Program Highlights Include:

• Exploring New York City’s borough-wide arts scene, from underground performance spaces to museums and cultural festivals
• Internships at media outlets and cultural institutions from CMJ (College Media Journal) to People to The New York Times.
• Guest speakers, from writers and editors to curators and producers

You Will Learn How To:

• Research and report on commercial, legal, and political issues that affect the arts
• Develop your own voice as a critic by writing reviews and critical essays for a generalist audience
• Explore, along with traditional arts, the culture of advertising, food, fashion, and web and industrial design
• Formulate critical standards for emerging forms such as graphic novels and short form internet videos
• Track and analyze local and global trends
• Use databases to research public and private funding of the arts
• Understand the basics of copyright law
• Find outlets for your writing, compose effective query letters, and place your work

Guest Speakers:

• Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
• Patricia Cohen, The New York Times
• Calvin Trillin, The Nation, The New Yorker
• Robert Boynton, author, The New New Journalism
• Alex Star, New York Times Magazine
• Katherine Ornstein, freelance writer
• Nathan Brackett, assistant managing editor, Rolling Stone
• Doug Brod, editor in chief, Spin
• Rob Brunner, senior editor, Entertainment Weekly
• Lauren Collins, staff writer and deputy Talk of the Town editor, The New Yorker
• Elysa Gardner, pop music and theater Critic, USA Today
• Brian Hiatt, senior editor, Rolling Stone
• Chuck Kloseterman, author and columnist for Esquire
• Alan Light, author of The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys
• Lawrie Mifflin, senior editor, The New York Times
• Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream!:Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
• Dan Saltzstein, online arts and styles editor, The New York Times
• Rob Sharenow, senior vice president of programming, A&E Television Networks
• Danyel Smith, editor-in-chief, Vibe
• Clive Thompson, freelance writer (New York Times magazine, New York, Wired and Wired.com
• Josh Tyrangiel, editor-in-chief, Time.com
• Brendan Vaughn, senior editor, Portfolio