Sirius XM Internships
Recruitment for Sirius XM's summer 2020 internship program has begun, with internships in radio programming (Sports, Talk and Music). Find out how to apply now.
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ProPublica to Pay Students to Attend 2020 Journalism Conferences
ProPublica, in its fifth annual Diversity Scholarship program, will be sponsoring need-based scholarships for 20 students to attend an eligible journalism conference in 2020. Find out how to apply for the scholarship by the Feb. 7 deadline.
Director’s Spring 2020 Welcome Letter
Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy welcomes back students and faculty with her start-of-term letter. Get news about new faculty, new courses, upcoming events and more.
Student Press Freedom Day Celebrated on Jan. 29
Come celebrate Student Press Freedom Day with student journalists from The Envoy, The Athenian, WHCS and Hunter News Now. The event takes place outside the cafeteria in Hunter West on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 11:30a-1:30 p.m.
Journalism Students Get ‘Scoop’ on NY Post Video News Operations
Hunter journalism students visited with a top New York Post video news executive Nov. 26 to get an eyeful on what makes the operation tick, along with tips on the leading tabloid’s internship program. Find out what key skill the news VP emphasized.
Hunter’s Future Journalists Tour WNYC Radio
Hunter Journalism’s Neighborhood News class visited the Tribeca headquarters of New York Public Radio in November, and got job-seeking advice from a staffer.
Hunter Students Visit Bloomberg HQ
Students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s news literacy class toured Bloomberg’s headquarters on Dec. 9 and met with Hunter alum Mike Nizza, the executive editor of BloombergPolitics.com.
Students, Start Planning Your ‘Pulitzer’ Now
Get to work over the break on your proposal for an overseas reporting fellowship for summer 2020. One Hunter Journalism student will be selected for the $3,000 Pulitzer Center grant. Deadline to apply is Feb. 28. Get the details.
ProPublica Journalist Shares Fact-Checking Skills With Students
Senior ProPublica editor Eric Umansky spoke to Hunter news literacy students on Nov. 14 about verifying information, using his own experience investigating an incident involving the New York Police Department on Halloween as a teachable moment. Find out what happened that night and what tools he used to gather details.
Hunter Students Meet with NBC News Staff, Tour Studios
Students in Professor Sissel McCarthy’s news literacy class met Nov. 11 with a panel of NBC News staffers and were given a tour of NBC studios, including the set of Saturday Night Live.
NY Times’ Biersdorfer Talks “How-To” and Book Reviews with Journalism Students
J.D. Biersdorfer, known primarily as a technology writer for the New York Times, as well as a contributor to the Times’ Sunday Book Review section, was the latest in a line of accomplished journalists to visit this semester’s feature writing class. Find out what type of feature story she said entry-level writers are often asked to master.
Seats Available for Studio News Production Class Next Spring
If you are an aspiring anchor, reporter or producer, seats are still available for this spring's MEDPL 388: Studio News Production (Wednesdays, 10:10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Learn more about the signing up for the class, which teaches you how to anchor and produce a live newscast for the Hunter community.
Financial Times Internships
Financial Times' New York newsroom now has a slot for a summer internship, as well as an audience engagement summer intern and a video production summer intern. audience engagement summer intern and a video production summer intern. New York. Deadline is Jan. 10, 2020. Find out qualifications and how to apply.
Professor Profile: Award-Winning Journalist Brings Investigative Reporting Back to Hunter
Buzzfeed's Emmanuel Felton, the journalism program's new investigative reporting instructor, has traveled a self-described "weird path" en route to his current work. But there have been key themes along the way. Find out what they are and learn about this new faculty member, in our latest Professor Profile.
Making It, And Making It Again: My First 20 Years As A Writer In New York, Almost All Of It Without A Full-Time Job
Journalism instructor David Alm moved to New York City 20 years ago and struggled to succeed as a writer and editor. Ultimately, he built a career he is proud of as a freelancer and teacher. Here's his story about making it as a journalist in New York.
MSNBC Digital Editor Shares Insights With News Literacy Students
Veteran journalist Stephanie Siek spoke to Hunter’s News Literacy classes on Nov. 13 about verification, objectivity and forging a path as a journalist of color in some of the country’s most prestigious newsrooms.
Journalism Director Addresses Growing Threats to Reporters
Hunter College Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy kicked off an Association of Foreign Correspondents USA inaugural awards and scholarship ceremony at the Roosevelt House on Nov. 4 with a speech about the growing threat to journalism and journalists here and abroad. Here's what she asked listeners to do about it.
Award-winning reporter meets with Hunter journalism students
Susan Ferriss, a senior reporter at the non-profit investigative news operation Center for Public Integrity, met with a select group of a dozen Hunter College journalism students to share insight from her years within the news business. Get inside tips about her investigative techniques and her advice to aspiring journalists.
TV Guide Magazine Editorial Internships
TV Guide Magazine has a spring 2020 internship available. Find out more and apply.
CBS News Icon A Focus Of Screening, Panel
CBS News legend Mike Wallace was the subject of a documentary film screening and panel organized by the Journalism Program on Nov. 6, and featuring filmmaker Avi Belkin and CBS News veteran producer Bob Anderson. Learn what Wallace's legacy is for young journalists today and get advice for students from Anderson. Plus, watch full video of the panel.