Press Release: New Internship at Hawaiʻi Tracker with Big Island Press Club
Experience In Social Media Journalism, Moderation, And AI Open to UH-Hilo Students
HILO, HAWAIʻi – August 3, 2023 – The Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute (HVERI) announces an internship for students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offering real-world experience in social media journalism on the Hawaiʻi Tracker network, in collaboration and financed by the Big Island Press Club.
The semester-long internship offers three credit hours at UHH in addition to a $500 stipend, with duties split between the Hawaiʻi Tracker project and the BIPC. Project details will be tailored to the intern’s interests, strengths and abilities, with approval from the UHH Directed Studies advisor, but will include social media content editing and creation, training and mentoring with social media moderation, and practice with artificial intelligence tools to improve production and prevent misinformation.
Applicants should use social media posts to make a persuasive case for selection, using the hashtag #YourNextInternBIPC while demonstrating creativity, competence, and enthusiasm, then send a cover letter with links to their posts to Royelen Lee Boykie at royelen@bigislandpressclub.org. Selection will begin later in August 2023.
Full details are available at the BIPC: https://www.bigislandpressclub.org/page/2378659-internship
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About the Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute (HVERI)
HVERI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by residents of the Island of Hawaiʻi who were directly affected by the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. HVERI’s mission is to improve disaster preparedness, response, and recovery through volcano education and resilience network building.
HVERI manages the Hawaiʻi Tracker project, a community-led resilience initiative highlighted by a moderated Facebook group hosting over 119,000 members, a social media network that empowers residents and responders to exchange information, especially during disasters. This encompasses both a Volcano Education Program that produces timely social media content and a Digital Resilience Program that educates the community and nurtures trusted online spaces for disaster communications.
For more information, please visit https://hveri.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HVERI_org
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HVERI
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Media Contact:
Dane duPont, Co-Executive Director