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Latest Program News
CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST SHOWS STUDENTS HOW TO LOOK THEIR BEST ON CAM
Celebrity makeup artist Ramy Gafni says high-definition TV is unforgiving but that makeup can perfect your natural appearance. Gafni met with…
Ode to Hunter North 503
By Prof. David Alm
An early writing mentor of mine once described “is” as a “very weak word.” I was…
Student Spotlight: Sima Sadykhov, Champion Ballroom Dancer
Meet Sima Sadykhov: A talented journalism student who is also a champion ballroom dancer.
The 20-year-old Hunter College senior just…
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Adam Glenn
For Hunter Journalism instructor Adam Glenn, it was a stroke of luck that he found himself teaching his first Media…
2022 Pulitzer Student Reporting Fellowship Information Session
Students interested in reporting on a story overseas can apply for 2022 Pulitzer Student Reporting Fellowship. The $3,000 grant will…
Spring Registration is Open!
Registration for Spring 2022 classes is open, which means it’s time to sign up for journalism courses you want to…
Hunter Journalism Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship
By Prof. Charity Elder
She bounds into the classroom full of energy and confidence ––black hair swaying, eyes twinkling, mouth…
ForeignPress.org interviews Prof. Sissel McCarthy
ForeignPress.org interviewed Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy about her transition from CNN’s newsroom to the classroom, anonymous sources and why…
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Katina Paron
Journalism Education One Tweet at a Time
By Katina Paron
As someone who has worked with beginning journalists her entire…
Emmy Award-Winning Videographer Speaks to Journalism Students
After graduating from City College with a bachelor’s degree in Cinematography and Film and Video Production, it took Michael Fequiere…
FORMER NBC ANCHOR SHARES TIPS ON STAND-UPS, VOICE AND DELIVERY WITH JOURNALISM STUDENTS
Six-time Emmy award-winning journalist Mary Civiello met with Professor McCarthy’s MEDPL 283 Visual Storytelling students last week to help them…
Time to Apply for the Dow Jones News Fund Internships!
Students interested in a paid Summer 2022 internships with leading news organizations around the country should check out the Dow…
How to Ace your Internship Interview
Through hard work and a bit of luck, you’ve landed an interview for your first journalism job. Congratulations. Now you’ve…
T. Howard Foundation Offering Paid Internships in Media and Entertainment
The T. Howard Foundation is offering students from diverse and underrepresented groups paid internships at major media companies! The initial…
Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s Fall 2021 Welcome Letter
Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy welcomes back students and faculty for Fall 2021. In her letter, McCarthy shares news about…
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Charity Elder
For some, learning is sustenance and teaching a passion.
When Charity Elder, a new adjunct assistant professor teaching Reporting and…
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stephanie Siek
Stephanie Siek is very excited to be teaching the Reporting and Writing 1 course at Hunter College this fall. “I…
The Athenian Kicks off its Third Year with almost 40,000 Page Views
Since The Athenian launched in the fall of 2019, it has served as a go-to site for news about the…
Thoughts on Teaching During a Pandemic from the desk of Prof. David Alm
As the pandemic forced industries across the board to change how they operated, journalism, too, had to reinvent. Phone interviews…