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.
newsDespite signs of a recovery, job fair draws 700"I've been applying, on average, to 40 or 50 places a month," said Queens resident Arnou, who has been unemployed for close to two years. "Everybody I spoke with at the job fair is in the same situation." more> Over 10,000 from New York to attend D.C. immigration rallyU.S. immigrant communities are already fed up with the Obama administration's ineffectual and unacceptable approach, and in the next election they will speak with their ballots, says NY Immigration Coalition's Chung-Wha Hong. On the day of the rally over 200 buses will be deployed to transport protestors to and from New York State alone. more> Voters dislike Governor, want to keep himNew Yorkers are giving Paterson the benefit of the doubt, according to the Marist College poll showing 68 percent want him to stay, 28 percent say quit and 6 percent are unsure. more> Race to the Top: New York is in!Although the state was named a finalist for federal education funds, Chancellor Joel Klein says there is still more work to be done to show it is serious about reforming education. But many at the community and grassroots level do not want to reform policies that the Obama Administration has advocated.
VIDEO :: NY1 reports that New York's becoming a finalist in Race to the Top did not stop the national day of education protests against proposed budget cuts. more> briefs |
editorialsMuslim-American youth seen as suspectsMembers of the Pakistani-American community don't hide their frustration at the indifference of the community leaders towards the fresh warning of growing trend of extremism amongst American Muslims, including Pakistanis. more> The immigration prison complexWhile targeting immigrant workers with no criminal history, enforcement programs supervised by the DHS have resulted in a notable increase of the non American detainees. According to a survey, Hispanics are the most affected by these measures. more> The price of higher educationSubsidies for universities have been cut, provoking reductions in teachers' salaries and class choices. Meanwhile, students are asked to pay more and more in tuition at state universities where costs are rising faster than inflation. more> Census SpecialBrooklyn neighborhoods receive fewer federal funds because of low level participation in Census
AUDIO :: The first Peoples Production House youth-produced story about the NYC census for the national newscast of the Pacifica network (heard on over 150 stations nationwide). more> Immigrants and the Census
VIDEO :: 2010 census means everyone will be counted. Some worry it will reshape political districts while others say it means more money from and more representation in Washington. From Texas, Vicente Arenas of KHOU 11 news reports. 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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