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
newsScammers cheating US visa lottery winnersPreying on their eagerness to come to America, unscrupulous individuals in Bangladesh and the United States have found a way to demand money from visa lottery winners by tapping into their personal information.
AUDIO :: Among the 300 million people living in America are hundreds of thousands who won green cards through a lottery run by the State Department. NPR brings you the story of two such people. more> Illegal border crossings cost Chinese 10 times more than MexicansThe number of Chinese people illegally immigrating to the United States is rapidly increasing, despite the exorbitant costs to get here.
VIDEO :: Some fear that Mexico's easing of visa restrictions for Chinese tourists will increase illegal border crossing into the US. more> No free lunch: Conflict over food stamp accessCity advocates to fight hunger are concerned with the negative impact of finger-printing on those who seek help.
AUDIO :: WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports that the Bronx tops in poverty and unemployment in New York State but is 14th in receiving Stimulus money. more> Aborn introduces CompStat-type plan with some helpThe Mnahttan DA candidate is pushing for treatment instead of incaceration as a humane and money saving strategy.
VIDEO :: Candidate Richard Aborn talks about treatment for mentally ill and drug offenders. more> |
editorialsObama and the invisibility of race in AmericaThe author suggests that the heated reaction to Professor Gates' encounter with the police at his Cambridge home's doorstep is partially due to anxiety by conservative whites to the Census prediction that whites will shift into a minority status within the next 50 years. more> Don’t devalue ‘anti-Semitism’The fight to combat anti-Semitism, a vital community priority, is undermined every time "anti-Semitism" becomes yet another cheap slogan used by those looking to settle political and ideological scores. more> briefsMinimum wage goes up – Are businesses ready?
AUDIO :: NPR's economic analyst Marilyn Geewax discusses the pros and cons of the national wage hike. more> |
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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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