Tomasz Deptula was guest editor for this issue. He is an editor at Nowy Dziennik - Polish Daily News.
NewsWith a little help - Two more Asian employees win back wagesBreaking a traditional silence kept by abused immigrant workers, two supermarket employees fought for compensation against their supermarket employers. more> New strategy to end immigration raids on the workplace?U.S. citizens and legal immigrants mistakenly caught during immigration raids in increasing numbers demand compensation for violation of their rights. more> Loan sharks make a killing on Hispanics“Hispanics go to the loan sharks because that is what they know. You can never get out from under those debts. They do it because they don't know that there are better options,” explained Eduardo Giraldo, vice president for Government and Corporate Relations at the Queens Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. more> Special Focus2008 Presidential Elections: Through the lens of ethnic journalists |
EditorialsNo crane, no gainBoth Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson suggested that the 23 percent building increase in the last five years was not related to the 83 percent rise in construction accidents, accounting for 15 deaths this year alone. more> A vote for the hungryOne of Washington’s nastiest legislative deadlocks came to an end last week when Congress voted convincingly to override a presidential veto and enact the five-year funding package known as the Farm Bill, which provides some $300 billion in food stamps, nutrition programs, foreign aid and conservation programs, along with perennially controversial growers’ subsidies. 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.
