NewsBloomberg says undocumented immigrants have right to remain, live and workMayor Bloomberg told Caribbean and African leaders that undocumented immigrants already in New York should be allowed to remain and that he supports federal immigration proposals such the McCain-Kennedy bill, which would give them a way to legalize their status. more> A loo of one's ownTransgender people often face harassment and discrimination when using bathrooms in public places. Activists working with city agencies would like to extend guidelines on how to prevent discrimination – setting up gender-neutral bathrooms, for example – to nontraditional places such as homeless shelters. more> Colored? Carrying a camera? Banned in New YorkAward-winning Indian filmmaker Rakesh Sharma says he became a victim of police harrassment for practicing his craft: shooting video of traffic on Park Avenue more> Serbians, Croatians and Jews clash over Brooklyn monument for victims of Jasenovac concentration campA disagreement over the number of victims at Jasenovac, a WWII concentration camp in Croatia, is at the center of a dispute over a memorial added to the Holocaust Memorial Park in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. more> Desperate for better jobs, many Poles become prey to Social Security scamsLike other undocumented Polish immigrants, Karolina could not change jobs without a social security card. But the newspaper ad that led her to a man who promised "real" documents for $2000 is one of many scams plaguing immigrant communities. more> |
EditorialsNo child left unrecruitedA little-known provision in the No Child Left Behind law requires schools to hand over students' personal information to military recruiters. The author argues this helps solve the armed forces' low recruitment problem at the expense of teens' privacy rights, and faults the NYC Department of Education for not protecting or informing students and their families. 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.
