Tomasz Deptula from Nowy Dziennik is our guest editor.
NewsImmigrants eligible for aid at NY hospitalsA new January 1, 2007, ruling will force hospitals in New York state to provide health care to people who are uninsured or underinsured at discounted or very low rates and to inform patients about how much financial aid is available for their care. more> Nowhere left to turn: An Iraqi immigrant’s struggle with adversitySince her husband died from stomach cancer three years ago and left her penniless, the Baghdad-turned-Bronx housewife, Alham Mastafa, has faced denials of welfare and rent-subsidies and difficulties finding employment. more> Pensions for the undocumented – not yet!Two years ago the Bush Administration promised to assume the responsibility of paying Social Security pensions to former undocumented immigrants who have become permanent residents or citizens, for the entire time that they worked in the country illegally. The promise has not become law yet, but many who worry about the stability of Social Security are speaking out against the plan. more> PA police help ICE arrest undocumented immigrantsEarly morning raids in Berwick, Pennsylvania by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show degrees of greater cooperation between federal authorities and local police. more> Spitzer nominates controversial Black judge to Court of AppealsWith his tapping of Judge Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court, New York’s Governor Eliot Spitzer has angered some members of the Black community. “Jones is a union buster,” noted City Councilman Charles Barron: “And to think that Spitzer made this announcement on Dr. King’s birthday is absolutely disgraceful.” more> |
EditorialsEducation effort: the battle is on for fundingWith the verdict in the famous “Campaign for Fiscal Equity” case directing the state to raise the education budget for New York City, those who believe the new governor, Eliot Spitzer, will implement a program are beginning to wage the battle for the distribution of funds. 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.
