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By Dean’s Intern Mark Lieberman at The Washington Post
Just like snowflakes, no two days at the Washington Post are alike. (It’s appropriate that my internship is taking place during the winter.)
As a Dean’s intern at the Metro desk, I walk in on Mondays and Wednesdays knowing very little about the rest of my day. Sometimes I sit down and an editor hands me a story right away. Other times, it’s up to me to pitch a story idea of my own. Sometimes I can complete the assignments from within the warm confines of the Post’s newsroom – call the family of a hit-and-run victim to find out how he’s doing, confirm the biographical details of a recently deceased congressman. Other times, my tasks take me into DC – try to interview the couple who left their toddlers in a van while they went wine tasting in Georgetown, for instance. My days are never boring. (More …)
