Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor and Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue
newsCalling home – and losing minutesA 2007 study by the Hispanic Institute, a nonprofit research group, revealed that, on average, calling cards deliver only 60 percent of advertised minutes. more> Rent increases in New York City benefit no oneCarlos Sjoberg, an 80-year-old Peruvian man, who receives $800 a month from his pension fund and pays $650 in rent, asked, "I don't have anywhere to go, and if they keep raising the rent, where am I going to go?"
VIDEO :: Last month the Rent Guidelines Board decided on increases for New York City renters. more> Growing up homelessAccording to the Coalition for the Homeless, from July to November 2008, more than 1,300 new families entered New York City's shelter system each month, the highest monthly average since the city began recording this data 25 years ago. Among them are people who were middle class, had jobs, and who had no other options. more> Ecuadorians in New York City mull a migration homeCasa Ecuatoriana in Corona, Queens – where the greatest numbers of Ecuadorians live – is running Bienvenidos a Casa: Welcome Home, a program encouraging immigrants to return to their native land. more> Tired of negligent landlordsPassing in front of 618 Academy Street, a building in upper Manhattan, a woman can be seen bathing next to her children on the fire escape. She has opted for this peculiar method of hygiene because her landlord hasn't wanted to repair the bathtub, which has been unusable for some months. more> NYC Asian groups demonstrate for safe schoolsNew York City already has laws that demand respect for every student's dignity, and regulations on the books protecting schoolchildren from forms of mobbing and ostracizing, bullying and bias crimes; the problem lies in their enforcement.
VIDEO :: Two years ago activists called on the New York City Department of Education to stop bullying of immigrant students. more> Questions being raised about digital transitionOn June 12th, the US switched from analogue to digital broadcasting. The switch has been hailed as a success by the Federal Communication Commissions (FCC), but thousands of people here in NY and elsewhere across the country have been unable to watch television. CNPI reporter, Julia Paul interviewed a few New Yorkers who are having troubles with the digital transition. And Joel Kelsey, the Policy Analyst with Consumers Union, a guest on the Global Movements Urban Struggles show addresses some of the issues raised by consumers. more> |
editorialsImmigration reform: it’s in the numbersThe author observes that immigration reform will happen only when the numbers fall into place comfortably: the number of undocumented; the number in support in Congress; the number of unemployed, and finally the self-appointed number of sponsors for reform. more> How 9/11 affected Middle Eastern and Muslim AmericansSociologists Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr have authored a book that looks at activist and advocacy roots in Muslim-American communities and their influence on the communities' response to profiling and prejudice.
VIDEO :: The consequences of the 9/11 attacks will undoubtedly be felt for years to come. And the tragedy has continued to affect ordinary Muslim Americans to this day. more> briefsEDUCATION WATCH |
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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.
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