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Internship deadline creeping closer

By Joshua Benton @jbenton April 30, 2009, 10 a.m.

A quick reminder: You’ve got one week left to apply for a Nieman Journalism Lab microinternship. The pay will be disappointing, but the experience will be thrilling! Details at that link.

POSTED April 30, 2009, 10 a.m.

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