From the Digital Divide Network listserv today--if you want to get on the list, please go to the Digital Divide Network's homepage.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

GRADUATE STUDENT-LEVEL INTERNS FOR THE DIGITAL DIVIDE NETWORK

AND THE DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY CHANNEL

The Benton Foundation's Digital Divide Network

(www.digitaldividenetwork.org) seeking two graduate-level interns to:

*Assist in the publication of Benton's daily online news-service, Communications-related Headlines, including reading daily publications,

summarizing relevant stories, and posting stories to the Internet.

*Assist in the publication of the Digital Divide Network (www.digitaldividenetwork.org), which focuses on digital divide issues in

the United States, and its international sister site, the Digital Opportunity Channel (www.digitalopportunity.org). Work would include collecting/posting of articles and Web resources, as well as writing of articles profiling digital divide initiatives and related issues.

*Assist in other programmatic activities, including the research and writing of reports and publications, attending and summarizing FCC and congressional hearings, and the organizing of meetings and conferences.

Education, Skills and Qualifications:

*Graduate-level student

*Knowledge and interest in communications policy issues

*Excellent comprehension and written communication skills

*Ability to work with limited supervision

*Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

*PC and Internet literacy; basic knowledge of HTML

Journalism experience is preferred, though not required.

The internship is available for at least 20 hours/week, though morning hours

(9am-12pm EST) are required.

Internships will commence during the first week of September and must run at least 10 weeks.

Candidates must be able to work out of our Washington DC office; the Benton Foundation will not be able to pay for candidates relocating to the DC area.

Please send cover letter and resume to Rachel Anderson at rachel@benton.org.