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SUMMARY:Book Talk – The Gutenberg Parenthesis by Jeff Jarvis
DESCRIPTION:What can we glean from the captivating\, profound\, and challenging history of our devotion to print? Find out in this upcoming book talk at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. \nOn October 10\, join Jay Rosen\, associate professor of journalism at New York University\, for a conversation with Newmark J-School Professor Jeff Jarvis\, author of “The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet.” \n“The Gutenberg Parenthesis” traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present – and draws out lessons for the age to come. The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print culture — a worldview shaped by the completeness\, permanence\, and authority of the printed word. As a technology\, print at its birth was as disruptive as the digital migration of today. Now\, as the internet ushers us past print culture\, journalist Jeff Jarvis offers important lessons from the era we leave behind.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/book-talk-the-gutenberg-parenthesis-by-jeff-jarvis/
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SUMMARY:The Appeal: Building a Care-Centered\, Worker-Led News Outlet with Molly Greene
DESCRIPTION:Molly Greene\, Strategy & Legal Director for The Appeal\, will talk about her experience at this nonprofit news organization that envisions a world in which systems of support and care\, not punishment\, create public safety. The Appeal “not only describes values like ‘self and community care\,’ but puts them into practice…using a 32-hour workweek and a no-DMs policy on Fridays\, as well as company-wide closures\, meeting-free weeks\, regular 1:1s and providing an equitable and transparent compensation model.” You can read more about them in their two-year anniversary letter\, their RJI columns like this one\, or in API’s recent report on mental health for journalists. \nRSVP \nMolly Greene is The Appeal’s strategy & legal director. She originally joined The Justice Collaborative/The Appeal as a lead strategist and has spent time over the past year as a legal researcher and analyst\, editorial writer\, and senior editor. Molly has focused her career as an attorney on advocating for government accountability\, dismantling systems of oppression\, and building platforms to elevate underrepresented communities and individuals. She previously served in director and senior roles at The American Constitution Society and the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Before law school\, Molly spent five years as a researcher\, policy advisor\, and community advocate for sustainable food systems domestically and abroad. She received her BA from University of California\, Santa Cruz and her JD from Loyola Law School\, Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/the-appeal-building-a-care-centered-worker-led-news-outlet-with-molly-greene/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Future Students
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SUMMARY:“American Whitelash”: Wesley Lowery on Rising Hate Crimes in the US
DESCRIPTION:In his new book\, “American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress\,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery documents the surge of white supremacy in the decade after Barack Obama’s presidency\, illustrating how forces of white power retaliated against racial progress and helped to propel the rise of Donald Trump. Interweaving historical analysis with first-hand reporting\, Lowery examines the ongoing violence against people of color. \nOn 11/1\, Linda Villarosa\, Newmark J-School professor\, and Wesley Lowery will share in a discussion about public memory\, the ideologies underpinning violence\, and how we still might find a way forward. \nRSVP here
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/american-whitelash-wesley-lowery-on-rising-hate-crimes-in-the-us/
LOCATION:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, 219 W. 40th St.\, New York\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni,CUNY Newswire,Current Students,Future Students
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SUMMARY:Forging Your Path in Audio: A conversation with the makers behind your favorite shows
DESCRIPTION:Join Alex Neason (Radiolab)\, Bim Adewunmi (This American Life)\, Rose Rimler (Science Vs)\, and Newmark alum Emily Nadal (WNYC/Gothamist & PRX) to talk about building a career in audio and a body of work you can be proud of. Moderated by Kalli Anderson\, Director of Audio Journalism. \nRSVP HERE \nYou can expect frank discussion\, hard-earned wisdom and useful tips on freelancing\, staff positions\, layoffs\, feedback/mentorship\, and pitching\, followed by a Q&A and a pizza reception. This is a live\, in-person event and will not be recorded or streamed.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/forging-your-path-in-audio-a-conversation-with-the-makers-behind-your-favorite-shows/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Current Students
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SUMMARY:From Democracy to Dictatorship: How to Cover Conflict and Crisis
DESCRIPTION:A Master Class with Mikhail Zygar\nCo-sponsored by the Journalism Protection Initiative and the International Reporting Concentration \nRussian journalist Mikhail Zygar began his career as a war correspondent\, later founded the independent new outlet TV Rain to challenge the Kremlin narrative\, and today is a bestselling author chronicling President Vladmir Putin’s imperial regime. Through it all\, he has witnessed Russia’s transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian state. In a four-part Master Class\, featuring some of the top journalists covering Russia today\, Mikhail will share his experience with the Newmark J-School community.  \nThe Master Class is limited to 25 participants and is open to Newmark J-School students and outside guests. Zygar is the Newmark J-School’s inaugural Press Freedom Fellow. \nOn February 21\, Zygar will be in conversation with Julia Ioffe to discuss the Putin phenomenon. Ioffe\, formerly Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker\, serves as Puck’s Washington correspondent and is a frequent commentator on Russia for CNN. They’ll discuss the role of TV Rain\, the independent media organization by Zygar\, and also how to cover Putin for a U.S. audience\, how the perception of Russia’s dictatorship has changed in the U.S.\, and why Americans should be concerned about rising authoritarianism.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/from-democracy-to-dictatorship-how-to-cover-conflict-and-crisis-feb21/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Cannabis at the Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free lunch and priceless conversation on Thursday\, Feb. 22\, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 308\, as Errol Louis of NY1 moderates a panel discussion on New York’s rocky rollout of legal cannabis — examining what policies and practices are needed to create a viable market moving forward. Louis is also a member of the Newmark J-School faculty. \nPanelists at the session\, co-sponsored by the J-School’s Local Accountability Reporting Program and Vital City\, include: \n\n\nRosalind Adams\, reporter at THE CITY \n\n\nDr. Yasmin Hurd\, Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai \n\n\nAlfredo Angueira\, Chief Compliance Officer and founding partner of CONBUD\, the first legal cannabis dispensary run and operated by formerly incarcerated individuals. \n\n\nWe expect space to be tight\, so please RSVP now!
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/lunch-and-learn-cannabis-at-the-crossroads/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Admitted Students,Alumni,CUNY Newswire,Current Students,Future Students,Student Affairs
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Ethics of Political Advertising
DESCRIPTION:As the 2024 elections draw closer\, political campaigns are poised for extensive outreach\, with an anticipated surge in advertising spending. According to Axios\, U.S. elections-related advertising is projected to reach approximately $16 billion. \nLocal\, community and ethnic media in US cities are gearing up to claim a fair share of local political ad dollars. Amidst the tensions and pressures of decision-making involving candidates\, campaigns and their advertising plans\, community media organizations need to operate with ethical guidelines\, editorial integrity\, and fairness. \nThis 1.5-hour training will encompass the ethics of political advertising\, covering crucial areas. Learn more about this event from Newmark J-School’s Center for Community Media. \n 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/understanding-the-ethics-of-political-advertising/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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SUMMARY:From Democracy to Dictatorship: How to Cover Conflict and Crisis
DESCRIPTION:A Master Class with Mikhail Zygar\nCo-sponsored by the Journalism Protection Initiative and the International Reporting Concentration \nRussian journalist Mikhail Zygar began his career as a war correspondent\, later founded the independent new outlet TV Rain to challenge the Kremlin narrative\, and today is a bestselling author chronicling President Vladmir Putin’s imperial regime. Through it all\, he has witnessed Russia’s transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian state. In a four-part Master Class\, featuring some of the top journalists covering Russia today\, Mikhail will share his experience with the Newmark J-School community. \nThe Master Class is limited to 25 participants and is open to Newmark J-School students and outside guests. Zygar is the Newmark J-School’s inaugural Press Freedom Fellow. \nOn March 13\, Zygar will be in conversation with Simon Shuster\, Time magazine’s longtime correspondent in Russia and Ukraine. They’ll discuss reporting during times of crisis and war\, and Shuster’s new book\, “The Showman\,” about Volodymyr Zelensky’s rise to leadership. Distinguished Professor Masha Gessen (Newmark J-School) will attend and participate in the discussion. 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/from-democracy-to-dictatorship-how-to-cover-conflict-and-crisis-march13/
LOCATION:Room 442\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Black Media Futures
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Center for Community Media’s Black Media Initiative\, Black Media Futures is a half-day virtual conference that aims to explore the current state and future prospects of Black media. The conference will feature a range of expert speakers and panelists who will share their insights and perspectives on the past\, present\, and future of Black media. \nThis event will be held on Mar 14\, 2024\, in celebration of the 197th birthday of the Black press. ​​​​​ \nSessions\n\n1:00-1:50: The Black Vote – Shaping Democracy’s Future: This keynote will feature insights on the key issues and trends that will shape the upcoming election cycle\, and the vital role that Black media plays in informing and empowering the Black community.\n2:00 – 2:55: Reparations for Black Media: This session will explore the urgent and vital topic of funding for Black media. A panel of experts and practitioners will discuss the historical and contemporary challenges faced by Black media outlets\, the opportunities and strategies to secure sustainable and equitable funding\, and the moral and political case for reparations for Black media as a form of justice and empowerment.\n3:00 – 3:55: Leveraging AI for Impact: In this panel\, we’ll explore how Black media professionals are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their workflows\, streamline processes\, and save valuable time. Our expert speakers will share practical tips and insights on integrating AI tools effectively into their daily routines. Whether you’re a journalist\, content creator\, or media manager\, this session will provide actionable strategies to optimize your work.\n4:00 – 4:30: Freelancer Networking Session: This session is designed to foster connections and collaborations between Black freelancers and Black media leaders. It is an opportunity for freelancers who are part of the Black media freelance directory to showcase their skills and pitch their ideas to influential editors\, producers and publishers. Participants will be able to exchange contacts and feedback\, as well as learn from the experiences and insights of the media leaders.\n\nSee speaker bios here. If you have any questions\, contact Black Media Initiative Director Cheryl Thompson-Morton at cheryl.thompson-morton@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for Black Media Futures
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futures-2/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Radiotopia Presents: Shocking\, Heartbreaking\, Transformative
DESCRIPTION:An audio talk at Newmark J-School featuring\, Mitra Kaboli live in conversation with Jess Shane\, host and creator of Heartbreaking\, Shocking\, Transformative \nAcclaimed audio documentarians Jess Shane and Mitra Kaboli will dive into the thorny nature of documentary and the creative and ethical challenges of working in narrative audio amidst the current appetite for compelling personal stories. The evening will start with a short listening portion with excerpts of Shane’s recent series Heartbreaking\, Shocking\, Transformative followed by discussion and Q&A. \nJess Shane is an artist and documentarian from Toronto. Her work has played at film and audio festivals internationally including Prismatic Ground\, Hearsay\, and Open City Documentary Festival. In 2023\, Jess was a recipient of The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists from the International Women’s Media Foundation She is the co-founder of the independent podcast Constellations. Jess holds an MFA from Hunter College and teaches film and media studies at Hunter College and Pratt Institute. \nMitra Kaboli is an award-winning audio documentarian and multimedia artist who has been working professionally in podcasting since 2012. Her work has been featured on The Heart\, ESPN’s 30 for 30 and countless other outlets. Most recently\, she was the host and producer of the critically-acclaimed podcast Welcome to Provincetown. \n 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/audio-shop-talk-mitra-kaboli-live-in-conversation-with-jess-shane/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:From the Gridiron to Broadcast: A Conversation with Nate Burleson and Vanessa Botelho
DESCRIPTION:On March 19\, join Nate Burleson\, former NFL wide-receiver turned CBS Mornings Anchor\, and Vanessa Botelho\, Associate Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Newmark J-School\, for a conversation about Burleson’s journey from professional football to broadcast journalism\, the hurdles he’s faced along the way\, and how he’s cultivated a distinctive “voice” that resonates with millions of network television viewers. Burleson is an Emmy Award-winning studio analyst for the CBS Television Network’s NFL pre-game show — “The NFL Today” — and makes select appearances on Nickelodeon. During his 11-year career in the NFL\, Burleson played for the Minnesota Vikings\, Seattle Seahawks\, and the Detroit Lions. \nA Q&A with students and attendees will follow. This event is open to the Newmark J-School community and public. Please RSVP. \nWhen: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM\nLocation: Room 308
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/from-the-gridiron-to-broadcast-a-conversation-with-nate-burleson-and-vanessa-botelho/
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SUMMARY:How Community Media Can Obtain NYC Press Credentials
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Samer Nasser\, Executive Director\, Press Credentials Office\, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment \nThis hour-long workshop will delve into the process of applying for New York City press credentials. It will also explain the changes introduced by Local Law 46 of 2021\, which transferred the responsibility of issuing press credentials from the NYPD to the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and established the Press Credentials Office (PCO). \nDesigned for media professionals aspiring to obtain a City of New York Press Card\, the event offers guidance on rules and procedures governing issuance\, denial\, suspension\, or revocation of NYC press cards. \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the press credentials portal and successfully submit an application for a City of New York Press Card. Topics to be discussed will include the following: \n\nAbout MOME/PCO (Rules and Law 46 of 2021)\nCity of New York Press Cards (Types/Uses)\nApplication Portal (Digital Process)\nCardholder Rights (Privileges & Responsibilities)\n\nCCM is organizing this workshop in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. If you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for the NYC Press Credentials training \n\nSamer Nasser is the Executive Director of the Press Credentials Office (PCO) at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) where she oversees the City’s press credentialing operations\, helps qualified journalists obtain press cards\, and works with City government agencies and other organizations like the Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. As a native New Yorker and a first-generation Arab American fluent in Arabic\, Samer’s expertise was honed at CBS News as a National News Producer\, overseeing editorial elements for prominent programs. Her 20+ year career in journalism includes roles such as International News Editor at Al Jazeera America and Business News Desk Manager at Fox Business Network.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/how-community-media-can-obtain-nyc-press-credentials/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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SUMMARY:The Evolution of Nonprofit Journalism: A ProPublica Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively 30-minute talk with ProPublica founder Dick Tofel to explore the recent history and evolution of journalism business models. We’ll consider ProPublica’s origins and how and why nonprofit journalism has surged. We’ll delve into various facets of the field and reflect on its challenges. A discussion and Q&A will follow.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/the-evolution-of-nonprofit-journalism-a-propublica-perspective/
LOCATION:Room 442\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Democracy to Dictatorship: How to Cover Conflict and Crisis
DESCRIPTION:A Master Class with Mikhail Zygar\nCo-sponsored by the Journalism Protection Initiative and the International Reporting Concentration \nRussian journalist Mikhail Zygar began his career as a war correspondent\, later founded the independent new outlet TV Rain to challenge the Kremlin narrative\, and today is a bestselling author chronicling President Vladmir Putin’s imperial regime. Through it all\, he has witnessed Russia’s transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian state. In a four-part Master Class\, featuring some of the top journalists covering Russia today\, Mikhail will share his experience with the Newmark J-School community. \nThe Master Class is limited to 25 participants and is open to Newmark J-School students and outside guests. Zygar is the Newmark J-School’s inaugural Press Freedom Fellow. \nOn March 27\, Zygar will be in conversation with Mike Schwirtz\, a longtime correspondent of The New York Times\, and two time Pulitzer-Prize winner. They’ll explore methods of investigative reporting in a conflict zone. Distinguished Professor Masha Gessen (Newmark J-School) will attend and participate in the discussion.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/from-democracy-to-dictatorship-how-to-cover-conflict-and-crisis-march27/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:“American Mother” - A Book Talk with Diane Foley
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled. \nFollowing the 2014 murder of her son James Foley by ISIS militants in Syria\, Diane Foley turned her anger and grief into a positive change\, fighting for journalism safety and advocating on behalf of Americans held hostage around the world. Now\, in her new book American Mother\, co-authored with the National Book Award winner Colum McCann\, Foley tells her personal story\, and the path of pain and forgiveness inspired by her son’s legacy. The book is bracketed by an unforgettable scene in which Foley confronts one of her son’s murderers\, Alexanda Kotey\, the British national and ISIS member\, who pled guilty to the terrible crime. \nJoin Foley and Joel Simon\, founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Newmark J-School\, for an intimate conversation about the book\, Foley’s quest for justice\, the challenges of journalists covering conflict\, and the efforts to bring home Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained\, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich\, who has been held for nearly a year in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison.  \nDiane M. Foley is the co-founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. She and Simon first met in 2014 following her son’s kidnapping\, when Simon was the executive director of CPJ. Simon’s 2019 book We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping\, Hostages and Ransom\, chronicles the evolution of American hostage policy and Foley’s role in bringing about dramatic reform.  \nThe event is co-sponsored by the Journalism Protection Initiative and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Following Foley’s death\, CPJ established its Emergencies Team to deal with crisis situations and provide journalists with lifesaving safety information. The discussion will be followed by questions from the audience and books will be available for purchase. 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/american-mother-a-book-talk-with-diane-foley/
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SUMMARY:How to Cover an Election
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Katie Honan\, Senior Reporter at THE CITY \nAs the run-up to the November 5 elections heats up\, so does the need for the media to focus on the races and issues that matter to the communities they cover. Election season is also an opportunity for community media to expand their readership and reach. Delivering high-impact\, in-depth stories on tight deadlines and expanding coverage with limited resources requires robust and efficient editorial decisions and reporting. \nThis 90-minute training will cover these reporting challenges and opportunities: \n\nEthical journalism and objectivity\nCovering candidates and campaigns\nPolling and data analysis\nMisinformation and disinformation concerns\nEngaging with audiences\n\nThis training is funded by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. If you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for the elections coverage training \n\nKatie Honan is a senior reporter at THE CITY\, a nonprofit newsroom covering New York City. She previously covered City Hall for The Wall Street Journal\, neighborhoods in Queens for DNAinfo\, and as a web editor at NBC 4 New York. She is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and is a lifelong Queens resident.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/how-to-cover-an-election/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T140000
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SUMMARY:The New Newsrooms of NYC: A Leadership Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Join the trailblazers leading New York’s most impactful new newsrooms. Featuring leaders from The City\, City Limits\, Documented\, NY Focus\, Gothamist\, Hell Gate\, and Vital City\, we’ll reflect on the unique challenges and opportunities within New York’s news ecosystem. You’ll also gain insight into what these news organizations look for when recruiting their new team members.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/the-new-newsrooms-of-nyc-a-leadership-dialogue/
LOCATION:442
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T193000
DTSTAMP:20260910T041145
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SUMMARY:From Democracy to Dictatorship: How to Cover Conflict and Crisis
DESCRIPTION:A Master Class with Mikhail Zygar\nCo-sponsored by the Journalism Protection Initiative and the International Reporting Concentration \nRussian journalist Mikhail Zygar began his career as a war correspondent\, later founded the independent new outlet TV Rain to challenge the Kremlin narrative\, and today is a bestselling author chronicling President Vladimir Putin’s imperial regime. Through it all\, he has witnessed Russia’s transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian state. In a four-part Master Class\, featuring some of the top journalists covering Russia today\, Mikhail will share his experience with the Newmark J-School community. Zygar is the Newmark J-School’s inaugural Press Freedom Fellow. \nIn the final class\, Zygar will speak with Christo Grozev\, the renowned Bulgarian investigative journalist whose efforts to expose the 2020 assassination attempt against Alexei Navalny were featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary. Grozev is a leader in open-source investigations\, using social media and other electronic signals\, which he pioneered at Bellingcat. Today he works for The Insider\, an online investigative outlet based in Riga\, Latvia. \nThe session is co-sponsored by RIMA\, the Russian Independent Media Archive\, and will include Anna Nemzer\, a member of RIMA’s founding team and a journalist and documentary filmmaker.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/from-democracy-to-dictatorship-how-to-cover-conflict-and-crisis-april3/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T193000
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SUMMARY:Decoding the Latino Vote: How It Will Shape the 2024 Election
DESCRIPTION:Latino voters make up 15 percent of the U.S. electorate and are expected to play a pivotal role in this year’s presidential race and congressional\, state and local elections. The political power of Latinos — the second-largest voting bloc in the United States — has increased with each election and this year some 36 million Latino voters are eligible to vote. \nWhat voting trends are we seeing in this year’s run-up to the election? How are Latino voting preferences evolving? How will they impact key battleground states? \nOn April 16\, join Noticias Telemundo and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY for an in-depth conversation that explores these crucial questions and more. \nThe panel discussion will feature Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha and Republican consultant Mike Madrid. The conversation and Q&A will be moderated by Noticias Telemundo’s Arantxa Loizaga. The evening will begin with opening remarks from Graciela Mochkofsky\, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Noticias Telemundo and Newmark J-School.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/decoding-the-latino-vote-how-it-will-shape-the-2024-election/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T193000
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SUMMARY:How to Report on Liars and Haters
DESCRIPTION:In the past 10 years\, we’ve seen how international conflicts and civil strife have been stoked by populists and autocrats who use lies and frame information to ignite support for their side. They also claim that every dissenting opinion is deliberate propaganda. How should journalists act in this context? Do they have successful strategies to discern the truth? Can facts be powerful enough to oppose hatred? A conversation with Andrea Bernstein\, Andrew Marantz\, Masha Gessen\, and Wesley Lowery\, moderated by Peter Beinart. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA). \n\n 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/how-to-report-on-liars-and-haters/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Small Acts of Courage: A book talk with Ali Velshi
DESCRIPTION:A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact \nMore than a century ago\, MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm\, Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. \nIn Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy (St. Martin’s Press; On-sale: May 7\, 2024)\, Velshi takes us from his childhood\, where his grandfather was imbued with an ethos of public service and social justice\, and a belief in absolute equality among all people — ideals that his children carried forward as they escaped apartheid\, to emigrating to Kenya and ultimately Canada and the United States. \nThe book taps into Velshi’s 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living\, breathing experience—a way of life more than an ideology. He relates the stories of regular people who made a lasting commitment to fight for change\, even when success seemed impossible. This heartfelt exploration of how we can breathe new life into the principles of pluralistic democracy is an urgent call to action—for progress to be possible\, we must all do whatever we can to make a difference. \nJoin us on May 10 for a book talk on Small Acts of Courage with author Ali Velshi and Yoruba Richen\, associate professor and director of Newmark J-School’s documentary program. \nAli Velshi is an award-winning journalist\, host of “Velshi”\, Chief Correspondent for MSNBC\, and a weekly economics contributor to NPR’s “Here And Now.” He has covered multiple U.S. Midterm and Presidential elections and significant news stories around the globe\, including extensive reporting from Ukraine and across Central and Eastern Europe during the Russian invasion\, the Syrian refugee crisis from Turkey and Jordan\, the Iran Nuclear Deal in Tehran\, the Greek debt crisis in Athens\, and the funeral of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He hosts the “Velshi Banned Book Club” on MSNBC\, and the “Velshi Banned Book Club” podcast. Velshi is known for his immersive on-the-ground reporting and his interactive discussions with small groups\, which form part of his ongoing series\, Velshi Across America. He previously worked as an anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera America and CNN. Born in Nairobi and raised in Toronto\, Velshi holds a degree in Religion and an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Canada’s Queen’s University. He serves on the boards of the National Constitution Center\, the Chicago History Museum\, the X-Prize Foundation\, and the Philadelphia Citizen. Velshi is the author of Gimme My Money Back and The Trump Indictments\, co-author of How to Speak Money and the upcoming Open Space (2025). Velshi has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards and is the recipient of two National Headliner Awards and a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. He is a member of Newmark J-School’s foundation board.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/small-acts-of-courage-a-book-talk-with-ali-velshi/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Demystifying AI Visuals for Community Media
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: \n\nJohn Smock\, Director of Photojournalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\nParis M. Brown\, Associate Publisher\, The Baltimore Times\n\nAI presents possibilities and obstacles for community journalism. Within this evolving landscape\, newsrooms have opportunities to use AI to optimize and enhance newsroom work and editorial content.  However\, alongside these developments\, the proliferation of disinformation\, misinformation\, and fake content is on the rise. \nThis 90-minute training session aims to examine how newsrooms can ethically use AI-generated visuals while also keeping issues and risks in mind. \nThe session will cover the following topics: \n\nHands-on and practical instruction on how to begin to introduce visual AI tools into your newsroom.\nCase studies about how other publications\, especially community publications\, are using visual AI tools.\nEthical and professional guidelines for using visual AI tools\, most notably around topics like elections\, protests and other sensitive material.\nTools and tips for verifying the veracity of visuals for your readers.\nWhat’s next? How do you “future proof” your publication in such a rapidly changing media space?\n\nThis training has been developed by the Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, and is funded by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. If you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for the AI visuals training \n\nJohn Smock is the Director of Photojournalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Before taking the position at Newmark\, Smock was a photographer with the Associated Press and SIPA Press\, a photo agency with offices in New York City and Paris. Since joining the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism he has expanded his expertise into social video and animations for news. Smock has worked as a journalism trainer in several former Soviet Republics\, Cambodia\, Libya and Afghanistan. He continues to work on grant-based visual projects on a range of topics and on a range of platforms. \nParis M. Brown\, Associate Publisher of The Baltimore Times\, leverages her 20+ years of business development expertise to drive digital innovation and revenue growth. Under her guidance\, the newspaper has seen increased digital revenue and audience engagement through integrated solutions and strategic campaigns. Brown uses technology effectively\, exploring AI for non-editorial use and VR and AR for storytelling\, content creation and audience interaction. She also innovates by marketing newspaper boxes as billboards and strengthening partnerships\, making the newspaper a pivotal media partner for major city-wide events. Serving on the National Newspaper Publishers Association National Marketing Committee and MACPA Board of Directors and promoting community-focused initiatives\, Brown fosters strong community ties and a positive impact.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/demystifying-ai-visuals-for-community-media/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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SUMMARY:Alumni Film Screening: CROWN
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a screening of the CBS Sports documentary CROWN\, produced by Newmark J-School alumni Kizzy Cox ’12 and Sarah Kazadi ’12. The film is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Edited Special. Emmy winners will be announced in late May. \n“CROWN” explores America’s complicated relationship with Black hair\, through a sports lens – featuring trendsetting athletes from the Civil Rights era to present-day\, whose hair styles changed the game. This Emmy-nominated documentary is an expression of Black joy\, celebrating players who have helped different generations of Black Americans live authentically by embracing their hair\, in all of its natural glory. This is an ode to the Style Gods\, the mold-breakers\, the fully free. \nThe 45-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring: \nAziza Shuler\, Emmy Award-winning Weekend Anchor and Reporter for CBS News Philadelphia who decided to appear on air with her natural bald head \nSarah Kazadi ’12\, senior producer and director of CROWN \nKizzy Cox ’12\, who worked on CROWN as producer \n 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/alumni-film-screening-crown/
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SUMMARY:AAPI Media: Resilience and Rebirth
DESCRIPTION:One hundred years ago this month\, the U.S. passed the Immigration Act of 1924 (the Johnson-Reed Act)\, which banned all immigration to the U.S. from Asia. As we commemorate this dark chapter in U.S. history\, Asian American communities again face xenophobic rhetoric and policies similar to the pre-Johnson-Reed era. \nPlease join us in conversation with three Asian American news media leaders serving communities that have been targeted by xenophobic violence and policies in the past – and which face similar threats today: Denver’s Chinatown\, destroyed in 1880 by a racist mob; New York City’s Little Syria\, destroyed in 1946 by immigration policies and urban planning; and Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo\, targeted by Executive Order 9066\, mandating the forced removal of Japanese Americans during WW2. \nHow does inflammatory rhetoric in the run-up to the 2024 election mirror the pre-Johnson-Reed era? How are Asian American publishers navigating rising discrimination from Sinophobic property bans to anti-Arab censorship\, and what lessons can we learn from the survival and resilience of earlier AAPI news media? \nIf you have any questions\, contact Kavitha at kavitha.rajagopalan@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for “AAPI Media: Resilience and Rebirth” \n\nPanelists \n\nAnnie Guo VanDan (she/her/hers) is the co-founder and president of Asian Avenue magazine\, a monthly publication that lifts up the stories of Denver’s Asian communities. She is also the executive director of the nonprofit Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network\, where she works to create equitable spaces and opportunities for Asian American Pacific Islanders. Born in Taipei\, Taiwan\, her family immigrated to Denver in 1988. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia’s journalism school and a Maynard 200 Fellow\, a fellowship program for journalists of color. \nAdnan Khalil is publisher and editor-in-chief of Al Hawadeth for Arab Americans\, a monthly Arabic-language newspaper in New York City and New Jersey. He was born in Jordan to Palestinian refugees\, and enjoyed a career as a banking strategic planner and trade union leader before immigrating to the U.S. in 2013. He launched Al Hawadeth the same year. He holds a BSc in physics and sociology from the University of Jordan. \nMichael Komai is publisher of Rafu Shimpo\, a bilingual Japanese-English daily newspaper based in Los Angeles\, California’s Little Tokyo neighborhood. Komai is the third-generation publisher of the newspaper\, which has published continuously since 1903 – except during the forcible internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. \n\nThe Center for Community Media’s Asian Media Initiative is the first national program dedicated to building visibility and sustainability in in-language and community-based news media for and by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Launched in 2022\, the AMI published the first national AAPI Media Map & Directory in December 2023.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/aapi-media-resilience-and-rebirth/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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SUMMARY:Reporting in an Age of Conflict
DESCRIPTION:How can journalists report on divisive topics without causing more polarization? \nThis in-person workshop and fireside chat focuses on what journalists can learn from conflict mediators about reporting on polarizing topics with deep empathy\, humanity\, and nuance. \nThe Good Conflict reporting style applies the practices of conflict mediation\, solutions journalism\, and social psychology to the storytelling process. It is designed to help journalists adapt what they do for our current age of political polarization\, based on everything researchers now know about what humans need to thrive in a highly interdependent\, information-saturated\, fast-changing world. \nThe content discussed and the skills learned here will apply to journalists reporting on everything from local school board meetings to inter-community conflicts to international disputes. \nWhat you will learn in this workshop: \n\nA shared vocabulary for covering conflict\nAn understanding of the deeper\, hidden\, more interesting stories underneath a conflict that helps cut through the noise\nHow to use deep listening/looping to find the understory\nHow to use revealing questions to help excavate the deeper meaning behind discord\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Jehangir Khattak at jehangir.khattak@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nHélène Biandudi Hofer is a broadcast journalist\, documentary filmmaker\, media entrepreneur\, and conflict navigation coach. She led an award-winning TV news magazine program in Western New York for nearly a decade\, exploring remedies to societal challenges. Her work spans investigating police reform in Camden\, New Jersey\, to examining education opportunities in South Sudan. Hélène is a founding principal of Good Conflict\, LLC\, along with fellow journalist and writer Amanda Ripley. Good Conflict helps communities\, companies\, and groups get smarter about how they fight. Through her work in conflict\, Hélène has trained nearly two thousand journalists across 175 newsrooms worldwide on how to transform their coverage of controversial and divisive issues.  Hélène has worked with CBS\, NPR\, and PBS and collaborated with reporters\, filmmakers\, and journalist-serving organizations around the globe. Hélène credits her passion for journalism and storytelling to her great-grandmother\, the oral historian of the Biandudi family in Kinshasa\, Congo.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/reporting-in-an-age-of-conflict/
LOCATION:442
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Fundraising for Community Media: Let’s Get that Corporate Funding
DESCRIPTION:Instructor/Speaker: Melanie Figueiredo\, Vice President of Advertising and Sponsorship Sales\, URL Media \nCorporate funding can be a critical resource for media publications\, and often take one of two forms: corporate sponsorship or corporate advertising. Corporate sponsorship is often a form of marketing in which a company pays to be associated with a project\, program\, platform or mission. Or where a company prioritizes amplifying their own missions\, values\, or corporate social responsibility initiatives. Corporate advertising aims to promote a specific product\, brand or client campaign and requires more specific reporting on the client’s return of investment. \nIn general\, corporate funding not only helps news organizations cover operational costs but also often aligns businesses with positive community impact\, enhancing their brand image. It is an often untapped revenue source that can help news organizations achieve financial sustainability. \nThe Center for Community Media’s Asian\, Black\, and Latino Media Initiatives will hold an online\, hour-long training session on navigating corporate funding for newsrooms in the community news media sector. \nThis session is open to the public as an extended training from the Fundraising for Community Media program that launched in the early Spring. Join us for this session to: \n\nLearn the types of corporate funding you can seek out whether corporate sponsorship or advertising\nGain insight on how to engage and sustain a relationship with potential corporate funders\nObtain guidance on how to build your value proposition and proposals\nTroubleshoot and navigate corporate funding campaigns \n\nSimultaneous interpretation may be made available on request. If you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for the corporate funding training \n\nMelanie Figueiredo is the Vice President of Advertising and Sponsorship Sales\, spearheading URL Media’s advertising sales\, ad operations and client servicing efforts. From 2013 – 2021\, Melanie led national corporate sponsorships for a majority of the PBS KIDS national television roster and NOVA out of GBH\, launching\, renewing and upselling corporate sponsorships for over a dozen award-winning series and shepherding upwards of $40m to the public media system. In her previous role as the Director of Member Services at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce\, Melanie engaged high-level members with strategic Chamber offerings\, networking at more than 100 business programs per year. Prior to her time at the Chamber\, Melanie directed the Trade Services Department at the South Carolina World Trade Center and managed operations at the Global Trading Consortium. Melanie hails from Boston\, and holds a B.A. in Communications and Culture from Clark University\, graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She has been a contributing writer to several publications including Business Insider\, and sits on the advisory board of EPIC\, a non-profit for young leaders with disabilities. She’s a former Americorps alum\, and the proud mother of two children.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/fundraising-for-community-media-lets-get-that-corporate-funding/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Asian Media Initiative Forum: Safety and Press Freedom in AAPI Media
DESCRIPTION:CONTENT WARNING: This forum will include discussions of sensitive topics related to safety\, hate crimes\, and state violence. The event will not be recorded. \nCCM’s Asian Media Initiative is hosting a forum to bring AAPI community news media journalists into dialogue with experts in surveillance\, transnational repression\, press freedom\, and journalism safety. This is a dedicated space for AAPI journalists to share their lived experiences and strategies for navigating these threats\, and to gain access to emerging tools\, resources\, and insights.​​ \nAAPI journalists working in community media newsrooms face unique threats to their press freedom and safety\, often from overseas as well as within the U.S. In this election’s central debates – overseas wars\, immigration\, and reproductive rights – Asian American community journalists are both frontline defenders and targets of disinformation campaigns\, discrimination\, and political violence. \n\nHow do AAPI media experience and respond effectively to surveillance\, censorship\, and harassment campaigns?\nHow does urban surveillance infrastructure or transnational repression uniquely affect AAPI journalists?\nWhat legal rights and protections are available to AAPI journalists covering protests\, or when community events (including political events) become sites of protest?\nHow do “informal” or “soft” forms of surveillance and censorship – deplatforming\, exclusion\, retaliation\, or litigation – impact AAPI media legitimacy and sustainability?\n\nIf you are an AAPI community media journalist\, and would like to share your press freedom concerns anonymously\, please complete this questionnaire. \nRegister for the forum \nIf you have any questions\, contact Kavitha at kavitha.rajagopalan@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nPanelists \nKiran Nazish is an award winning journalist\, and founding director of the Coalition For Women In Journalism. She spent two decades as a journalist and foreign correspondent covering Pakistan\, Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Syria\, and Mexico\, among other places\, for the New York Times\, LA Times\, MSNBC\, ABC News\, USA Today and  others. Witnessing the inequality and discrimination women journalists faced in newsrooms around the world\, she founded the Coalition For Women In Journalism\, a global organization that primarily focuses on support and advocacy for women\, LGBTQ and nonbinary journalists. In 2019\, Kiran launched the Press Freedom Newsroom to bring awareness to how women journalists in particular are targeted by repressive regimes\, and now covers violations from 128 countries around the world. She was the Stanley Knowles Distinguished Professor in 2019 and 2020\, and a senior fellow in international security at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. in 2016. \nGabe Rottman is a senior attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press\, where he directs the Technology and Press Freedom Project\, a six-year-old initiative that combines legal work\, policy development and advocacy\, and public education to address emerging challenges and opportunities at the intersection of technology and press freedom. Rottman also directs the First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. He previously served in various roles at PEN America\, the Center for Democracy and Technology\, and led federal First Amendment legislative and regulatory advocacy at the ACLU. Rottman has a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in political science and history from McGill University. \nMadi Whitman is the Assistant Director of Curriculum Development in the Center for Science and Society and a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. As a cultural anthropologist and STS researcher\, Madi investigates data collection and surveillance in higher education in the U.S. This work is currently focused on subjectivity and marginality among students in changing regimes of data collection in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. \nYemile Bucay is a journalism risk advisor and safety trainer. She is resident security advisor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School for Journalism at CUNY and advises PEN America’s Free Expression Programs on safety and security matters. Previously\, she was BuzzFeed’s Risk & Security Manager\, and was a Fellow in the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Next Gen Safety Trainers program. Before working in news safety\, Yemile was a journalist who reported on immigration. She produced a documentary on violence in her native Mexico\, led research on online information ecosystems\, and taught at Columbia’s Journalism School. Yemile received a B.A. in Humanities from Yale University\, and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. \nModerator \n\nKavitha Rajagopalan is the director of the Asian Media Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism’s Center for Community Media. \n  \n  \n\nThe Center for Community Media’s Asian Media Initiative is the first national program dedicated to building visibility and sustainability in in-language and community-based news media for and by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Launched in 2022\, the AMI published the first national AAPI Media Map & Directory in December 2023.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/asian-media-initiative-forum-safety-and-press-freedom-in-aapi-media/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Series: Tools for Enhancing Your Elections Reporting
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \n\nScott Klein\, Entrepreneur in Residence at Newspack\nBrandi Swicegood\, Executive Director of Sunlight Search\nJohn P. Wihbey\, Associate Professor of Media Innovation and Technology in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University\n\nIn preparation for this year’s elections\, the Center for Community Media will be producing a series of brown bag talks focused on tools to support journalists and newsroom leaders in their elections coverage. \nIn the first hour-long session\, Scott Klein of the Knight Election Hub\, an initiative focused on connecting more than 150 resources with local and community outlets\, will give a demo of the hub\, and walk us through some of the resources and how you can get access. Brandi Swicegood\, of Sunlight Search\, will talk about the research organization\, which trains and helps journalists to conduct in-depth background research on candidates running for political office. John P. Wihbey\, of Chip50\, will speak about the value of ongoing efforts to get a comparative understanding of American public opinion in a more regional and local way; and explore the questions that newsrooms might want to insert in the upcoming survey waves. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nHow your newsroom can take advantage of available Knight Election Hub resources.\nHow your newsroom can help voters make more informed choices with Sunlight Search candidate accountability research training.\nHow your newsroom can potentially partner with survey researchers and leverage the final data and products.\n\nRegister here \n\nThe Knight Election Hub provides free or reduced-price resources and services to U.S. newsrooms covering the 2024 elections at the federal\, state\, and local levels. These resources help publishers serve their audiences by giving them the information they need to make informed voting decisions\, have confidence in the election process and results\, and understand the role newsrooms play in providing reliable civic information. \nSunlight Search is a nonpartisan research organization that specializes in accountability research on candidates for public office. Our mission is to strengthen democracy by providing voters information they need to make informed decisions. \nNortheastern University has developed the capacity for conducting large-scale surveys\, based on its experiences with the COVID States Project/Chip50. With the support of the NSF\, NIH\, and a handful of foundations\, we have conducted 1\,400+ state-level surveys since April\, 2020\, producing 100+ public facing reports and a wide set of “data dashboards.” We now seek to transform this effort\, working with journalist stakeholders\, into a stream of value for news. In partnership with news media outlets\, we seek to craft state-level surveys that would be valuable to news outlets’ audiences. \n\nSpeakers \nScott Klein is an entrepreneur in residence at Newspack\, helping publishers on any platform do great election coverage by building and adopting innovative tools and by working together. He was previously at ProPublica and at THE CITY. He’s also on the board of Muckrock. He’s based in Brooklyn. \n  \nBrandi Swicegood is the executive director of Sunlight Search. She is a veteran investigative journalist. She spent nearly two decades reporting and editing stories about issues ranging from politics and immigration to criminal justice and the environment. Brandi has worked for publications including The Texas Tribune\, where she was a founding staffer\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Dallas Morning News and USA Today. \nJohn P. Wihbey is an associate professor of media innovation and technology in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University\, a faculty researcher at the Ethics Institute\, and a founder of Northeastern’s Internet Democracy Initiative. He has worked in print\, radio\, and digital journalism.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/brown-bag-series-tools-for-enhancing-your-elections-reporting/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Appealing to Young Black Voters
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Amanda Wilkerson\, University of Central Florida \nYoung Black voters are critical to this election cycle\, but they are often not engaging with traditional media. Furthermore\, very little research has been done about what shapes their political identity and how we can best serve their needs. \nJoin us for this session where we will be exploring research about political socialization for young Black voters and how we can use those insights to improve reporting and better engage with young voters. \nParticipants will leave understanding: \n\nThe true identity of Black youth voters\, including their priorities and concerns\nHow media uniquely shapes the political views of this dynamic group\nInnovative strategies to boost political engagement within HBCU environments\n\nRegister here \n\nSpeaker \nAmanda Wilkerson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida\, where she is dedicated to fostering cooperation\, collaboration\, and community action. A proud graduate of Florida A&M University with an Ed.D. in Higher Education and Policy Studies\, Amanda has authored several articles and books with Palgrave Macmillan and IGI Global\, and served as guest editor for the Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals Journal-Hillard Sizemore Special Edition. Her work focuses on developing instructional leaders who practice equity-based pedagogy and managing partnerships that support underserved student populations. A passionate advocate for civic engagement\, she actively participates in community development projects and initiatives for nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies. Amanda’s research includes a National Science Foundation-funded study on the political socialization of Black youth voters at Historically Black Colleges and Universities\, and she is recognized for her contributions to education and community service. Follow her on Instagram at @dravwilkerson
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/appealing-to-young-black-voters/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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SUMMARY:Take Cover! Newsgathering Rights and Safety Tips for Community Journalists Covering the Elections
DESCRIPTION:This training will be held online in Spanish. \nInstructors: \n\nDagmar Thiel\, CEO\, Fundamedios USA\nPatricia J. Peña\, Associate\, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP\n\nAs newsrooms across the U.S. lay out their plans for this year’s Election Day coverage\, Latino news media should take extra precaution when deploying staff\, and ensuring their safety and the access to materials and information their audiences have a right to\, but regularly need to push for. \nThe Center for Community Media’s Latino Media Initiative will hold an online\, 90-minute long training session in Spanish on the safety guidelines and information rights that Latino reporters and community journalists have to consider when covering elections. This session is held in partnership with ProJourn\, a program of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. \nThis session is open to the public as a stand-alone training that serves publishers\, editors and reporters alike. Join us for this session to: \n\nLearn about the threats and violence that community journalists and Latino reporters experience in the field.\nObtain guidance on how to get information and take photos at voting centers\, protests\, and demonstrations.\nGain insight into reporting from the field on Election Day and learn about legal safeguards available for reporters on the ground.\nLearn how to navigate encounters with law enforcement at protests.\nGet safety tips on how to address discrimination and assault from others.\n\nRegister here \nEmail CCM if you do not receive a confirmation email after registering or if you have any questions about the event: ccm@journalism.cuny.edu \n\nInstructors \nDagmar Thiel is an Ecuadorian-German journalist and activist who heads Fundamedios USA from its Washington\, D.C. office to promote freedom of expression in the region. Her work has focused on the development and promotion of media in authoritarian environments and on the training and support of journalists in exile. She has been a consultant for George Mason University\, IREX\, Internews and FLED\, among other organizations. In 2020\, she published the study “Discrimination against Latino journalists in the United States” and developed a course to reduce the wage gap that affects Latina journalists. Thiel has extensive experience in communications\, public affairs\, institutional reputation\, and corporate sustainability. \nPatricia J. Peña focuses her practice on counseling and defending large technology\, media and entertainment companies on intellectual property matters\, as well as advertising\, AdTech\, and marketing law. She also provides pre-broadcast counseling in both English and Spanish for production companies and studios. Before joining Davis Wright Tremaine LLP\, Patricia served in the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office\, where she gained litigation experience as a trial attorney. Prior to her legal career\, Patricia worked in marketing and media\, and applies her corporate knowledge and expertise to solving business legal issues. As a marketing professional\, Patricia developed and executed multi-layered campaigns for her clients’ products and services\, tailored to launch in U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. \n\nAbout CCM and the Latino Media Initiative: The Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism serves news organizations that provide essential local coverage for populations whose voices and issues are underrepresented in mainstream media. The Center serves as a hub of information\, resources\, and training aimed at increasing the sustainability of the local news media sector. Its Latino Media Initiative focuses on supporting Latino news media makers\, community media entrepreneurs and Latino-centered newsrooms with capacity building\, direct investment\, sector analysis and business development programs. \nAbout ProJourn of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: ProJourn\, an innovative pro bono program operated by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press\, aims to “grow the bench” of attorneys standing up for journalism at this critical time when local news reporting faces dire challenges and democracy itself is at a crossroads. It’s mission is to increase the supply of pro bono attorneys trained in pre-publication review and access to public records — two of the most critical editorial legal needs of journalists — and to meet the legal demands newsrooms face in an ever-changing news landscape\, including business\, 501(c)(3)\, and operations-related needs.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/take-cover-newsgathering-rights-and-safety-tips-for-community-journalists-covering-the-elections/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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