NewsUndocumented immigrants object to proposed law in New JerseyA law [proposed by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney] that would punish employers for hiring undocumented workers in New Jersey is seen by Mexican immigrants as an unwise idea. more> Councilman Liu meets to defuse possible racial implications by Sharpton aideOn February 13, Rev. Franklin Richardson, chair of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, an African-American civil rights organization, met with City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens) to discuss what Richardson termed “a miscommunication” regarding his speech at the funeral of Christopher Ridely, an African-American officer killed by police fire. more> Report: Prison is a different kind of punishment for transgender inmatesPrison movies don’t exaggerate, says former Rikers Island inmate Stefanie Rivera: Life behind bars is just as cut-throat, just as nasty, just as terrifying as it’s often portrayed on the big and small screen. But it was much worse for her, Rivera tells the Blade, because she was a transgender woman in a men’s facility. more> Special Focus2008 Presidential Elections: Through the lens of ethnic journalists |
EditorialsCritical moment for cable dealThis is not the kind of news that makes the front page of the city’s tabloids or the top of the 11 o’clock news (or even the bottom). But it should because it will affect millions of New Yorkers and the city’s civic bloodstream. 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.
