PICK UP ESSENCE, SEPT 2009

Look at the 30-page Michael Jackson Tribute with a byline by Marcus A. Scott!

"As the Summer 2009 research and production Essence Intern, I had the excellent opportunity to pitch ideas to the magazine for the September issue, which had to be "crashed in" because of Michael Jackson's shocking death at 50. We had many projects at this time--including our summer project, writing profile features for future files, working on the 40th Anniversary Issue, and various other projects we had at this time--so this was a doozy trying to pull this off! I pitched several ideas, some of which made it in to the magazine. As interns, we covered the timeline and by-the-numbers. My role after this was to compile most of the info, then find sources, then find more facts, and more numbers and to make it as cohesive as possible. This took speaking to the RIAA, Billboard, the Grammys, TV guide and various other media outlets that cater to entertainment, music, pop culture and philanthropy--all of which Michael Jackson has influenced. It was very fun, but took alot of effort. You could say that this was my project, but all of the interns did a lot finding great factoids."

-Marcus Scott (credited as Marcus A. Scott) about his experience working with the magazine. Marcus was a Summer 2009 intern with Time, Inc., publisher of Essence. He worked as the research, processing and production intern, and was housed in Columbia University. He says the experience was a great one!