PR or Journalism? The decision of a lifetime

Let me tell you. There is no struggle like the struggle in the hunt for an internship. Okay, I’m kind of exaggerating, but I mean, I definitely didn’t take it as seriously as I should have at first. I was under the impression that, you know, you’d just apply, get an interview and ‘BOOM’, internship time! It’s pretty much free labour, right? Who wouldn’t want someone to work for free? Right? Wrong.

Tasting a flavour of the real world

By: Leviana Coccia   Every week, Emerge Magazine will feature the experiences, stories and lessons learned from our writers as they work to complete their internships at media outlets across Toronto, the GTA and abroad.   I chose to enroll in the Media Studies program, with an area of emphasis in Journalism, at the University […]

Making strides one step at a time

By: Caitlin Connelly   Every week, Emerge Magazine will feature the experiences, stories and lessons learned from our writers as they work to complete their internships at media outlets across Toronto, the GTA and abroad.   Six months ago, I thought that looking for an internship was going to be extremely stressful. I envisioned myself […]

Be a chameleon – fit in and find your niche

By: Raynika Awotwi   Every week, Emerge Magazine will feature the experiences, stories and lessons learned from our writers as they work to complete their internships at media outlets across Toronto, the GTA and abroad.   When I got the call from my volunteer coordinator Colin Baird on Easter Monday last year, I honestly thought […]

Three words: Third-degree tearing

By: Teal Johannson-Knox   Every week, Emerge Magazine will feature the experiences, stories and lessons learned from our writers as they work to complete their internships at media outlets across Toronto, the GTA and abroad.   The first day of my internship, I was hoping to make a good impression. Despite my nervousness for my […]

Friendly Fire turns awry

By: Melissa Schultz   Every week, Emerge Magazine will feature the experiences, stories and lessons learned from our writers as they work to complete their internships at media outlets across Toronto, the GTA and abroad.    I was nauseous with nerves and sweating from the packed subway. After being 10 minutes late because I went […]