Prof. McCarthy hosts 2025 Foreign Press Awards
Professor Sissel McCarthy hosted the 2025 Foreign Press Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The annual awards…
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News Literacy Students Visit CUNY TV
Students in Professor Sissel McCarthy’s Media 211 News Literacy in a Digital Age class went behind the scenes at CUNY…
Study News Literacy in London
CUNY students can now study Media 211 News Literacy in a Digital Age in London. The new program will be…
RW1 Students Visit the Nasdaq
In mid-November, students from Monica Malpass’s Reporting and Writing class visited the Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square, where they got…
Faculty Spotlight: Amy Levine-Kennedy
There are journalists who knew that’s what they wanted to do practically from the day they were born. Amy Levine-Kennedy…
The Journalism Dept. Mourns the Passing of Blanca Vázquez
On October 25th, Hunter College and the Department of Film and Media Studies held a memorial for Blanca Vázquez, a…
New Faculty Position Now Open
The Department of Film and Media Studies is hiring a new professor to join its full-time journalism faculty. This tenure-track…
Kelsey Russell to Speak at Hunter
On Wednesday, October 8th, media literacy influencer Kelsey Russell will join Professor David Alm in the Lang Auditorium to discuss…
Professor David Alm Featured on the Lucie Beatrix Podcast
Professor David Alm was a featured guest on the Lucie Beatrix Podcast earlier this month. In the nearly 75-minute episode,…
Prof. Sissel McCarthy Speaks to the International Women’s Forum on How to Spot Disinformation
Prof. Sissel McCarthy shared her views on the danger of disinformation and tips for recognizing it with members of the…
At Hunter Alumni Weekend, Professor McCarthy On How to Use (and not abuse) Generative AI
Professor Sissel McCarthy gave Hunter alums a primer on artificial intelligence at the college’s first Alumni Weekend reunion in five…
REVLON GLAM SQUAD COMES TO HUNTER
A team of makeup artists from beauty giant Revlon came to Hunter to teach journalism students how to look their…
Hunter News Now Team Tours CUNY TV
Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s Studio News Production class took a field trip to CUNY TV last month.
Emmy award-winning journalist Tinabeth…
Prof. McCarthy Hosted 2024 Foreign Press Awards in D.C.
Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy hosted the 2024 Foreign Press Awards at the National Press Club in Washington DC, on…
Hunter Journalism Alum Appointed Associate Director of Comms at City Office
Hunter journalism alumna Orchida Harizaj (’22) has just been appointed associate director of communications in the Office of Ethnic and…
Fall Semester Course Highlights
Hunter’s journalism program has some exciting course highlights for the upcoming semester that students should know about when registering.
Ms. Magazine Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Roosevelt House
The Roosevelt House commemorated the 50th anniversary of the iconic feminist magazine Ms. on Thursday, April 27th.
Faculty Spotlight: Alyxaundria Sanford
Professor Alyxaundria Sanford remembers traveling to New York for the first time to intern for the “Today Show.” While there, she became interested in national news and the variety of topics covered in a morning broadcast. After getting a taste of being a journalist in the city, she knew she would be back.
The Journalism Department Has Grown in Recent Years
Hunter College’s journalism program has grown significantly in recent years, with more students enrolling, working journalists coming in to teach and new courses being added to the curriculum.
Deadline Club Scholarship Applications Due March 26
Applications for the Deadline Club scholarship are due March 26th. Last year the club disbursed six merit-based scholarships of $2,500 each. The number and size of scholarships available this year is yet to be determined.