Don't forget to register for the Ippies Awards Dinner on October 26, 2007, from 6-9 p.m. This is the only awards that recognize excellence in reporting in the ethnic and community press in New York City and the metropolitan area.
NewsChinese Americans find mainstream article biased on community Clinton supportA recent LA Times article claims that some donors of Sen. Hilary Clinton’s campaign were Chinese restaurant dishwashers, waiters, low-income residents, and even illegal immigrants. Community members responded that the story was inaccurate and taints the Chinese-American image. more> The children of illegal immigrants will get revenge for their parents“As future voters, they [children of undocumented immigrants] will probably not forgive politicians who wanted to kick their parents out of the country," writes Richard Nadler. more> Revised U.S. policy on screening Sikh turbansThe U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced last week a new security screening policy that applies to all religious head coverings. Under the new procedure, a Sikh traveler will not be asked to remove his turban, but during the screening process there would be additional options to satisfy the security requirements. more> Homeless family caught in bureaucratic nightmareOn a daily basis, Eric Pearce and his wife, along with their three children, stand in line for hours at the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) office in the Bronx, with other families, in hope of getting a temporary home. But the answer is always the same: they are ineligible. more> Knowing her rights has kept her from eviction“If I have a problem, something that has deteriorated or broken, and they don’t pay attention to me, I don’t pay the rent,” Doña Ana Hernandez, a tenant in Upper Manhattan, said with certainty, because she knows what she is doing. more> Special FocusImmigration reform goes local |
EditorialsWe are on the roof againAccording to the author, the rapid increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the African-American community has become a massive epidemic and a national crisis. more> Diversity and the lonely Jew“Last month, when my 4-year-old daughter, Ellie, started at the public elementary school down the block and I looked around her freshly decorated classroom, it hit me just how diverse our neighborhood is,” the author said. “But I also feel a little wistful, particularly about the lack of Jewishness around us.” 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.
