MyRye.com welcomes college and high school interns from the City of Rye. If you have an interest in writing, editing or photography, please get in touch with us. One of our interns in the Summer of 2023 was Will McCullough, currently a junior at Emerson College. He completed this Q&A interview with us at the conclusion of his internship. You can read interviews with various MyRye.com interns.
Your Name: Will McCullough
Your Title: MyRye.com intern
Describe yourself in one word: photographer
What appealed to you about local journalism and the MyRye.com internship?
McCullough: The internship appealed to me because of its local relevance. I knew it wouldn’t be hard to go around town getting pictures and stories of local stuff. I also originally intended for my rye when I was a high school senior, so I knew how it typically went.
Describe a typical day during your internship.
McCullough: Usually after the morning stand up meeting I would drive to a given location to take photos of a place or facility. Usually places that are either of interest or are currently in the public eye and a story will be written soon. Sometimes I would write a couple paragraphs about certain places that would then be edited and posted by other interns. Then later I would log the pictures in the google drive.
Tell us about one or two of your assignments.
McCullough: I went around the local YMCA and took pictures of the facilities. I was toured around by an employee and took careful pictures making sure no people’s privacy was invaded. This gave me a better knowledge of how the YMCA functions based on its different facilities, which is a common occurrence whenever I toured a place to take pictures, you learn a lot.
What happens at the 10am stand-up meeting?
McCullough: We would all discuss what’s going on in that workday and plan and distribute the workload.
Where are you currently in college?
McCullough: Emerson College, rising junior.
Are you studying writing, English or journalism as part of your academic and extracurricular activities?
McCullough: I don’t study journalism but I study film so the photography aspect of this internship is what most appealed to me. Also the people skills.
Thanks, Will!
