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Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue.
newsHard times: Chinese-American unemployment rate soarsThe rate of unemployment among Asian Americans, usually quite low, has doubled over the past year. This rate of increase is among the highest of all ethnic groups.
VIDEO :: A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, some Asian Americans and U.S.- educated Asians are considering opportunities outside the U.S. in China, India, and beyond. Nathan King of Voice of America reported from New York. more> Attempt to reunite military familiesNational Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani stated that there could be thousands of military families who have an undocumented member – it is estimated that there are more than 114,000 immigrants in the Armed Forces. VIDEO :: Michael Ferschke, Jr. served honorably in the Marines and gave his life for our country. His widow, Hota, now faces a new battle to live in the U.S. even though she is trying to honor Michael's wish to raise their son in his hometown. more> Nightmare ends for tenants at neglected Bronx buildingResident Stephen Hawkins said a man fixing his toilet once asked him for a quarter, which he then wrapped around a pipe with plumbing tape and pronounced the job done. "That's how [the landlord] does things," he said, "if they get around to it." more> More kosher soup kitchens aiding the newly poor as recession impact deepensThe number of households coming to the pantries jumped to 15,000 last month. "We have seen nothing like it," said Met Council CEO and Executive Director William Rapfogel. VIDEO :: News 12 Brooklyn reported on Masbia kosher soup kitchen in Borough Park Brooklyn. more> U.S. fears backlash against Muslims after Fort HoodImam Hendi said policies and sensitivity training can't stop every snide comment. more> Islamberg: A unique town of African American MuslimsAlthough the community members are law-abiding U.S. citizens and Muslims, the hamlet has been subject to allegations of terrorist ties in the media. more> |
editorialsWe’re all losing this culture warThe father of a 9/11 victim is protesting his town's decision to erect a memorial to his deceased son. What could possibly be the objection? more> Why we need Internet neutralityVerizon and AT&T have spent over $20 million on federal lobbying in this year alone trying to thwart The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009, a bill in Congress that would enshrine net neutrality in law. VIDEO :: Joshua Breitbart of People's Production House discusses empowering people with media literacy and the potential benefits of opening up the TV white spaces to Americans in urban areas.
AUDIO :: On October 22nd, NPR's Morning Edition reported on the Federal Communication Commission's vote on net neutrality. more> AIDS has disappeared...In 2007, two million people worldwide died of AIDS – that is 5,500 per day. In the United States, 1.1 million people were living with AIDS, with a startling 45 percent of all new cases found among African Americans. more> briefsMexicans turn to pawn shops to get out of debt
AUDIO :: In a story that aired last month on WNYC, Radio Rookie Errika Diaz tells her story of "Money Stress." She like many of her neighbors in the South Bronx has lived in poverty most of her life. more> ELECTION WATCHThe economic crisis elections
AUDIO :: The House passed the sweeping health care bill by a narrow 220-215 vote on November 7. more> |
Upcoming Activities
NYCMA Announcements
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.
Student Internship
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)