junior year of college by the internship start date.

Working with masters of the craft, interns create slideshows, three mini-documentaries, audio broadcast, essays and articles, recipes and on-line content, establishing credentials as well as the rare opportunity to learn all aspects of media production.

WHAT IS THE LONGHOUSE FOOD REVIVAL?

Based on the 19th century American Chautauqua movement, LongHouse Food Revivals are a series of annual gatherings of thought leaders across the United States. The Revivals are designed to stretch the boundaries of how food stories are told, raise the bar on the nation’s food news agenda and, most of all, foster the community between generations, regions, cultures and media platforms that support innovative work of the highest quality. Produced by cookNscribble, the online educational resource and virtual editorial office for food writers, bloggers and producers, LongHouse Food Revivals are intimate gatherings that are large in vision. No two Revivals are alike. All are serious fun.

Read about our incredible FACULTY, check out the day-by-day SCHEDULE, get the details on ROOM & BOARD, TUITION and download the APPLICATION at www.cooknscribble.com/intern.

Application due May 31.

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May 31, 2013