Internship after Covid-19 Pandemic: An In-Depth Interview among Journalism Program Interns of a Malaysian Public Higher Learning Institution
Muhammad Raqib Mohd Sofian, Afiqah Mior Kamarulbaid, Nurul Nadirah Abu Hasan, Rizki Briandana

Fakulti Kepimpinan & Pengurusan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Department of Communication, Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper intends to explore the challenges encountered by the journalism undergraduates whilst undergoing their internship after Covid-19 Pandemic.
This in-depth interview study was conducted with a small selected group of final year journalism program students at a public university in Malaysia who had undergone a 14 week internship at various Malaysian companies after a series of nationwide lockdown for almost 2 years. The findings of this research will provide rich insights on internship experiences which in turn will benefit the stakeholders involved namely students, employers and educational institutions.

Keywords: internship, post pandemic, journalism students, public university

Topic: Communication and Multimedia