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
newsIs immigration reform benefiting from health stall?Health care reform was never an easy prospect, and neither is immigration reform, but the latter lately looks as if it might get closer presidential attention in the coming weeks because of the problems facing the former. New York State NAACP President sees race in media coverage of Black political leaders"The leaders are being targeted. They have always been targeted," declared Hazel Dukes, head of the NY chapter of the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization.
VIDEO :: Journalist Gwen Ifill speaks about the future of American democracy and the Black political structure in the age of Obama. more> Construction workers cheated in Chinatown’s informal economyOne Fujianese construction worker named Jiang lost not only unpaid wages but also a considerable sum he loaned to his employer, who absconded without a trace. Communities mourn Ted Kennedy |
editorialsNeedle exchange programs under attackFor the South Bronx, the national epicenter of the dual epidemics of HIV infection and the use of drugs by injection, the existence of needle exchange programs is crucial.
VIDEO :: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) spoke in opposition to Representative Mark Souder's (R-IN) amendment to the FY2010 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations bill, which would reinstate a ban on a federal needle exchange program. Just say “No” to GiulianiGiuliani had his day and proved that he is insensitive and evil. America and the Republican Party were smart enough to reject his ridiculous presidential campaign last year, and he must not even be allowed to start a campaign for New York governor.
VIDEO :: PIX11, CBS-TV and CNN cover Republican Representative Peter King's statement that Rudy Giuliani is more likely than ever to run for New York Governor. 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.
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