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Multimillion dollar misinformation campaignIn a special Labor Day collaboration with syndicated radio program Making Contact, PRA Editorial Director Abby Scher uncovers the truth behind the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's multimillion dollar misinformation campaign to defeat the bill in the name of saving small businesses. more> newsNo raise for workers earning tipsOn July 24th, the New York State Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage, from $7.15 to $7.25, in order to comply with federal legislation. However, this increase doesn't apply to workers who earn tips, whose hourly wage has been $2.13 since 1991.
AUDIO :: The US federal minimum wage went up to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. The increase is welcome news to minimum wage earners, but not all low-wage workers will benefit. On the line is Raj Nayak of the National Employment Law Project. FSRN's Tanya Snyder reports. more> Constant harassment of Latinos in Suffolk CountyJavier Monroy, of Mexico origin, received nine stitches and has a $30,000 debt from the five days he spent in the hospital. He recalled the incident yesterday, "They yelled at me. They left me bleeding in the street," he said.
AUDIO :: Wakeup Call's Esther Armah interviews Mark Potok, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Project, about their report on the treatment of Latinos is Suffolk County, Long Island. Health reform backlash seen fanning extremism"In polls, people say they know there's something wrong with the health care system. But flash the words 'euthanasia' and 'Nazi' and 'socialism' in front of them, and it taps all this built-up anger and the hunt for scapegoats," said a leading Jewish community relations activist who asked that his name not be used. more> Undocumented immigrants suffer from lack of medical assistanceEach year, millions of immigrants need medical assistance, and many have no medical insurance. Not having medical insurance in this country can result in big and permanent problems, especially for people who suffer from chronic illness. VIDEO :: President Obama reiterated in August that undocumented immigrants are not eligible for health care benefits under the proposed health care bills and indicates that a "basic standard of decency" is why they are treated in hospital emergency rooms. Education Watch |
editorialsRemembering September 11 terrorist attacks
Common ground for our common healthOur city and nation survived terrible attacks by coming together for a common goal. We most certainly must, and can, do the same to prevent the continued suffering of the underinsured and uninsured. The road to health care reform: The human right to quality careThis issue of health care reform in recent weeks has become so politically charged and divided. I believe this divide represents a great disparity between the "haves" and "have nots." VIDEO :: The American Nurses Association (ANA) says that quality health care is a basic human right. Their principles on health care reform -- guaranteed, affordable, high quality health care for all. Who is the next Irish champion?The passing of Senator Ted Kennedy leaves a gap as wide as Dunloe for Irish America and the Irish government. Unless we seriously up our game, the Kennedy era will be seen as the zenith of our influence on Capitol Hill. more> Investigation: Not a good ideaThe author asks: Is it possible to retroactively criminalize actions that were deemed legal and acceptable under the Bush administration?
AUDIO :: Last week, NPR's All Things Considered reported that former Vice President said politics are behind the Obama administration decision to investigate CIA interrogators. more> briefs |
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NYCMA holds training workshop for ethnic media journalists on Elections 2010
New York: New York Community Media Alliance hosted the first of two workshops -- Elections 101: NYC, Albany and the Elections 2010 -- on Thursday, July 15 at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism.
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NYCMA Launches Summer 2010 Ethnic Media Internship Program!
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
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.
NYCMA holds first Net Neutrality Conference for ethnic media, Announces Writing Challenge
Helen Brunner, Director of the Media Democracy Fund addressing the inaugural session of NYCMA Forum on Communications Policy and its Possible Effects on Ethnic Media and Their Communities. – Photo by Zooey Salazar
New York Community Media Alliance hosted its first conference on Communications Policy and its Possible Effects on Ethnic Media and Their Communities, Tuesday, June 8 at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism. In attendance were journalists from a range of publications as well as many communications justice activists – all who sought to expose the connections between communications policy and the everyday life of community members. The conference also focused on wireless services and how their policies affect communities.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein addressing NYCMA Fellows
Chancellor Klein explained the challenges the DOE faces in the current environment of budgetary cuts and answered journalists' questions as part of NYCMA's eight-month long Ethnic and Community Press Fellowship -- Developing an Education Beet-II on April 8. – Photo by A. Sherpa
FPI releases data about unemployment rates for New York City residents
Fiscal Policy Institute has released a fuller set of data, with detail on immigrant unemployment by gender, and comparing recent immigrants with those who have been here more than 10 years. This is a data release from the Fiscal Policy Institute that is not connected with a full report. For information to explain how to read this data and comment on what it means, please contact David Dyssegaard Kallick (212-721-7164, ddkallick@fiscalpolicy.org), or James Parrott (212-721-5624, parrott@fiscalpolicy.org)