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Applicants should be familiar with Mexican politics (a background in history is particularly helpful), though a great deal will be learned on the job, such as the specific jargon of local and federal politics. They should be reasonably fluent in Spanish speaking, listening and reading comprehension; although the intern is responsible for reading all the five local dailies that arrive in the bureau, the text is not exactly high literature. A background in journalism is helpful. Also, all Newsweek articles will be in English, though the intern may occasionally need to write letters and emails in Spanish. The internship is typically a full-summer commitment (10-14 weeks). The intern will be eligible to receive funding through the [http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Fellowships_and_other_cool_opportunities#OCC_Fellowships_.28A.26E.2C_.E2.80.9951.2C_.E2.80.9972.2C_.E2.80.9974.2C_.E2.80.9975.2C_Barsch.2C_Fox.2C_Kershaw.2C_Kraft.2C_Levien.2C_Marver.2C_Mead.2C_Dively.29 Alumni-Sponsored Fellowships] administered by the [http://www.williams.edu/resources/occ Office of Career Counseling].

=== Past Mexico City interns ===

* '''2004''': [[Alan Cordova ‘06]] [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_siteloc=nwsearchmain&p_field_label-0=Edition&s_dispstring=allfields(alan)%20and%20allfields(cordova)%20AND%20date(6/1/2004%20to%2010/1/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=6/1/2004%20to%2010/1/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(%22alan%22)%20and%20(%22cordova%22)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no Articles]

* '''2005''': Nick Carter ‘07 [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_siteloc=nwsearchmain&p_field_label-0=Edition&s_dispstring=allfields(nick)%20and%20allfields(carter)%20AND%20date(6/1/2005%20to%2010/1/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=6/1/2005%20to%2010/1/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(%22nick%22)%20and%20(%22carter%22)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no Articles]