Career Services welcomes you, incoming Newmark J-School students, with an overview of the resources, programs, and technology available to you as you develop your careers as journalists. You will also hear all about the required summer internship program.

This is a great opportunity for incoming students to connect with a recent alum and gain valuable insights into life at the J-School. Learn about navigating your first semester, preparing for the second semester and the internship search, and hear tips, tricks, and best practices for succeeding as a J-School student.

Come prepared with any questions you may have!

Bilingual Program Cohort Lunch with Program Director Carmen Graciela Diaz in room 308

Engagement Journalism Program Cohort Lunch with Program Director in room 330

For decades, the media failed to consistently make race and equity central elements in coverage of criminal justice, health, education, the economy, government, entertainment, among other issues.

In this two-part session, award-winning Newmark professor Linda Villarosa will discuss her approach to reporting on race and inequity. The conversation will draw on the the article you read: “Twelve Minutes and a Life” by Mitchell S. Jackson. You’ll have an opportunity to hear from Professor Villarosa, and to to ask questions about her work and her approach to interviewing, sourcing, and community-focused reporting.

Presenter: Linda Villarosa

Then, you’ll hear from Aaron Morrison, who runs the Associated Press team covering race and ethnicity in the U.S. and around the world. He’ll present a talk that looks at the last decade of an American reckoning on race and the lessons journalists can learn from this national conversation.

Presenter: Aaron Morrison

The Journalism Protection Initiative launched at the Newmark School in February 2023 in response to the rising threats to journalists and journalism in the United State and around the world. The role of the JPI is to ensure that journalists have the resources, skills and knowledge to practice their profession in an adversarial environment.  Journalists who understand how to reduce risk are not only able to protect themselves, they can become advocates for best safety practices in newsrooms and throughout the industry. In this session, you will learn how to evaluate and reduce risk while you’re reporting, so that you are always prepared to get the story and stay safe doing it.

Note: This activity will require leaving the 219 West 40th campus building and moving around the city. Instructors will offer guidance and suggestions for completing the exercise to accommodate mobility and health concerns.

A conversation with two of journalism’s most provocative thinkers — Gina Chua, SOJ Director of the Tow Knight Center for Journalism Futures and Sara Alvarez, SOJ Board Member and James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University— who share a willingness to question everything the industry has taken for granted, from how news is made to who it’s actually for. Together they’ll discuss this unique moment in our industry, and offer visions for the future: what’s worth saving, what needs to be rebuilt from scratch, and what that means for the journalists entering the field today. Moderated by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, Executive Director of SOJ’s Center for Community Media