Deputy Peine speeds along Interstate 19 in Tucson, Ariz., to reach the scene of a shooting involving an officer. As a public information officer, Peine can be called out to any scene at any time when there the media are interested in what has happened. Molly J. Smith | NYT Institute

During the Institute, students are working journalists supervised by reporters and editors from The New York Times and The Boston Globe. Opportunities for students include reporting, copy editing, photography, Web production, print and Web design, and video journalism. Institute graduates now work at major news organizations, including The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The New York Times itself, and dozens of midsize news organizations.