Unpaid Intern Is Ruled Not an Employee, Not Protected From Sexual Harassment

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Unpaid Intern Is Ruled Not an Employee, Not Protected From Sexual Harassment:

Because unpaid interns are not €œemployees€ by law, they’€™re not protected by certain labor laws

Unpaid intern? Congratulations, in addition to getting the privilege of doing work without getting paid for it, you also can enjoy being sexually harassed with no recompense. 

Oh and the 1964 Civil Rights Act doesn’t apply either, so have fun being discriminated against.

The Journalism Internship From Hell

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The Journalism Internship From Hell:

Editors cared about this sensational stuff because it had once sold newspapers. But now almost nothing inspired people to buy a hard copy from a newsstand when all of the same stories were available online, free, immediately. Even voyeurism couldn’t save these sinking ships, so why was I there? It was difficult to imagine Woodward and Bernstein sweating under the Miami sun, almost crying, disgusted with themselves for what they were doing. Would they call this journalism? Should I?