How Unpaid internships Affect the Latino Community

By Cristina Arreola, Latina

Last week, Condé Nast made the decision to end their prestigious internship program, following a series of lawsuits alleging that the company failed to pay their interns minimum wage. As a former Condé Nast intern, I was shocked by the news, but not devastated by it. During my time at the company, I came to a personal conclusion: unpaid internship are the major flaw of the journalism industry. On a more personal level, I also began to see how unpaid internships negatively affect our Latino community, and I’ll explain why.

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