Welcome to the online home of Hunter College Journalism, part of the Department of Film & Media Studies.
The Journalism program offers a hands-on, liberal arts approach to reporting and writing multimedia news through intensive writing classes, innovative production classes and opportunities to broadcast and publish work across several platforms.
The feature writing class was visited last week by another in its series of accomplished remarkable guests, Amanda Hess, critic-at-large at the New York Times. Read about the toughest parts of reporting for her.
Hunter journalism students and others are encouraged to come celebrate the winners of the 2019 James Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism, at a ceremony and reception with free food and drink on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30-8:30p at Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work at 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St. The awards, which recognize excellence in written reporting that exposes widespread injustices, underlying causes and possible reforms, will go to an undergraduate student winner, as well as to journalists at Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism (pictured left).
Join a panel on “The Growing Threat to Journalism Around the World,” on Monday, Nov. 4, at the Roosevelt House, 47 East 65th Street. The program features Sissel McCarthy, director of Hunter College’s journalism program, as well as news executives from CNN, Yahoo News and others.
Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization committed to covering education, is now looking for summer interns to report on education in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York City, and Memphis. The 10-week paid internship is from June to August 2020.
More than 400 Hunter College students got a guided tour of the field of environmental reporting from eco-journalism veteran and Hunter lecturer Adam Glenn Oct. 7. Read more about some of the unique challenges facing environmental journalists, and view the presentation and video.
RSVP for a journalism concentration pizza party on Oct. 23, where you'll learn about upcoming courses, meet new faculty and hear from our latest Pulitzer Center fellow.
The Baltimore Sun is offers an annual paid summer internship that commemorates the work of the first woman to lead The Sun's newsroom. Application deadline is Oct. 15.
The Boston Globe is offering 12-week paid internships that provide student journalists the opportunity to work as reporters, or as a photographer or copy editor. Deadline is Nov. 1. Find out how to apply.
