NewsEdgy effort to redirect Jewish political debateHip Jewish Web sites with strong appeal to younger Jews will be surveyed on domestic issues. The goal is to start creating networks of young activists who believe the traditional Jewish organizations do not represent their interests. The responses will be handed to all presidential campaigns to encourage a broader discussion. more> MTA sued for racial discrimination"Shoot the Hispanic target" was the title of an email sent by a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) boss to other supervisors at the agency. The message consisted of a video of two agents at a police practice firing range. Laughing uproariously, one of the agents fires while he shouts an obscene word in Spanish. more>
NY entrepreneurs support immigration reformAlthough New York is still far from developing a common front of entrepreneurs and business owners who advocate for the undocumented – at least not at the pace it is happening in the rest of the country – there is among New York business people the spirit and the will to demand immigrants' legal participation as an important force in the economy of the Big Apple and the nation. more> High demand for illegal Chinatown apartmentsA Chinese real estate agent said that the proliferation of illegal subdivisions of Chinatown apartments has everything to do with high demand. Chinatown is considered to be the center for most Fujianese immigrants in the United States. Many of them, especially those who live in other states, see New York’s Chinatown as the focal point of businesses. more> Labor federation declares nation’s workplace unsafeAccording to the AFL-CIO study, there were 5,734 fatal workplace injuries with significant increases in fatalities among African-American, Latinos, foreign-born and young workers in 2005. more> |
EditorialsSuffering from immigrant schizophreniaThere was an interesting moment during an episode of The Sopranos a few weeks back. One character recalled that his immigrant ancestors came from Italy into the United States by way of Canada. He paused, then added, “They should build a wall these days, though.” This is a stark example of what you might call immigration schizophrenia: a profound confusion when it comes to one’s personal ethnic history and immigration in general. more> City’s weird water logicTo penalize rate payers for being conservation-minded, the author said, rates for homeowners and landlords will rise by 11.5 percent in July, and the Board projects similar increases for next year and the year after. more> My escape from high school“That doesn’t mean things are hopeless for all the other bored high school students out there. I think the most important thing that I did was decide to take control of my education and my future. Anyone who puts their mind to it can change their attitude,” the author said. 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.
