Tomasz Deptula, from Nowy Dziennik-Polish Daily News, was guest editor for this issue.
NewsCity’s livery car drivers look to organize“Some [drivers] don't even have enough to eat and others are sick or in the hospital, and there's no one to reach out and give them a hand. [This] has led us to organize a group of drivers who will support us in organizing the industry,” says Angel Brito. more> Count them – Calls for Irish senior census in U.S. citiesIrish Lobby for Immigration Reform vice chairman Ciaran Staunton was badly shocked not just by Gallagher's death, but by the fact that the body of the 72-year-old remained undiscovered in his Sunnyside, Queens apartment for a week or more. more> More NYC Chinese join ranks of unemployedEighty percent of the job seekers are non-English speaking new immigrants mostly looking for work in cleaning services, hotel services, construction, and household management. more> NY Poles also losing jobsMarek, 33, is one of the 693,000 New Yorkers who lost their jobs in December. “I worked for an IT company. At the first signs of the recession, my employers fired a dozen people. I was let go before Christmas,” he says. more> |
EditorialsMaking history – Teens reflect on what the 2008 presidential election means to them“Pulling the lever that day made it the best day of my 19 years. My heart was thumping so hard that my stomach was doing somersaults. Knowing that my voice would be heard and that I would be responsible for shaping the future of America for the next four years was breathtaking.” —Te-Li, 19 more> Immigration hit by another crisisThe economic crisis that is taking thousands of American jobs [is] making the case for granting working papers to immigrants less strong. more> A bad year for immigrantsThis has not been an easy year for immigrants in the United States. Massive raids at workplaces from coast to coast, the promotion of measures against undocumented immigrants in various states, and an escalation in the number of crimes with racist overtones against Latinos have generated indignation and worry in this community. 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.
