REPORT ON INTERNSHIP

JAYEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM




REPORT ON INTERNSHIP UNDERTAKEN AT GHANAIN TIMES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM


 PRESENTED BY ERIC K. AMPONSAH
 SUPERVISED BY AUNTY ABIGAIL
 DATE SUBMITTED 30TH APIRL, 2010



TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION PAGE 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE 2
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION PAGE 3
CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF INTERNSHIP PAGE 5
 PURPOSE FOR THE INTERNSHIP 6
 PLACE UNDERTAKEN 6
 DURATION OF THE INTERNSHIP 7
 DIRECTORS | SUPERVISORS | MENTOR 7

CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY PAGE 8

CHAPTER 4 DETAILS OF WORK DONE PAGE 9
 ACTUAL WORK DONE FROM START TO FINISH 9
 DEPARTMENTS ( SECTIONS) 10
 METHODS OR EQIUPMENTS USED 11
 OBSERVATIONS OR FINDINGS 11
 CHALLENGES 0R PROBLEMS 12

CHAPTER 5 CONCLUTION PAGE 13
 RECONMENDATIONS 13
 THE WAY FORWARD FOR FUTURE PROGRAM 13

CHAPTER 6 REFERENCES PAGE 14
CHAPTER 7 APPENDICE PAGE 15


Dedication
This report is dedicated to Mr. Stephen Nibebale Bemile, Vice president, Jayee University College, whose advice, encouragement, and support made completing my internship and the report a reality
To Mr. P. F. Ameyawof Jesus Up Group of company Limited, whose simple pure love, and affection, free given, inspires me to be a better student.
Aunt Abigail, news editor of Ghanaian times, whose love and guidance have given me a great appreciation for knowledge, hard work, and personal excellence.
And to all Lecturer and students of J. U. C especially the UP Internal Crew who read my stories throughout the internship period.
My heart goes to you all.














ACKNOWLEGMENT
Over years of study, I have been blessed to meet many extraordinary people who have share their knowledge and experience to help me be a better student.
A few of these very special people are:
Mr. Daniel Apah, of Christian Journal Radio, who shares his unique insights into religion and metaphysics and gave me an opportunity to work and study with him,
Mr. Fiifi Ofosu Okyere , director, Dormaa FM, who gave me the opportunity to study with him during my attachment with Dormaa FM.
Mr. John Emmanuel Donkor, President of J. U. C whose institution has made me what I am today.















CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION
As part of the requirement for the acquisition of the Advance Diploma Certificate, one is expected to undertake a two months internship with a reputable organization.
This is to help the student to put into practice what has been taught and learnt in school.
The report gives the importance of participating in an internship as a final year student, it explains the detail work done from the start to finish throughout the internship period.
The report examines the findings, the observations, methods and some equipment used during the internship.
It also gives the names of supervisors, mentors and director who supervise the internship and suggest recommendations and the way forward for future programs.
Another major purpose of this report is to give my fellow students the Vim and guidance of I can do spirit to reach the expected standard in journalism without being handicapped by ignorance of what they are expected to do or how to do it.










Chapter 2

BACKGROUD OF THE INTERNSHIP
Internship is an assistant or practical experience in an occupation. The two months internship which started on the 1st of December and ended at 1st of February I spent at the New Times Cooperation has enable me write this report.
Although internship is not expensive, it requires a lot of sacrifice. In my estimation I see it as the best way for up and coming journalist to explode him or her, self.
Permit me also to note that when I talk of internship in this report, it is not the same as attachment, with attachment; any student regardless of your level in school can go and render service to an organization of your choice without special supervisors from your school.
Finally, as you read the rest of this report remember that journalist are not born but made, develop the skills in writing stories and listening to news.
Even though there are many difficulties and challenges in the work field, remember to get the knowledge, techniques and association that you need to create a better life for you self.
The fact you are doing well in the internship is clear indication that you are close to getting what you need.
Basically, all you that you need is one or two people to guide you on the path. This is a new insight, together with what you already learnt from school, will guide you on your journey to goals you wish to accomplish, the vision you desire to realize, and the person you want to be come.




PURPOSE OF THE INTERNSHIP
The main purposes of the internship are as follows.
 To provide the stenographer student an opportunity to under acquire practice and technical understanding of what has been taught in the class room.
 To offer student on the job training to facilitate a better understanding of the theoretical aspect of the course through interactions with staff at the organization.
 To provide and enlighten on the nature of the course and also attain the qualities expected when job opportunity comes one way.
 To help student acquire practical experience the in relation to course that labour market demands.
 Provides a student with experience in an actual public or nonprofit agency before entering the job market. Such experience not only increases students’ job prospects, but also teaches what is expected in terms of professional behavior.



PLACE UNDERTAKEN
The internship was done at the New Times Cooperation; it is one of Ghana’s biggest media with the aim of disseminating news.
It is located at circle a suburb of Accra with about hundred workers spread over the country. The structure of the organization can be expressed in the following,
 National head quarters in Accra
 Regional head quarters in the regional capitals
 Offices in some of the districts.




DURATION OF THE INTERNSHIP
The internship started on the 1st of December 2009 and ended on the 1st of February, 2010, that is two months period.


DIRECTORS OR SUPERVISORS
The internship was directed by Mr. Harry Raynord the group editorial manager of the organization and supervised by Aunty Abigail the news editor of The Ghanaian Times,
Other authorities were also sent from the institution to monitor how the students were doing during the internship period.















CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY
Though I found it very difficult in writing the report, the interviews I conducted with past students and other people who have undergone the same art help me a lot. Most of these people had the time to explain in details to me, different way I can use in writing the report.
They also had the opportunity to answer most of the questions I asked about the internship and how to go about it.















CHAPTER 4

DETAILS OF WORK DONE
The Encarta dictionary defines journalist as Somebody engaged in journalism: a writer or editor for a newspaper or magazine or for television or radio. Students were asking to go on the internship to offer theory that has been taught into a practical form.


ACTUAL WORK DONE FROM START TO FINISH
Prominent among the work rendered in the organization are as follows
 Printing of stories from the computer room, since the printer at news room was not working, the interns were sent to the computer room by senior reporters to print their stories. This was however done when you are been seated idle without no work.
 Editing press conferences and press releases. The interns’ students develop press conferences and press releases into proper stories to use in the news paper.
 Taken stories from the internet. Another work of the internship student was to retrieve stories sent by other reporter through the net to the news editor to be use as stories.
 I also wrote several stories which was use in the papers, which include the launch of the code of conduct for public officers which had the front page, news conference on Ghana’s inflation, World lappers day celebration, the launch of the Anlo Education Fund, the launch of Haiti Relief Fund, AMA decongestion at Kaneshie Market and many other stories which were used in the Times news paper.







DEPARTMENTS OR SECTIONS
The under listed are the department of the organization
 News room
 Computer room
 Photo room
 Photo lab
 Speculations
 Transportation
 Sports room
 The spectator news room
 Advert room
 Printing room
 Workshop room
 Engineering room
 Logistics department
 Security desk
 canteen
 Library
 The reception

The department I was luck to do my internship was the news room; it is one of the oldest departments in the organization.
The department consists of the news editor, the sub editors, the typist and the reporters.






METHODS OR EQUIPMENTS USED
As a student journalist, I had the chance of working with the following equipments.
 Camera, this was use in taken pictures for my stories.
 Recorder, this was use in recording speeches during assignments
 Computer, this is the machine I use to type my stories before I submit it to the news editor.
 Reporter’s book and pen, this was during assignments to write down important facts and information which guides me when writing the official story.





OBSERVATIONS | FINDINGS
During the internship, I realized that the entire department at the organization has its own head of which I find it difficult in knowing their names at the begging.
I also learnt that the organization has its own style of news writing which is compulsory for all the reporters to oblige before you have your story in paper.
Almost all the reporters were very cordial and really enhance my work activities in the organization.
I also observed that during the internship, there were competitions in the newsroom especially with those of as doing the internship with the idea that when we do well the organization may employ as which made as more recognizing in the newsroom.




PROBLEMS | CHALLENGES
As much as I had many stories in the Ghanaian Times news paper does not mean I did not encounter any problem, some of the major problems encounter are as follows.
 Some stories I was expecting to be publish were not, with the explanation that there were too many stories in the house to be use and that the senior reporters should be consider fist.
 There was no printer in the news room and that one has to run to the computer room for the story to be printed which wasted much of time in submission my stories to the news editor.
 Allowances were not paid for transportation but the new editor wants you to report at work early no matter where you stay.


















CHAPTER 5
CONCLUTION

RECOMMENDATIONS
I would recommend that the school will write back to the organizations which granted the students opportunity to do their internship; this is to express your acceptance and appreciations since it is not easy to come by organization for practical internship.
I also wish to recommend Ghanaian Times to any student who wants to have his or her practical internship with them.
The staffs of Ghanaian Times are cordial and have a great sense of humor that makes the working environment lively.
In conclusion, the expected level of training and technical knowhow was achieved, no matter the challenges and the difficulties.
Besides being a journalist in future I learnt the importance with correspondence and members of staff and cordial human relations with reporters of the organization.
It was also an opportunity for me to meet certain dignities in and outside the country that I have not met in my life before I have also proof to the world that I can do it.

Go to the people, live among them. Love them. Learn from them. Plan with them, start with what they know. Build on what they have. And when the best leaders leave, the people will say, we did it ourselves.”
Old Chinese proverb.




CHAPTER 6

REFERENCES
 The 12 universal laws of success
Author Herbert Harris
Published by life Skills Institute Int.
Year January 2004
 How to win friends and influences people
Author Dale Carnegie
Published by Dale Carnegie and Associate, Inc
Year 1964
 Model Servant hood
Author Joel K. Amartey Apenkro
Published by tecnic channel Ghana
Year 2008
 The Internet ( Google )
 The Encarta dictionary

















CHAPTER 7



APPENDICES
 Vim ……………………………………………………………………… spirit
 Stenographer ……………………………………………………… someone who has the skills in writing report