IPA's Ippie Awards will be held on October 26, 2005, to honor the work of the best and the brightest journalists in New York's ethnic and community press.
NewsNY labor unions come to aid of Hurricane Katrina victimsMoved by the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 assembled a convoy of 70 buses and 47 supply vehicles and pulled out of New York early morning of September 3, bound for New Orleans, Louisiana. “If we can move New York, I guess we can move New Orleans or anyone else who needs support,” said TA Surface Bus Operator Darien Davis. more> Justice department should reward, not demote official for not suppressing racial profiling statistics: NAACPAccording to a newspaper report, Lawrence A. Greenfeld, former director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, was demoted after he refused to delete data on racial profiling in traffic stops, according to 80,000 interviews in 2002. more> Once again immigrant students overlookedIn a historical lawsuit brought by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity that looks to obtain more state funds for New York City schools, a group of immigrant students who don’t speak English have been neglected. more> Can we rescue the rescue?Was it possible to avoid the scale of the current destruction or minimize the number of Katrina’s victims? Were the efforts to rescue victims, provide aid and restore order to the region adequate? What measures must be taken so as not to repeat what happened? The Russian Bazaar speaks with our leaders. more> Despite strict laws, illegal migration to U.S. continuesThat Indian worker hauling crates on a truck at Sabzi Mandi in Jackson Heights in New York, or the busboy in a restaurant in Cerritos area in California, or even a professional worker who flits back and forth between home in India and the United States on a tourist visa to earn some extra money, are part of a million illegal immigrants who live and work in the United States, according to a new report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) based in Washington, D.C. more> |
EditorialsCan nature’s rumbles be truly heard?The author argues that with a government that gives low priority to the environment, the public’s education on the connection between their consumer habits and the wellbeing of the planet are sorely missing. This impact of this ignorance reached beyond the U.S. borders. 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.
