NewsCity security guards are organizing - “We are due for some respect”With heightened security awareness among New Yorkers following 9/11, there is one group of workers who seem to have been overlooked in the burgeoning security enhancement business. These are the security guards assigned to some 600 high-end office buildings in New York. more> Sikh student allowed ceremonial dagger in Westchester school after being suspendedThe suspension record of a 15-year-old Sikh student who wore a small ceremonial knife to school has been revoked. Balancing religious freedom and school safety, school authorities have allowed him to wear a smaller version of the sacred symbol. more> Looking for political power – Mexican Americans will join NY electorate in next five yearsThe political power of Mexicans in New York City could make itself felt at any moment. Community leaders foresee that a new generation of Mexican Americans will join the New York electorate en masse in the next five years. more> Conservative 'Academic Bill of Rights' campaign challenges teaching evolution in collegesUrged on by conservative provocateur David Horowitz, lawmakers in several states are pushing legislation requiring unprecedented government oversight of teaching on college campuses. more> Hiring centers for day laborers stymied by political turf warsPotential day laborers languish while the Mayor and City Council endlessly debate the particulars of setting up the hiring centers. more> Special FocusMaking media ours |
EditorialsPolish media maker remembers challenge of covering Polish PopeA Yonkers resident who worked for a Polish public radio station in 1978 keenly remembered the flurry in the newsroom caused by Pope John Paul II's election. "We were dismayed -- the [standard] news script was already in the hands of the announcer...The censorship staff closed their rooms and unplugged the phones." Could they bypass the usual news and announce his appointment without permission? 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.
