{"id":1326,"date":"2019-02-03T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T20:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalismDEV\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2019-02-06T21:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T21:01:08","slug":"directors-welcome-back-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/directors-welcome-back-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Director\u2019s \u2018Welcome Back\u2019 Letter!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear journalism students and faculty \u2014 welcome back to Hunter! I hope your 2019 is off to a good start. We have a great lineup of courses and events for you this semester.
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First off, I\u2019d like to re-introduce you to a former adjunct Steve Daly, who will be teaching MEDIA 211 | News Literacy in a Digital Age<\/a> this spring on Tuesdays. Steve is an entertainment industry journalist and author who writes for the New York Times<\/em>, Wired<\/em>, Parade<\/em> and Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. He taught magazine writing<\/a> for us a few years ago and also teaches at the CUNY J-School. Welcome back Steve!
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Our big event this semester is the Pulitzer Center talk at the Roosevelt House on Monday, April 8. The speaker will be award-winning writer-at-large for the New York Times Magazine<\/em>, Nathaniel Rich<\/a>. The magazine devoted its entire Aug. 5, 2018, special issue<\/a> to Rich\u2019s report on climate change. This landmark story is described as \u201ca gripping narrative that reads like a historical whodunit \u2026 that will forever alter the way you understand the history and politics of climate change.\u201d Prof. Adam Glenn will moderate the conversation with Rich beginning at 6 p.m., and a reception will be held following the talk from 7-8 p.m. also at the Roosevelt House. Please get this exciting event on your calendar.
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The Pulitzer Center will also be offering one Hunter College journalism student a fellowship to travel abroad to write a story about an underreported global issue. You can download the application from the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium website.<\/a> Applications should be emailed to Prof. Glenn by March 8.
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Our student newspaper, The Athenian<\/a>, <\/em>is in its second semester of publication thanks to the MEDPL 377 | Neighborhood News class and Prof. Pam Frederick. Check out the newly designed website and some great stories about our community<\/a>. We\u2019ll also be producing our third season of Hunter News Now<\/em>, our bi-weekly newscast about the Hunter community. You can watch the latest show on our Hunter College Journalism YouTube channel<\/a>.
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Finally, some very exciting news: The number of students in the journalism concentration is up almost 50 percent in the last year! This increase is no doubt a sign of the times and a renewed appreciation for the role of the free press in our democracy. But I also believe it\u2019s a result of the excellent work that our students and faculty are producing. I\u2019m grateful for all your enthusiasm and passion and look forward to another productive and engaging semester.
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Warm regards,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sissel McCarthy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of the Journalism Program<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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