Graduate School of Journalism Open House Agenda 2010 (PDF)

As a follow up to his last workshop on “Making the Most of Your Visuals,” our broadcast coach Wonbo Woo will be teaching a special skills session on video editing. It will take place on Thursday, April 8th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 330. Here’s the description: What’s the key to producing a great piece? [...]

As part of its Brown-Bag Lunch Speaker Series, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism will host a discussion with MSNBC.com’s investigative reporter Bill Dedman on Monday, April 12th from 12:30-2 p.m. in Room 308. The session is open to all members of the CUNY J-School community, students and faculty from other NYC-area journalism schools, and [...]

WHAT: New York City leaders make appeal to ethnic and community media to report on importance that minority and communities of color come out and be counted. There will be special emphasis on census compliance protocols important to immigrant and communities of color. WHEN: Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:00 pm WHO: Congressman Charles Rangel [...]

The cataclysmic earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th is one of the biggest news events of the century. The death toll and destruction is almost incomprehensible: As many as 230,000 people died and about 300,000 were injured. An estimated quarter of a million residences collapsed and 30,000 commercial buildings were destroyed. A million people [...]

The Deadline Club, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is co-hosting SPJ’s 2010 Region 1 Spring Conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on April 9-10. Also presented by the Connecticut and New Jersey professional SPJ chapters, the two-day event will feature media recruiters, career guidance, professional development, resume [...]

Honoring Charlie Rose and the students of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism WHEN: Monday, May 10th at 6 p.m. WHERE: The TimesCenter on W. 41st Street between 7th and 8th Avenues For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Mindy Cohen or Elizabeth Bennett at 800-549-3199 or email cuny@evergreenpr.com.

We have rescheduled the January Academy workshop on Making the Most of Your Visuals that got postponed when our broadcast coach, Wonbo Woo, was sent to Haiti on assignment for ABC News. The new date and time are Wednesday, March 3 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 442. This workshop is open to students and alumni. [...]

The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to announce that Ben Smith, the lead political blogger at Politico.com; Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, and Dayo Olopade, who follows politics for The Root, will headline a panel discussion on covering the White House. The moderator will be Associate Professor Peter Beinart, [...]

Tuesday, Feb. 16 12:30-2 p.m. Room 308 Open to current students and alumni Joe Grimm, author of the column “Ask the Recruiter” on the Poynter Institute’s web site, will discuss some of the finer points of seeking jobs and career development. Grimm is creator of the Jobs Page, an invaluable resource for journalists seeking jobs. [...]