Tomasz Deptula was guest editor for this issue. He is an editor at Nowy Dziennik - Polish Daily News.
NewsChurches: Walking fine line between partisan politics and support for Obama“We have to be very careful so we don’t jeopardize the church’s status but, yes, we talk to them about the Christ who transforms and about our need to be transformers,” said the Rev. Kirton, a Trinidadian. “We speak of the need to be supporters of those who are pursuing change for the better, better for the community and better for their families.” more> NYPD says they are not immigration agentsWhen the police carried out a raid last Tuesday in Jackson Heights, in which two vans full of day laborers were arrested, they were not executing a new police policy; rather they were doing their jobs, according to police spokesperson. more> Facing lean times, Chinese restaurateurs decry court decision on side of laborersWhen a court ruled on the October 22nd that Manhattan Chinatown’s Saigon Grill restaurant chain must pay 36 Chinese deliverymen a total of $4.6 million in lost wages and damages, it sent a shockwave of dismay and anxiety through the Chinese restaurant industry. more> Indian-American engineers and architects: United to get respectAn atmosphere of discrimination existed against Indian-American professionals. They were at a disadvantage in getting government contracts, as they were considered inferior to their fellow professionals who had grown up and studied in the United States. more> Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement hurts Afro-ColombiansPanelists for “The Colombian Free Trade Agreement, Displacement of Afro- Colombians, and Violence against Trade Unionists” focused on how the trade policy would help perpetuate racial inequalities in Colombia. more> Special Focus2008 Presidential Elections: Through the lens of ethnic journalists |
EditorialsWho will pick up the tab?As a gypsy cab driver, I have spent my whole life scraping by to achieve the little that I have, and I was lucky to work for a very prestigious taxi company in the city, which had a juicy contract with Lehman Brothers. I thought that my daily salary was secure. more> A slow clock for day laborersWhen the Bloomberg administration wants to get something done, it makes it happen. In six months, a mayoral commission produced recommendations for reducing poverty. In a few weeks, Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the majority of the City Council pushed through legislation to extend term limits. But there’s a different story around the day labor commission. 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.
