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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

Course 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.

Students Telecast First-Ever Live News Show

May 13, 2019

Hunter News Now students made history on May 8, telecasting their show live on the Hunter College Journalism Youtube channel for the first time ever.

Hunter student Seon Pollard was interviewed by Bloomberg's @TicToc during a group tour of the news organizations headquarters.

Hunter Students on Camera During Bloomberg Tour

May 13, 2019

Hunter journalism students found themselves on the other side of the camera on May 9 on their way to visit the headquarters of media giant Bloomberg.

NBC Veteran Praises Hunter News Now

May 6, 2019

Lloyd Siegel, a 44-year veteran journalist of NBC News, visited Professor Sissel McCarthy’s Studio News Production class and offered praise for the latest Hunter News Now show.

Panel to Discuss Crisis for Mexican Journalists

May 6, 2019

A panel discussion scheduled for May 21 at Hunter College will address an ongoing crisis for journalists in Mexico, who are being harassed and killed. The event is organized in part by the Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism, based out of Hunter.

WNYC transit reporter Stephen Nessen (at center, left), hosted Hunter journalism students and Professor Sissel McCarthy (at center, right), discussing his beat and sharing tips on getting good vox pops.

Students in Swirl of Breaking News During WNYC Visit

April 30, 2019

Breaking news and two celebrity sightings made a recent tour of WNYC extra exciting for Professor Sissel McCarthy’s journalism students.

Immersive video producer Michaela Holland

360 Video Expert Visits Mobile Journalism Class

April 30, 2019

A pioneering young interactive storyteller joined students in Professor Adam Glenn’s Mobile Journalism MEDPL 387 course in mid-April to talk about her award-winning work and the possibilities for cutting-edge immersive media technologies.

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.

News12 Reporter Shares Deadline Tips

April 15, 2019

News 12 Brooklyn’s multimedia journalist Emily Lorsch offered MEDPL 202 Reporting and Writing 2 students tips on working under pressure and on deadline during a classroom visit on April 8.

Hunter College journalism student Audrey Henson

Pulitzer Center Picks Hunter Student For Fellowship

April 1, 2019

The Pulitzer Center has awarded one of its prestigious summer reporting fellowship to Hunter journalism student Audrey Henson (pictured, left). The fellowship comes with a $3,000 grant that Henson will use to travel to Japan to report on dementia treatments.

News12 anchor and reporter Jessica Cunnington sharing her expertise with students from "Hunter News Now."

Leap to the Top for TV Reporter and Recent Grad

March 31, 2019

News 12 anchor and reporter Jessica Cunnington talked about that meteoric rise from an entry-level reporting job to the nation's No. 1 market with Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s "Hunter News Now" students.

3rd Annual Women and Media Career Summit Set

March 31, 2019

Women and Media Career Summit kicks off on Friday, April 12. Current students and recent grads are invited for a full-day of forum highlighting opportunities in areas of the business where women are traditionally under-represented.

Narrative Journalism Conference Offers Challenges, Insight

March 25, 2019

Prominent journalists at a gathering on the "power of narrative" this past weekend warned that crucial voices and context are missing in the journalism profession, while at the same time offering up recipes for repairing the gap through more diverse hiring, and better reporting, interviewing and storytelling.

Wall Street Journal student editors summit

Student Editors’ Summit Draws Hunter, CUNY Attendees

March 25, 2019

The Wall Street Journal hosted a Student Editors’ Summit on March 22 that drew several CUNY students, along with two Hunter College students and a faculty member.

Former NBC News and Fox News anchor Linda Vester offered her coaching services to Reporting and Writing 2 students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s class on March 14

Newscaster Offers Vocal Coaching Advice to Advanced Reporting Students

March 17, 2019

Former NBC News and Fox News anchor Linda Vester offered her coaching services to Reporting and Writing 2 students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s class on March 14, as they prepare to write, report and deliver their first audio news stories.

‘Know Your Facts,’ Advises Broadcast Journalist

March 17, 2019

Broadcast journalist Ivette Davila-Richards reviewed the first Hunter News Now show of the semester in class and shared her production expertise with students.

Nathaniel Rich 'Losing Earth' book cover

NY Times Climate Writer To Give 2019 Pulitzer Talk at Roosevelt House

March 17, 2019

Award-winning author and New York Times writer-at-large Nathaniel Rich will come to Hunter College’s Roosevelt House on April 8 to discuss his groundbreaking Times Magazine issue on climate change.

Wall Street Journalism Student Editor Summit

Journal Offers Student Editor Summit

March 17, 2019

The Wall Street Journal is hosting its Student Editor Summit on Friday, March 22.

Join a Talk With ProPublica’s Paul Steiger

March 17, 2019

ProPublica's executive chairman and founding editor-in-chief, Paul Steiger, will be in conversation with Reg Chua, Reuters Editorial's COO, this Wednesday, March 20, from 6-8 pm at Columbia University School of Journalism (World Room).