I used to be an avid reader of hip hop magazines and online hip hop message boards, but ever since free music for all days of Napster ended, I’ve lost interest in keeping up to date on music in general. I’d imagine that many of you have also had declining interest in music as you’ve been in college, although I have to say that the presence of hip hop on college campuses and in all of pop culture seems to continue to rise. Is hip hop bucking the general trend? I can’t answer that, but maybe the staff over at XXL Magazine can. Back when I was fiend for all of the latest hip hop news, they were one of my favorite sources, although not The Source, for news. I haven’t picked up an issue in well over half a decade, but judging from XXL’s website, they continue to cover “hip hop on a higher level.”
Since I’m no longer an XXL reader, I’m going to leave it to you to head over to the closest magazine rack to pick up an issue and do your research. I do, however, have the scoop on internships with XXL. They do have an Internships page, but it seems to be partially out of commission. It says that they typically take interns with an interest in “journalism, publishing or a career in music,” but it also says that they are not currently taking interns. That’s wrong. XXL’s Twitter account says otherwise, as of three days ago. They are looking for Spring interns in New York City, and that’s about all we know. The internships are unpaid, and despite the fact that their Internships page says e-mails only, they actually want you to fax your cover letter and resume to 212-620-7787.
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Tags: Internships, journalism, music, New York, publishing, unpaid
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