NewsNY Russian radio station pressured by Russian governmentDispleased that the station advertised a forthcoming meeting with President Putin's opponents, the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Russian Consulate in New York, made repeated calls to the station expressing their discontent. But the pressure didn’t end there. more> Chinatown parents confused about plan to close city middle schoolsWhile his third grade promotion policy is stirring controversy, Chancellor Klein’s plan to restructure middle schools has gotten little notice. Within five years, two-thirds of the city’s 228 middle schools will be closed. more> Democratic senators woo Pakistani community to send Bush homeSpeaking to a crowd of 400 Pakistani community members, three prominent U.S. Senators said that the only way to counter the Bush Administration’s policies of ethnic and racial profiling was to send President Bush back home to Texas. more> City day care workers want a contract, now!Four hundred day care directors and 7,000 teachers – responsible for over 50,000 low- and middle-income children in 350 day care centers throughout the city – are fired up. They have been without a contract for three years and now they are sending an angry message to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. more> DNA, bridging the African past with the presentLeah Armour is just one of many African Americans interested in finding out their African roots. She said that her life and outlook have changed ever since she received the results. more> Special FocusGay marriage a community issue |
EditorialsJewish college students uncomfortable defending IsraelIn the 70s, Jewish kids wanted action and bold leadership. Today, students believe that the organized Jewish world is pressuring them for more activism than they are comfortable with. They find no room for dissent. more> New Yorker magazine’s perplexing reportPakistan has strongly denied a report by The New Yorker magazine, which says that Islamabad reached an agreement with the United States allowing thousands of U.S. troops to hunt down Osama Bin Ladin in Pakistan. The whole affair is so serious that it has sent ripples of anxiety through the Pakistani community living overseas. more> Briefs |
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CUNY new home for Voices and Ippies Awards
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to be the new home for Voices That Must Be Heard. Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community and ethnic journalists to get their feedback on Voices, as we develop our plans for expanding the publication's content and audience. Stay tuned!
ReportNYCMA releases Education Fellowship 2010 anthology
NYCMANYCMA Ethnic Media Student Internship Program
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
Check out student interns' stories
NYCMA is thrilled to announce the start of our summer internship program. We are able to place high school seniors with a passion for journalism in the real world of pad and pen. Students are given a rare insight and understanding into the power and function of New York's community media and the ability to hone writing skills in preparation for a career in journalism. This program is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
