Sonia Dasgupta

Sonia Dasgupta

Hometown: Wilmington, Del.

College: University of Delaware

Host newspaper: The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.)

What I know about my internship newspaper:
The News Journal was founded in 1785; Gannett acquired it in 1978. It has a circulation of about 116,779 daily and 139,625 on Sundays.

What I'll be doing at my internship newspaper:
I will be the business/metro intern.

How I got interested in journalism:
I became fascinated with journalism as a young viewer of television, watching “20/20” and “Dateline” each week with my family. I joined the school newspaper in junior high school and continued to stay involved with my school papers throughout high school and college.

What I'll pack:
I won't need to pack much because I am from Delaware and will live only a few minutes from the paper. But I'll be sure to bring a few working pens and a pad of paper because news can happen anywhere.

What I do for fun:
I love playing soccer, football and field hockey, going to the beach during the summer, reading about far-away places and traveling.

Favorite Web site(s):
CNN.com, nytimes.com, delawareonline.com, YouTube