Advisory editor: Alyssa Katz, editor in chief of City Limits, an IPA-member publication
NewsLearning by doing at after-school activism clubAt least once a week, Chris Rambarran volunteers his time to make Norwood a better place to live. Chris is not your usual community activist—he’s a seventh-grader. He, and fellow members of the Norwood Action Club, volunteer after school to fix broken lights, improve buildings, and help solve other problems around their neighborhood. more> Crowded in New Jersey: Garden State population density climbs againNew Jersey has the highest population density in the country. In the state capital, people nicknamed the row houses rented to groups of Hispanic immigrants “Guatemala motels,” blaming new immigrants for the increase in crowding. more> Green card for a rosy futureEstimates of immigrants in fraudulant marriages—those not founded on love—vary widely. For couples who get caught, the penalties are harsh: fines, deportations and even jail time. But many immigrants continue to pay thousands of dollars for a chance at citizenship. more> Police brass works to polish police image in BrooklynAssistant Chief Joseph Fox is one of Brooklyn’s two police chiefs who report to New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. He’s focused on improving police-community relations, something he’s been interested in his entire career. more> ‘Look, you leave the house’: Visits with New York’s street vendorsThey face a lot of resistance. According to Giuliani’s “Quality of Life” program, street vendors should have been expelled from Manhattan. But they remain. Some salesmen love their job, and some would love to do something else. more> Special FocusSpecial Section: The Registration Crisis |
EditorialsAfrica 2002: A review of the good, the bad and the uglyThe events at the end of 2002 in Africa made me very proud to be an African. We achieved what America has yet to achieve, a free and fair election. The Kenyan elections are not the only good news, either. more> In search of moderate MuslimsHow—and how much—the Jewish community chooses to engage in dialogue with moderate Muslim leaders says more about the Jewish community than anything else. more> Briefs |
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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.
