NewsNYC lawmakers see indigenous financial institutions as answer to foreclosuresIn an effort to stem the tide of home foreclosures in their communities, elected officials and local community leaders in Brooklyn are looking to establish a local bank. more> Korean grocers’ associations see threat in new green cart billThe Green Cart bill, put forward by New York City Council and supported by a number of council members, is aimed at economically weaker neighborhoods to bring fresh produce to local residents by making it available on the streets. more> N.Y. Department of Education sued over alleged quota systemThe ‘topsy-turvy quota system” (as CIR calls it) began with a 1974 desegregation lawsuit, Hart v. Community School of Brooklyn. However, with demographic changes in the borough, the measure put in place to increase minority enrollment has ironically become one that limits their entry. more> Divide and Conquer: Clintons exploit Black-Latino tensionsA generation or two ago, Irish, Italians and Jews were bunched by those in power into the same congressional, legislative and city council districts to compete for the same scraps of political representation, while White Anglo-Saxon Protestants took the rest of the pie. The same has occurred in recent years as Blacks and Latinos – the two most solid Democratic Party voting demographic groups – have been shoehorned into increasing conflict. more> Special Focus2008 Presidential Elections: Through the lens of ethnic journalists |
EditorialsHopes rise for immigration reformWith Senator John McCain, leading in the Republican race, and Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, neck and neck on the Democratic side, the omens are good, says Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform Executive Director Kelly Fincham. more> Filipino exposéTales about Filipinos tearing down one another are not rare in this side of town. It is in fact as common as help wanted ads asking for Filipino domestics. Though most of these tales are petty, some manage to grow and become headlines. 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.
