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Subject: Internship advice in journalism.
Date: 10-Mar-2008
Question: I am a first year journalism student. For the internship in the summer break I have two options. one is Times of India and the other is Dainik Jagran. I don't have any problem in writing or reporting in Hindi.

Please tell me which one will be better? Are the English newspapers more preferred than the hindi newspapers? Please help !

Answer: Without any bias towards the languages, find which language you are more comfortable with and where you can justify your writing skills.

If you are well conversant with both the languages equally, then TOI would give you a better footing in terms of experience and it definitely has a good readership as well apart from the wide array of supplements to boost your creative writing skills.

You should also consider Internship as the beginning of your career journey and choose the paper/language where you would want to build your career.

Consider Internship as an opportunity to gather valuable experience to help you choose and build your career after completing your course. So, if you know the newspaper which can give you more exposure, go for it.

Hope that helps

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