MEDIA 1) THE ADVOCATE* www.Advocate.com 87 Marshall St. North Adams, MA 413-664-6900 Weekly newspaper serving northern Berkshire and southwestern Vermont. 2) THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE * www.BerkshireEagle.com 75 South Church St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413- 496-6305 Contact: Alinda Shank, Director of Human Resources [email protected] Daily newspaper (owned by New England Newspapers, Inc.) serving Berkshire County. Offers a small number of summer reporting internships with the newsroom (Applicants submit resume and writing sample to Director of Human Resources) 3) INKBERRY www.inkberry.org Rachel Barenblat, Executive Director 63 Main St North Adams, MA 664-0775 Inkberry is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the literary arts in and around Berkshire County. Through workshops geared towards every level of writer, and a reading series that both brings established writers into our community and promotes local talent, we aim to strengthen connections between writing and life, and create a place where everyone can discover their voice. Volunteers/interns are welcome to contact Rachel to discuss developing a mutually beneficial work plan. 4) THE NORTH ADAMS TRANSCRIPT* www.TheTranscript.com 124 American Legion Drive North Adams, MA 01247 663-3741 Editor: Kevin Moran Daily newspaper (owned by New England Newspapers, Inc.) serving northern Berkshire County. 5) NORTH BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY TELEVISION CORPORATION www.bcn.net/~nobctv/ Western Gateway State Park North Adams, MA 01267 663-9006 Dave Fabbiano, Executive Director Local public access station serving North Adams, Adams and other smaller northern Berkshire Communities. Training and participation in all aspects of television production provided. Students are also welcome to initiate projects. 6) WAMC NORTHEAST PUBLIC RADIO www.wamc.org 318 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206 1-800-323-9262 Contact: David Giustina, ext. 172 Listener supported public radio station serving northeastern New York and northwestern Massachusetts. For information on programming and extensive for-credit internship opportunities see the internship section of the WAMC website. 7) WILLINET, INC. 34 Spring St. Williamstown, MA 01267 458-0900 Chad Lillie, Executive Director Maxine Lyle, Community Outreach Coordinator Local public access television station serving the Town of Williamstown. Training available to any community member interested in participating in existing programming or developing a special television project. Contact Community Outreach Coordinator or Executive Director for more information. 8) THE WOMEN’S TIMES* P.O. Box 390 (mail) Great Barrington, MA 01230 Office: 323 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 413-528-5303 (fax) 413-528-8186 Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm Contact: Eugenie Sills, editor/publisher [email protected] A for-profit business which publishes a monthly regional magazine for women. The Women’s Times seeks to tell women’s stories and share resources with women in a regional format that respects the fact that women share issues but have varied experiences and don’t all think alike. Interns are given the opportunity to learn how a monthly publication is put together and how a small business operates. Intern work is varied including some administrative tasks, editorial support (dealing with press releases, composing calendar entries, research, reporting) and miscellaneous work in the production/art department. .