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HTV producer Keith Jackson says internships are ‘critical’ as local government TV adapts to streaming
Summary
In a City Pulse interview, HTV producer Keith Jackson described how streaming and social media have shifted duties at government television, and he told an intern that internships are critical for people breaking into TV.
City Pulse aired a short Q&A between a summer intern and HTV producer Keith Jackson about working in government television. Jackson said his role expanded with the rise of streaming and social media, which has required staff to take on tasks such as more social-media content in addition to traditional production work.
Asked what advice he would give to aspiring media professionals, Jackson said, "I think an internship is, like, critical because I think it gets you in there," explaining that internships let candidates see how operations work and decide if the work fits them. Host KC Rowe closed the segment and the episode identifying the program and partners.
The segment presented the internship as a practical pathway into government media work amid broader shifts in the industry; no hiring announcements or program funding details were provided.
