Meet IndyStar videojournalism intern Adin Parks

Indianapolis Star

4 days ago

IndyStar's newsroom internships are an important tradition that benefits readers, the news industry and aspiring journalists. We have nine summer interns for 2025 — students who have shown a passion for local journalism and have prior internship or student media experience. The program provides a bridge from student journalism to the professional ranks and helps the Star fill the gaps as our full-time staff take well-earned vacation time.
Similarly, we're taking a break from our "Meet the Staff" feature for the summer to give you a chance to, yes, meet the interns. We also call them Pulliam fellows — in recognition of the family that used to own the newspaper and has continued to support journalism in Indianapolis — and past participants have gone on to rich careers at the Star and elsewhere in journalism.
Up this week is 2025 IndyStar intern Adin Parks.
I am a videojournalism intern. I am working closely with the visuals staff to provide videos to go with stories and photo galleries.
I am currently enrolled at Western Kentucky University. I will be a senior fall 2025.
I absolutely love getting to build relationships with people that I meet as a journalist. I enjoy hearing people's stories, and being able to tell those stories is what makes this job so fun for me.
The editors! They all love their jobs and really enjoy working here and bringing the visuals team to life. I wanted to be a part of the crew as well as grow my skillsets in the journalism field!
TV Show: "Breaking Bad." The cinematography is immaculate! I've really enjoyed the show thus far.
Book: "The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent." I love exploring religions and worldviews, especially the history of them.
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." — Harvey Dent, "The Dark Knight"
Daft Punk's "One More Time." I will bop to that song and album for as long as I live.
Live with no regrets (but don't be stupid about it). — My mentor years back told me this and I think about it a lot.
I see myself spending time in other countries documenting the life of individuals in different cultures and societies. My dream is to travel the world and document stories through a photojournalistic lens.