The Local Media Association has named Class of ’07 alumna Kate Pastor editor of the year in the weekly newspaper category for her stewardship of The Riverdale Press in the Bronx. In announcing the award, the judges for the suburban and community newspaper professional organization said: “Under Kate Pastor’s leadership, The Riverdale Press delivers a [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the government of Liberia to safeguard a journalist who has been threatened for exposing female genital mutilation practices in the country. The reporter, Mae Azango, works for the newspaper FrontPage Africa and is a fellow for New Narratives, a media development NGO founded by Prue Clarke, a [...]

The McGraw-Hill Companies has donated $75,000 to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to establish a scholarship fund in memory of Donald S. Rubin, an executive who passed away Feb. 20 after a 52-year career at the company. Besides its initial gift, McGraw-Hill has pledged to match any additional contributions to the fund by its [...]

Lonnie Isabel, director of the International Reporting Program, speaks about CUNY’s Second Annual Global Documentary Film Festival on Women’s Human Rights, Mar. 29-31.

Class of 2010 alumna Simone Sebastian has been named an International Reporting Fellow by the International Center for Journalists in Washington D.C. The fellowship program is funded by the Ford Foundation and is designed to help minority journalists gain experience covering international issues. Sebastian, an energy reporter for the Houston Chronicle, had proposed a project [...]

The news-industry journal Editor & Publisher has posted a story on Voices of NY, the CUNY J-School’s online publication that showcases the work of New York City’s community and ethnic press. Read what E&P has to say about Voices of NY here.

Some great news: We scored seven finalist slots in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 1, which covers most of the Northeast. We’ll find out the results March 24 – first-place finishers become eligible for national awards. Finalists include segments from our AudioFiles podcast, and team projects from last year’s [...]

Podcasts and multimedia story packages featured on the CUNY J-School’s NYCity News Service scored seven finalist slots in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards. First-place finishers will be announced March 24 at Stony Brook University during the annual spring conference for Region 1, which covers most of the Northeast. Winners [...]

Michael Mccutcheon and Brianne Garcia are the first recipients of the J. Douglas Creighton scholarships, funded by Digital First Media CEO John Paton in memory of his mentor, a Toronto Sun founder who died in January 2004. Paton, a member of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s Board of Advisers, donated $50,000 to provide scholarships [...]

What makes New York such a rich city? Will New York always be dependent on Wall Street? How have tourism and tech diversified its economy? Is the era of New York over? Greg David, director of the Business & Economics Reporting Program, answers those questions as he takes viewers on a walking tour of New [...]