Poynter Institute college journalism fellows showed what they can do with writing, editing, video, audio — and some qualities that are far more important.

The Huffington Post’s internship auction calls attention to the fairness of hiring unpaid interns. Academic and otherwise free internships can take advantage of students and impose unfair selection criteria.

Because internships are 10- to 12-week positions, few media companies go to the expense of bringing in candidates for interviews. If the newsroom is interested in a distant candidate, it may ask for a telephone or video interview on Skype or iChat.