Ten Reasons to Choose CUNY

Contacts

Stephen Dougherty
Director of Admissions/Student Affairs
stephen.dougherty@journalism.cuny.edu
(Office) 646-758-7731
(Fax) 646-758-7709
(Skype) stephend12

Yahaira Castro
Associate Director of Admissions/Student Affairs
yahaira.castro@journalism.cuny.edu
(Office) 646-758-7726
(Fax) 646-758-7709
(Skype) ycwrite

Colleen Marshall
Associate Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management colleen.marshall@journalism.cuny.edu
(Office) 646-758-7852
(Fax) 646-758-7709
(Skype) colleen923

Ray Villalona
Financial Aid Manager
rvillalona@gc.cuny.edu
(Office) 212-817-7459
(Fax) 212-817-1623
(Skype) rmac0719

Office Hours
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  1. Our three-semester M.A. program teaches real-world professional skills. You learn storytelling in every media format, even as you’re studying the age-old journalistic standards of reporting, writing, editing, critical thinking, and ethical values.
  2. You get to choose a subject concentration. This enables you to practice a higher form of journalism: stories that require expertise, analysis, and strong beat development skills. Here’s where a lot of analytical stories, narratives, profiles, and lengthier pieces emerge. And you graduate with an area of specialty on your resume.
  3. We provide a paid summer internship to all students between the second and third semesters. Either the media employer pays or we do. We know of no other school that does that. Internships are critical when you’re seeking a job in journalism, so we make sure our students are equipped.
  4. Our NYCity News Service syndicates students’ stories to major media outlets. You will soon amass a bunch of professional-quality clips, videos, or interactive projects that will help you get a job.
  5. We have an exceptionally strong faculty of working journalists with many ties across the media community. They will teach you, mentor you, and reach out to colleagues in the profession to help you find jobs, internships, and freelance opportunities.
  6. Our J-School is small and intimate, so every student gets plenty of personal attention from faculty, staff, and classmates. You won’t get lost in the crowd.
  7. Our wireless facility is cutting edge. And our Times Square location can’t be beat. We’re right next door to The New York Times and an easy walk to many other major media companies.
  8. Our alumni network is hard at work for our graduates. The network includes dozens of working journalists who attended one of the CUNY undergraduate schools, such as City, Hunter, Brooklyn, or Queens College.
  9. We rank among the leading journalism programs in the country. That’s why we attract top-notch students. And it’s why our alumni get very good jobs after commencement — often where they interned.
  10. You can’t beat the price. As a public university, we offer the best value in the country.