Buster Haas Minority Internship Program
The Buster Haas Minority Internship Program aims to increase the number of minority journalists working in newsrooms across Texas. The program is sponsored by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association.
COMMITMENT FROM THE TAMPE TO THE INTERN
The association will place the intern in a Texas newspaper for a 10-week summer internship at a Texas newspaper of 30,000 or smaller circulation. The student will receive a $3,000 stipend, plus $1,000 for living expenses. Upon successful completion of the internship, the intern will receive a $500 scholarship.
COMMITMENT FROM THE INTERN TO THE TAPME
The intern should have a genuine interest in being selected as a Haas intern. The intern should be committed to conducting himself or herself to highest professional standards in a newsroom and in the community served by the newspaper.
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants must:
- Fill out the program application
- Submit a cover letter stating how the Haas internship will help meet their career goals
- Submit two letters of recommendation
- Submit clean, black and white copies of published news articles
2008 NOMINATIONS
The 2008 application deadline for the Buster Haas Minority Internship Program has passed. More information and the application form will be made available when the 2009 application period begins.
