NFL reporter sparks fierce Twitter debate after posting unpaid internship

March 2, 2021 | 1:11am | Updated March 2, 2021 | 10:34am A reporter for the NFL Network sparked a fierce Twitter debate on Monday after simply sharing an opening for an internship. Jane Slater was met with online backlash shortly after she tweeted the position offered to broadcast journalism students. “I posted an opportunity for an unpaid internship and I’m amazed at the comments I get,” she wrote. “It’s not even for me. It’s for someone else and I would have jumped at it in college. I had 3 unpaid internships in school, double majored and had a job. SMH,” she said. Slater’s post pitted those who believe unpaid internships have career value against others who feel the practice should be eliminated for alienating a whole pool of potential candidates. NFL Network reporter Jane Slater ignited a firestorm online when she posted a listing for an unpaid internship.AP Lance Zierlein, NFL draft analyst for NFL.com, wrote: “The phrase ‘unpaid internship’ is looked way down on nowadays. Too many people have no idea how it helps to get a foot in the door that can become your first big job.” ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller noted that he would…
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