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Voices That Must Be Heard
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Edition 331: 24 July 2008
Tomasz Deptula, from Nowy Dziennik-Polish Daily News, was guest editor for this issue

2008 Presidential Elections: Through the lens of ethnic press:

McCain: Let American cigarettes kill Iranians
Iran Times, 18 July 2008. English language.
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The Voices That Must Be Heard Project believes that New York's immigrant, ethnic and community press are an important bridge for cross-cultural understanding, and seeks to amplify the work of those journalists. (Click here for the mission statement.) It is published weekly on this site and distributed free via email. Please contact us if you would like receive Voices.

Disclaimer

Voices That Must Be Heard is generously supported by the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Katherine and David Moore Family Foundation.

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2008 Elections Initiative
NYCMA launched this unprecedented initiative by sending 10 ethnic journalists to New Hamsphire for the primary in January. Over 30 articles were published after the three-day primary. Click here to read the special issue of Voices That Must Be Heard.

NYCMA is offering a series of workshops on issues critical to communities of color. The next workshop is scheduled in early June. Details to be announced.
Previous workshops

Winners of 2007 IPPIES awards announced

ABOUT THE ETHNIC PRESS
NYCMA executive director honored by Mayor Bloomberg
Juana Ponce de Leon, executive director of NYCMA, was honored by Mayor Bloomberg during the Immigrant History Week 2007 for her work in immigrant communities.

Map of the Ethnic Press in NYC
With the help of the Community Mapping Assistance Project (CMAP), IPA-NY has developed a map of the locations of ethnic and community publication offices in the five boroughs. Click here to view.

New York Community Media Alliance IN THE NEWS
More in the news
IPA member newspaper Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News ran a series of articles on their counterparts in the ethnic press.

Click for articles from CJR, The Village Voice, The New York Times 1, The New York Times 2, The New York Times 3, The Carnegie Reporter, and The Poynter Institute.

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