Internship with The Colbert Report

troof · 04-27-2008, 12:38 PM

My dream is to intern with The Colbert Report. Well, actually, my dream is to WORK there, but I think an internship is more likely.

My question is: how do I get there? I'm going to major in either journalism or political communications...do you think these are related enough to the show to get credit? And do you think this would be an unusually hard internship to get?

Westmere · 04-27-2008, 02:13 PM

Haha, that's an awesome goal, troof.

I don't think it would be hard to get. You just need to express a lot of interest, like any internship. Show them you want the job.

elvenqueen10 · 04-27-2008, 06:48 PM

Well in the summer they're pretty competitive. You apply through MTV Networks. I know several students who have interned for them from a variety of majors and I think it is really about the interest.

troof · 04-28-2008, 04:12 PM

From a variety of majors? That's good news! I was worried that only TV/Film majors could land the job. Does anyone know how many interns they take in a semester?

@Westmere: I'm afraid to show them JUST how much I want the job. I'd kill for it, really. I'm one of the show's crazy obsessive fans, but I don't want too much of that to reflect on my application.

elvenqueen10 · 04-28-2008, 10:00 PM

I wouldn't emphasize you're crazy obsessive. Say you really like and admire the show and emphasize your work ethic.

I don't know how many there are per semester but I want to say like 5-8.

I know people who were:
film majors, poli sci majors, journalism majors, dramatic writing majors, philosophy majors, pre-law.

there are definitely a lot of film and tv majors but that's just general media for you.