Condé Nast Killed the Internship

You could say Condé Nast invented the Millenial-centric media internship: menial, subservient, under- or unpaid, yet intoxicatingly close to the reigning powers of New York City’s culture industry. Now they’re killing it off.
Unpaid Intern Not a Real Employee, Can't Sue for Sexual Harassment
As if being an unpaid intern wasn't bad enough, now a federal judge in New York has ruled that individuals who don't get paid for their work aren't protected by the New York City Human Rights Law and therefore can't bring a sexual harassment claim against their employers.
Bank of America Summer Intern Dies After Pulling Three 'All-Nighters'
A business student who was a week away from completing a seven-week internship at Bank of America was found dead in his dorm late last week after reportedly working until 6 AM three days in a row.
Condé Nast Stops Paying Interns
Magazine conglomerate Condé Nast, which was slapped with a lawsuit in June for paying interns less than a dollar per hour, has decided to stop paying interns altogether. Zero. Several recent Conde interns told the Who Pays Interns Tumblr, which documents the internship wages at media companies, that their employer has…
Intern Dressed as Royal Guard Stands in Stifling Heat Outside Pizza Hut
Of all the royal baby marketing tie-ins — and there have been more than a few — Pizza Hut's "Royal Offer" will likely be crowned the most distasteful.
'Unapologetically Honest' Wall Street Internship Cover Letter from 'Nothing Special' Undergrad Lands Him Every Job Offer Available
The phrase "honesty is the best policy" probably wasn't coined by someone trying to land a job on Wall Street.
