NYC Public Libraries Suspend All March Events Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
March 12, 2020, by Lauren Hakimi, The Envoy
The New York Public Library, the Queens Public Library and the Brooklyn Public…
Author: Journalism Program
Classes Canceled: Governor Cuomo Responds to COVID-19
March 11, 2020, by Mindup Lama, The Athenian
All public colleges in New York State will transfer to online-learning only…
SUNY and CUNY To Suspend In-Person Classes
March 11, 2020, by Afia Eama, The Envoy
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that all SUNY and CUNY schools will…
Celebrity Makeup Artist Comes to Hunter
A makeup artist who works with celebrity journalists and the stars visited Studio News Production class last week to teach journalism students how to apply high definition makeup as their first Hunter News Now newscast approaches. Get his top tips, plus a discount.
EVENT CANCELLED: PBS NewsHour Reporter To Share China Insights with Hunter Community
Join Pulitzer Center grantee and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Nick Schifrin and Hunter College Distinguished Lecturer Sissel McCarthy on March 30 at the Roosevelt House for a conversation about the social, economic and political forces behind China's rise in power. The event, which will begin at 6 pm and be followed by a reception from 7-8 pm, is open to Hunter College students. Get the details and RSVP here.
Reply All, Gimlet Podcast Internship
Gimlet Media's "Reply All" podcast is looking for paid summer and fall internships in its Brooklyn offices, with a deadline application of March 9.
Freakonomics, Stitcher Radio Intern
Freakonomics Radio is seeking a summer intern based in New York. Find out more about the podcast and how to apply.
The Hechinger Report Education Reporting Intern
The Hechinger Report is looking for a paid education reporting intern, based in Washington, D.C., for summer 2020. Apply by March 29.
Council on Foreign Relations/Foreign Affairs Magazine Editorial Internships
The Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs Magazine have an array of paid summer editorial internships in their New York offices, as well as Washington, D.C. Check out the individual listings, which are filled on a rolling basis.
CUNY Athletic Conference Internships
CUNY Athletic Conference has summer internships in journalism and in social media, as well as in video, television and streaming production, and in video editing and graphics. Learn more about each position and apply now.
IEEE Editorial Internship
IEEE Spectrum Magazine, which covers engineering and applied sciences, is seeking a summer editorial intern based in New York to report, blog and write news and personal-service articles. Find out more about this unique publication.
Ziff Media Group Editorial Intern
Ziff Media Group is looking for a spring-summer 2020 intern for PCMag. Find out how to apply now.
CNN Talent Coach Prepares Hunter News Now Students for First Newscast
Hunter News Now students honed their anchoring skills last week with on-air talent coach Lennart Bourin in preparation for their first newscast on March 11. Learn what Bourin, a 40-year industry veteran, tells professional anchors and reporters going on air.
Instagram Offers Local News Fellowship
The Facebook Journalism Project and the Reynolds Journalism Institute have opened applications for a second year of the Instagram Local News fellowships. Apply by March 6.
New York Public Radio Internships
WNYC, New York public radio’s flagship station, has posted its summer 2020 internships, which begin June 1. All NYPR interns are paid $15 per hour. Find out how to apply by the March 27 deadline.
Consumer Reports Summer Internship
Consumer Reports is looking to hire a rising junior or senior for a paid 2020 summer content internship starting early June. Find out more and how to apply.
Why is there so much conflicting information about the coronavirus, and what should we believe?
February 28, 2020, by Sissel McCarthy, News Literacy Matters
While public health officials warn of a pandemic, the internet’s frenzied…
Award-winning Videographer Offers Students ‘Frame-by-Frame’ Tips
CNN videographer Michael Fequiere came to Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s Studio News Production class last week to talk about his work and to offer advice about visual storytelling. Get his top tips.
RSVP for Summer Internship Workshop and Free Lunch
Meet with early-career reporters and past Hunter interns and alums to learn how to land an internship and thrive in a professional newsroom. Click to RSVP for this Journalism Program-sponsored workshop and lunch on Feb. 26, 1-2:30 p.m.
Journalism Intern Gets Recipe for ‘Healthier’ Food Reporting
Hunter Journalism Intern Kalli Siringas attended a Jan. 29 Urban Food Policy Forum on new directions in media reporting on food at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Read on to learn a key takeaway for improving food coverage in the news.