Q: I am looking to apply for internships for this upcoming summer. I am applying for a variety of internships through e-mail and was wondering if I should use pre-edited or edited versions of my work. The results I found were kind of mixed in this regard. Some said that I should send the edited version that appeared in the paper, and others said that I should send un-edited versions to show them my own journalism abilities. What do you think?
Adam
A: Most newspapers ask for clips.
A clip is a published sample of your work. Those would all have been through the editing process.
I would send only published samples unless an editor specifically asks for something different.
