newsFighting cuts to senior servicesAfter the city shut 29 senior centers earlier this year and cut a number of other services, including an elder-abuse program and a healthy aging initiative, many advocates for seniors are alarmed that these measures create isolating and potentially dangerous circumstances for the elderly. more> Promoting elder economic security in NYC
Bronx, Mayor disagree on plan to bring schools to ArmoryThe closure of the Sgt. Joseph A. Muller Army Reserve Center in Wakefield frees the buildings up to become schools, which activists have long advocated for and overcrowded School District 10 badly needs. However, the Muller Local Redevelopment Authority, a group tasked with finding a new use for the buildings, has another idea. more> Midterm Elections: Who did the Russians vote for?Since President Obama took the White House, he has disappointed many and has forced many former opponents to change their opinions for the better. At the recent midterm elections, Americans voted for the opposition. But who did the Russians vote for and why? more> Jamaican mother deported without babyOn Tuesday, November 2, a Jamaican mother was deported from Toronto without her six-month-old baby. The judge in her immigration hearing decided that the baby would not face irreparable harm with her removal from Canada. more> Education watchParents fight against new schools chancellor
Kiryas Joel asks for modesty
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Op/EdA roof of one’s own: Where are poor people supposed to live?Do you know what it's like to feel like you have no place to live? I do. I got kicked out of my aunt's house and was homeless several years ago. I ended up in Covenant House, which is an emergency shelter for young adults ages 15-21 in Manhattan. more> My family needs my salaryWage theft is a serious problem – in New York City alone, employers have robbed close to billions of dollars every year from the wages of its workers. more> Senator Savino introduces bill to protect workers against wage theft
The deconstruction of discordPakistanis and Indians are taught from infancy to believe in belligerent views about their cousins from the other side of the subcontinent. But in the mixing pot of America something happens that undoes this false dichotomy: we meet each other. more> Artists break down barriers between India and Pakistan
AUDIO: Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition spoke with Mohsin Hamid about a quest for peace between India and Pakistan using culture and the arts to bridge the differences between the two countries. more> briefsWhat ethnic communities are saying on immigration reformNo Immigration Reform in next Congress
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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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