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.
thisistheBronx.info, a Bronx-based cultural and information portal, seeks journalism/new media students to help create the content for this new media project.
Hunter College journalism graduate Chelsea Narvaez has won an Emmy for her work on a CBS News primetime documentary. Find out what major news event led to the award.
Recent Hunter grad Chelsea Narvaez recounts how the tragic day that left 17 high school students dead in the Parkland, Fla., shooting, led her and the team at CBS News program 48 Hours to produce a powerful, Emmy Award-winning documentary to tell the story of the survivors.
The deadline for paid summer internships at the Washington Post is Oct. 9. Post interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics and design on multiple platforms. Find out qualifications and how to apply.
The application process for The Nation's Winter/Spring 2020 internship program is now open. Get more details and find out how to apply by the Oct. 8 deadline.
A new online platform dedicated to news literacy is up and running, courtesy of Hunter's Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy. She created the site to help journalism students and others develop what she considers a new core competency.
Leading political observer and commentator Jonathan Alter was guest speaker at the Feature Writing class Sept. 12. A journalist, filmmaker and bestselling author, and currently a contributing correspondent and political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, Alter gave students some tough advice about making it in journalism.
Spoon University, a food resource for and by college students is seeking student journalists, as is The Envoy, an independent-run student news publication. Click to find out more.
