Faculty News – Hunter College Journalism

Nov. 4 Panel Discusses Threat to Journalism

October 17, 2019

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.

Hunter Prof Offers Students Insights on Eco-Journalism

October 10, 2019

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.

Pizza Party: Dine on Journalism Program ‘Menu’

October 10, 2019

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.

NewsLiteracyMatters.com Launches

September 26, 2019

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.

Feature Writing Prof’s Eclectic Journey to Find His Voice

September 18, 2019

Feature Writing Professor Douglas Alden, a successful journalist, producer and entrepreneur, started as an aimless college student. Find out what got him on track, in this "Professor Profile."

Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Journalism Program Sissel McCarthy attended this year’s NAMLE conference to give a talk about news literacy education.

Prof. McCarthy Represents Hunter at News Literacy Conference

September 4, 2019

Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy attended a news literacy education conference in Washington, D.C., to share Hunter curriculum.

Director’s Fall 2019 Welcome Letter

August 28, 2019

Journalism Director Sissel McCarthy introduces a half-dozen new adjunct faculty who will be teaching fall courses ranging from feature writing to news video reporting. Plus, she shares Hunter journalism events coming up in October and November. Find out more about what's in store this term in her Fall 2019 Welcome Letter.

Prof McCarthy with her News Literacy students

Class Closeup: News Literacy Now Hunter-wide Core Course

May 20, 2019

Journalism’s MEDIA 211, also known as “News Literacy in A Digital Age,” is now the fourth class that Hunter students can use to fulfill the CUNY Common Core English Composition 2 requirement.

NY Times Writer Talks Climate, Meets With Hunter Journalism Students

April 15, 2019

New York Times writer Nathaniel Rich visited with Hunter journalism students after a talk about his climate change reporting to an audience of 150 at Roosevelt House April 8.

Students Get Inside Look at ABC News Operations

April 8, 2019

Hunter journalism students were invited to explore the core of ABC News broadcast operations in late March, as part of a pair of tours organized by Prof. Adam Glenn, a former senior producer at the network.