NewsCity agency’s handling of HIV kids still questioned by foster parentsNew York City’s Administration for Children’s Services has been under fire from charges of inappropriately enrolling as many as 465 foster children in experimental HIV drug trials throughout the 1990s. Ninety-eight percent of children in foster care in New York City are persons of color. more> Thriving Chinese restaurant wholesalers: new quest for unionsChinese restaurant wholesaler was surprised at unionizing initiative, claiming to be a fair employer. Union organizers claim otherwise. more> Latino youth unprotected on the InternetPedophiles often use chat rooms to contact minors for illicit sex. But authorities in New York and New Jersey have yet to create a special unit responsible for overseeing Internet chat rooms in Spanish. more> Homeland Security to hunt down employers hiring undocumented immigrantsTo date, only a small fraction of employers have been tried for violating U.S. immigration laws; most have escaped with paltry fines. But Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff says the U.S. government will no longer tolerate such employers. more> |
EditorialsToo many guns in New York streets“We need tighter gun control legislation to restrict the manufacture and sale of weapons. In a sense, they are weapons of mass destruction in our communities and should be treated as such,” says New York Assemblyman Nick Perry. more> For Pakistan’s new school curriculum: Prophet Mohammad is out, Bush inThe sayings of Prophet Mohammad and other stories of Muslim conquests and wars were excised from Pakistan’s new academic curriculum for 11th Graders, and replaced by stories about President Bush as a great leader. Is this a new low for Pakistani leaders? 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.
