What are unpaid internships costing us? | Peter Bateman | TEDxMonashUniversity
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Peter Bateman |
TEDxMonashUniversity
• September 2019
In his talk, Peter Bateman investigates the actual cost of unpaid internships - who benefits and who doesn't - ultimately asking how we can make the essential practice of internships fair. Peter believes that stories can change minds, communities and even the world.
A freelance journalist and international civil servant, Peter Bateman moved to Thailand to pursue an internship at the United Nations secretariat for Asia and the Pacific after graduating from Monash's double master of Journalism and International Relations program. In 2018, he won the Melbourne Press Club's Student Journalist of the Year Award.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx