Perhaps some well-wishing j-school professor told you that in order to get ahead in this business, you need to line up prestigious internships, and that toiling away every summer during your undergrad will open to the door to endless opportunities, or at least one? Well, that may be the case, but that whole mentality is RUINING JOURNALISM!!!

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Sadly, it appears those interning at 20th Century Fox have not learned the lesson of Chrissy Torres, the University of Southern California student who thought airing her complaints about her gig – like her boss giving her a "Meryl-Streep-in-Devil-Wears-Prada long list of things to do one day, 3 hours before I had to leave" – would be a good idea.

Some of her fellow interns aren't so pleased with her actions. Which is why they're doing some blogging of their own … aimed at Torres.

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… and she's Chrissy Torres, who's likely out of an internship, like, right this second. Not only did she give away the damning details about her identity while blogging about her internship, she also listed the fact that she was interning at Fox and contributing to CollegeOTR.com, where the blog was published, on her Facebook profile. Idiot.

Bad news, kiddos: The USC student who was said to be interning at FNC is actually just interning at one of the bajillion divisions of Fox (okay, it's 20th Century Fox in LA). Not that writing about her experience there is any less stupid.

[Update: Turns out this isn't an intern at FNC, but 20th Century Fox.]

A student at the USC appears to be blogging on the website CollegeOTR.com about what it's like to intern at Fox News. As anybody working in the media, or having interned in the industry, understands, this is an incredibly stupid, stupid idea. Especially since, while you might be blogging "anonymously," it won't take staffers very long to finger which of their interns is female and attends USC. And writes things like this:

This has been the back and forth of working at Fox. Somedays are incredibly busy — my head boss, a fairly well-known producer, gave me a Meryl-Streep-in-Devil-Wears-Prada long list of things to do one day, 3 hours before I had to leave. The list included finding out the name of some upcoming directors at an agency, searching for ad rates on popular websites, and finding the HOME address of a popular celebrity CEO [NOT an actor, and NOT Ben Affleck], so he could "play a trick" on them.

"Oh, well, do you have any contacts for them?" I asked, hopefully. "I mean, can I drop your name to get it? I just don't know how I could get access…"

"No, no, no," he said, annoyed. "That would RUIN the prank. Just you know, google it or something"

…oic.

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Sean Avery, the New York Ranger who's set to become a Vogue intern (!) this summer, was hospitalized last night after lacerating his spleen. As Jossip reported earlier, the totally-straight Avery secured the Vogue internship after writing a letter to Anna Wintour. We don't know what was in the letter, but perhaps Avery and Wintour bonded over being "the most hated man in hockey" and the most-feared woman in fashion, respectively. Avery's duties at Vogue will include the usual intern bitchwork of messengering gowns, getting coffee, and making photocopies. The AP says that Avery is in stable condition and will only need to be hospitalized for a few days, so it won't interfere with his Starbucks and Hermès scarf runs. Maybe he should extend his hospital stay, though–he's gonna have to lose some weight if he wants to fit into those sample sizes.

*we tried to make a hockey ice/icy Wintour pun, but it just wasn't happening

Late Night opening monologue spoiler:

Idaho Senator Larry Craig is currently seeking intern applications for the summer term, which runs from May to August. The application deadline is March 15, however if more time is needed for the application process, please contact Senator Craig’s office for an extension. Craig offers paid internships within the Washington, D.C., office. Preference is given to Idaho applicants attending Idaho schools who are in their junior or senior years of college (including graduating seniors).

‘”Interns have the chance to be an essential part of a working congressional office,” said Craig. “They participate in the legislative process as well as ensure that constituent services run smoothly. For those interested in politics, it is an incredible opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how our government functions while serving the people of Idaho.”

Maybe Mark Foley can recommend someone.

[via Queerty]

In USA Today, Craig Wilson writes a hilarious, heartfelt piece about his undying hatred of interns. His reasons for disliking them include their overeager desire to impress, including showing up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 9:30am, something, writes Wilson, "no self-respecting journalist" would ever do.

Frankly, we think this is the best thing we've seen all week. And it's with a great deal of restraint that we refrain ourselves from simply copying/pasting the rant in its entirety, and merely providing you with a gripping sample paragraph:

Last year I was invited to a meet-the-summer-interns lunch. We went around the table introducing ourselves, giving our history at the paper. When it was my turn, I mentioned that they were all probably in second or third grade when I started at USA TODAY.

One of the interns immediately interrupted. She said she wasn't born when I started at the newspaper, let alone in second grade. I wanted to lean across the conference table and smack her, but I once read in the employee handbook that we're not allowed to do that, so I pulled myself together, gave her a faint smile and never spoke to her again. Seemed only fair.

Of course, the truth is, Wilson's article only refers to a small overzealous sect of the overall unpaid intern population. Because, as many of you may recall, internships generally tend to involve a fair amount of showing up late, staring absently into space, and occasionally taking a break from obsessively checking your email/Facebook/MySpace accounts long enough to fetch everyone coffee.

Speaking of which, where in the hell is Intern Joseph with that iced mocha latté?