Tomasz Deptula, columnist for Nowy Dziennik, is associate editor for Voices That Must Be Heard.
NewsA new wave of Puerto Rican immigration?Janet Torres’ may be housing family members in her Bronx apartment as many pack their bags and leave the economic crisis in Puerto Rico to find employment in New York. 95,000 professionals lost their jobs when the PR government declared a partial administrative shutdown. more> NYC moves to raise fees for public housing tenantsAttempting to close a $93 million budget deficit, the New York City Housing Authority will start charging public housing tenants fees for use of “heavy duty” appliances, repairs and replacement of fixtures and will increase parking fees. more> Minutemen in NY threaten undocumented Irish immigrants“The Irish come here, too, and don’t go back,” said Ronald Lewandowski, founder of the Minutemen NY chapter. “And now they own businesses in Montauk. The simple fact is, what part of illegal they don’t understand.” more> Filipino Americans push for more family visas“My parents were petitioned by their siblings in the United States and had to wait up to 25 years to be reunited with their loved ones. It is very cruel and tears so many Filipino families apart,” said Julia Camagong of the Philippine Forum. more> Special FocusAcross the nation |
EditorialsAfrica’s hope: America begins to focus on Dafur genocideAccording to the author, the recent demonstration in Washington D.C. against genocide in Sudan, organized by Jewish advocacy groups, mobilized thousands of people. For them, if anything has been learned over the past 60 years, it is that inhumanity degrades us all and that silence is complicity. 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.
