newsNY1 news report outrages parents and staff at Chinatown bilingual schoolAn open letter from PS 184M states that "using false facts, outdated materials, misrepresentation of parents' views and misquoted letters," the reporter distorted the image "of one of the nation's highest achieving public schools into a lowly criminal enterprise." more> NY1's Lindsey Christ filed the following report on Chinatown school
In Flushing, business under construction signs hide a grimmer reality"Sales income, the backbone of any business, is 20 percent lower than it was before throughout Flushing," says Sonata Real Estate broker Anthony Hyun. more> Messy foreclosure situation may hit New York homeownersA messy foreclosure scandal that defers the American dream of home ownership has put foreclosures into doubt as well as the real owners of properties across the country, including New York. more> We can already benefit from the health care reformJenny Rejeske, director of Health Advocacy at the NYIC, points out that as health care reform goes into effect, it presents an opportunity to include immigrant communities by providing adequate information to understand how health care reform affects them. more> Health care bill already benefitting communities
briefsMomentum for passage of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act picked up steam
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editorialsThe growth of Latino studentsTo talk about education reform is to talk about an issue that affects Latinos more than any other group in New York. In the same way that the Hispanic population in the United States has duplicated in the last 30 years, so has the population of Latino students in New York City schools. more> It's more than a battle over sodas, it's about healthy lifestylesWith obesity and diabetes running rampant in the City, giving a clear indication that New Yorkers are losing the battle against the bulge and some of the non-communicable diseases, it seems clear that tough action is needed. more> Appeal to ban food stamp purchase of sodas
Business owner: Paid Sick Leave Bill not bad medicineI know the money I pay my employee for those sick days will come back to me in another way – increased sales, smoother running stores, my employees taking more responsibility that I otherwise would have to take. more> ELECTION WATCHCongressmen debate Hispanic agenda
AUDIO: NPR host Michel Martin spoke with Democratic Congressmen Becerra (CA), and Grijalva (AZ) on agenda for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this week. 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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