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SUMMARY:Mobile News Photography: The Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Adi Talwar\, Photojournalist \nIn today’s fast-evolving media landscape\, the smartphone has become an indispensable tool for journalists – whether capturing a single image for a news article or crafting a photo essay that unfolds over multiple photographs. \nThis 90-minute training will equip participants with practical techniques to create strong\, engaging photographs using the phone they already carry. \nThis training will cover the following: \n\nPhotojournalism ethics based on AP guidelines\nPreparing for an assignment\nSmartphone camera basics with native camera app\nBeing aware of light and shadows\nComposition and framing\nPost processing photos on your phone with native editing software\nImage file formats JPEG\, HEIC\, RAW\nOther camera and post-processing apps\nGear tips\, e.g. monopod\, tripod\, phone cage\, lens add-ons\n\nRegister for the photo training \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nAdi Talwar is an award-winning New York City based photojournalist with a background in design\, engineering and art. For over a decade\, Adi’s photography has centered around civic issues\, communities and individuals. He is a regular contributor to CityLimits.org. Adi has also been published in the Norwood News\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, New York Daily News\, WNYC\, MetroFocus\, and Gothamist\, to name a few. Over the years\, Adi has participated in solo and group exhibitions. Adi was a BRIO (Bronx Recognizes its Own) recipient in 2020.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/mobile-news-photography-the-fundamentals/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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SUMMARY:Building New Futures: How Can Farmers and Journalists Support Each Other?
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. \nFarms are facing unprecedented climate impacts\, swift funding cuts\, policy changes and a targeted agricultural labor force under the current administration. \nParalleling this\, journalists are overwhelmed with the plethora of news coverage to tackle. However\, amidst all of this\, food movements and small farmers here in New York are moving forward\, and newsrooms like NPQ and projects like The New Harvest are working to create civic space to help tell these stories of joy and resilience. \nThis is an interactive event\, with a brief panel then divided into smaller groups for story circles that bring together journalists\, farmers and policy experts to share how storytelling can help to showcase the solutions around our current political\, environmental\, and social challenges. \nHosts:  \n\nSara Hudson\, NPQ CEO and Interim Editor in Chief\nAngely Mercado\, Climate Reporter and Fact Checker\nIris Crawford\, Editor\, Climate Journalist and Creator of The New Harvest Project\n\nFarmers:  \n\nMonti Lawson\, Founder and Lead Land Steward of The Catalyst Collaborative Farm\nOlivia Fuller\, Farmer and New York Communications Manager\, American Farmland Trust  \nDK Kinard\, Farmer\, Educator\, and Director of Community Engagement\, New York Restoration Project\n\n 
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/building-new-futures-how-can-farmers-and-journalists-support-each-other/
LOCATION:Room 308
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: A Dangerous Assignment
DESCRIPTION:The International Reporting and Bilingual Journalism programs invite the community to the screening of the film “A Dangerous Assignment” with Roberto Deniz (Investigative journalist)\, Juan Andres Ravell (director of the film)\, and Jeff Arak (Producer and Newmark J-School alum). \nThis event is only open to Newmark J-School community members.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/film-screening-a-dangerous-assignment/
LOCATION:442
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T190000
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SUMMARY:What Are the First Amendment Rights of Non-Citizen Journalists?
DESCRIPTION:Immigrant and non-citizen journalists face unique risks—visa denials\, border restrictions\, arrests\, and deportations. This panel will spotlight high-profile cases\, including Rümeysa Öztürk and Mario Guevara\, and examine how U.S. law is shaping press freedom. \n\nMazin Sidahmed – Executive Director and co-founder of Documented\nEsha Bhandari – Deputy Director\, ACLU’s Speech\, Privacy\, and Technology Project; represents Rümeysa Öztürk\, a Turkish doctoral student detained over an op-ed\, and Mario Guevara\, an immigrant journalist arrested in Georgia\nAlfredo Corchado – Executive Editor and Correspondent\, Puente News Collaborative in El Paso\, TX\nDana Green – Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at The New York Times\nModerated by Yemile Bucay\n\nThe Safety Series \nThis event is part of the Fall 2025 Safety Series\, a three-part program from the Newmark J-School’s Journalism Protection Initiative exploring the biggest threats to media safety and press freedom in the U.S. Covering topics including shifting immigration policy; global declines in press freedom; the precarity of safe havens; and dangers to trans and non-binary journalists\, each session highlights urgent issues while offering space to share experiences\, strategies and solutions.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/what-are-the-first-amendment-rights-of-non-citizen-journalists/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Journalism Protection Initiative
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SUMMARY:A Journalist's Guide to Using Perplexity for Search
DESCRIPTION:AI search tools like Perplexity are gaining popularity in newsrooms for their ability to search information across different topics and complexity levels. In this session for Newmark J-School students\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff\, you’ll learn about how to use Perplexity for citation-based searching. You’ll also learn some caveats and have a chance to practice searching related to your own interests. \nThis session is designed for those who have never used Perplexity and those who are familiar with it and want to learn more about how to use it thoughtfully. \nAs Perplexity’s Head of Publisher Partnerships\, Jessica Chan brings over a decade of expertise in forging strategic alliances across the digital content landscape. Her expertise spans across content strategy\, publisher relations\, and product partnerships where tech and media intersect. \nRSVP for this event
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/a-journalists-guide-to-using-perplexity-for-search/
LOCATION:Room 308
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T120000
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SUMMARY:Press Freedom: A Newmark J-School Wide Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a school-wide conversation with faculty and the directors of several of our centers on the growing erosion of press freedom in our country. \nThis will be an exciting and urgent discussion\, one that affects how we work today and how we should prepare for the future. We urge you to bring your questions. Pizza will be served. \nFeaturing: Kovie Biakolo\, Gina Chua\, Jean Friedman-Rudovsky\, M. Gessen\, Yoruba Richen\, and Joel Simon \nHosted by Dean Graciela Mochkofsky. \nThis event is only for Newmark J-School community members (students\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff). Please use your J-School email address to RSVP.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/press-freedom-a-newmark-j-school-wide-conversation/
LOCATION:Newsroom
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Current Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T153000
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SUMMARY:Learn to Use AI for Data Reporting: How to Find and Access Relevant Data
DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nSandeep Junnarkar\nLeonard Tow Chair for Journalism Innovation\nDirector of Data Journalism Program\, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism \nWhere: Zoom \n\nQuickly evolving artificial intelligence technology is emerging as a potentially powerful journalism tool\, including for harnessing data in stories. But AI needs to be wielded carefully and correctly to get accurate\, trustable results in storytelling. \nJoin Sandeep Junnarkar\, Data Journalism Director at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, for a three-part training series on using AI to find and analyze data to help you produce strong\, high-quality stories for your audience. Junnarkar will be joined by Jere Hester\, director of the J-School’s Local Accountability Reporting program\, at these trainings. \nHow to find and access relevant data\nThursday\, Oct. 9 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn how to locate relevant data sets. We’ll explore – employing real-life examples – how to mine NYC Open Data and other largely untapped sources of information. \nPrompt writing and AI-powered data analysis\nThursday\, Oct. 16 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn to create effective AI prompts that\, as Junnarkar puts it\, allow you to “interrogate” the data\, asking questions that yield information and insight key to your story. \nHow to verify data and avoid AI pitfalls\nThursday\, Oct. 23 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nDiscover how to validate your data projects and prevent AI “hallucinations” along with other risks tied to this fast-evolving technology. \nRegister for the data trainings \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nSandeep Junnarkar began his journalism career helping launch The New York Times’ earliest digital editions\, writing on how technology transforms medicine\, psychiatry\, and communications. At Bloomberg\, he trains journalists in data journalism and advises on data projects. In 2019\, he received a Knight Foundation AI ethics grant to help community journalists examine AI’s impact on immigrants and low-income groups. He co-created YOU ARE HERE\, an AR storytelling app\, and launched The Hate Index\, tracking post-2016 hate incidents. He’s also developing PathChartr\, a tool for personalized news delivery. Junnarkar holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia Journalism School.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/learn-to-use-ai-for-data-reporting-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:Film Screening: American Coup: Wilmington 1898
DESCRIPTION:AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule\,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected\, multi-racial government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today\, many of those descendants — Black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history. \nJoin us for a film screening and conversation with the film’s directors\, Brad Lichtenstein and Newmark J-School Professor Yoruba Richen\, and executive producer Cameo George.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/film-screening-american-coup-wilmington-1898/
LOCATION:Room 308
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T090000
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SUMMARY:Better Together: Developing Solutions for a Fractured Media Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:Audiences and the distribution channels to reach them have fragmented. Mission-driven news organizations need new tools\, intelligence and strategies to not only navigate this more complex landscape\, but also understand what their reporting is accomplishing. \nINN is hosting Better Together\, a day-long workshop to grapple with the causes of media and audience fragmentation and build new tools and strategies for news to respond in an increasingly complex landscape. \nHear from speakers\, including: \n\nAman Sethi\, Editor in Chief\, openDemocracy\nThomas Brennan\, Founder & executive director\, The War Horse\nYancey Strickler\, Co-founder\, Kickstarter and Metalabel\n\nRegister for this event on INN’s website. Select free seats are available for Newmark J-School students; please contact events@journalism.cuny.edu to request a seat.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/better-together-developing-solutions-for-a-fractured-media-ecosystem/
LOCATION:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, 219 W. 40th St.\, New York\, 10018\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T190000
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SUMMARY:Is the US Still a Safe Haven for Journalists Under Threat?
DESCRIPTION:For decades\, persecuted journalists found refuge in the U.S. through fellowships and temporary stays. Today\, restrictive visa policies and mounting pressures are reshaping that reality. Journalists from across the globe will share their experiences in this off-the-record conversation. \nPanelists \n\nGustavo Gorriti – Investigative journalist from Peru\, director of IDL-Reporteros\, known for exposing government corruption; currently a Knight Press Freedom Fellow.\nYasmine El Rashidi – Egyptian journalist and writer (joining via Zoom from Cairo)\, contributing writer\, New York Review of Books\nBaktygul Chynybaeva – journalist from Kyrgyzstan\, specializing in human rights\, and former correspondent with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty\nMikhail Zygar – journalist\, historian\, and best-selling author\, known for his work on Russian politics\, propaganda\, and authoritarianism\nModerated by Joel Simon – Executive Director of the Journalism Protection Initiative\n\nThe Safety Series \nThis event is part of the Fall 2025 Safety Series\, a three-part program from the Newmark J-School’s Journalism Protection Initiative exploring the biggest threats to media safety and press freedom in the U.S. Covering topics including shifting immigration policy; global declines in press freedom; the precarity of safe havens; and dangers to trans and non-binary journalists\, each session highlights urgent issues while offering space to share experiences\, strategies and solutions.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/is-the-us-still-a-safe-haven-for-journalists-under-threat/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Journalism Protection Initiative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T140000
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SUMMARY:Help Errol Louis Prepare for the Mayoral Debate
DESCRIPTION:How do the journalists moderating political debates prep for the crucial face-offs? Get an inside look — and suggest questions for the final mayor debate — during a wide-ranging discussion with NY1 Political Anchor and J-School Adjunct Prof. Errol Louis on Oct. 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 308. \nErrol will be among the questioners at the Oct. 22 final mayoral debate\, which the Newmark J-School is co-hosting with NY1\, WNYC/Gothamist\, THE CITY\, New York Law School\, the Museum of the City of New York\, and John Jay College. \nThis event is available for Newmark J-School students and select media partners. If you are interested in a spot\, please email events@journalism.cuny.edu.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/help-errol-louis-prepare-for-the-mayoral-debate/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Current Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T153000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
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SUMMARY:Learn to Use AI for Data Reporting: Prompt Writing and AI-Powered Data Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nSandeep Junnarkar\nLeonard Tow Chair for Journalism Innovation\nDirector of Data Journalism Program\, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism \nWhere: Zoom \n\nQuickly evolving artificial intelligence technology is emerging as a potentially powerful journalism tool\, including for harnessing data in stories. But AI needs to be wielded carefully and correctly to get accurate\, trustable results in storytelling. \nJoin Sandeep Junnarkar\, Data Journalism Director at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, for a three-part training series on using AI to find and analyze data to help you produce strong\, high-quality stories for your audience. Junnarkar will be joined by Jere Hester\, director of the J-School’s Local Accountability Reporting program\, at these trainings. \nHow to find and access relevant data\nThursday\, Oct. 9 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn how to locate relevant data sets. We’ll explore – employing real-life examples – how to mine NYC Open Data and other largely untapped sources of information. \nPrompt writing and AI-powered data analysis\nThursday\, Oct. 16 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn to create effective AI prompts that\, as Junnarkar puts it\, allow you to “interrogate” the data\, asking questions that yield information and insight key to your story. \nHow to verify data and avoid AI pitfalls\nThursday\, Oct. 23 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nDiscover how to validate your data projects and prevent AI “hallucinations” along with other risks tied to this fast-evolving technology. \nRegister for the data trainings \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nSandeep Junnarkar began his journalism career helping launch The New York Times’ earliest digital editions\, writing on how technology transforms medicine\, psychiatry\, and communications. At Bloomberg\, he trains journalists in data journalism and advises on data projects. In 2019\, he received a Knight Foundation AI ethics grant to help community journalists examine AI’s impact on immigrants and low-income groups. He co-created YOU ARE HERE\, an AR storytelling app\, and launched The Hate Index\, tracking post-2016 hate incidents. He’s also developing PathChartr\, a tool for personalized news delivery. Junnarkar holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia Journalism School.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/learn-to-use-ai-for-data-reporting-3/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T140000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
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SUMMARY:Journalism in Hard Times: A Conversation With Allison Davis & M. Gessen
DESCRIPTION:How have journalists navigated political and social upheaval? Join the Newmark J-School Diversity committee on Oct. 22 at 12:30 pm to hear from Allison J. Davis\, trailblazing founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)\, alongside Newmark J-School Distinguished Professor M. Gessen\, for a conversation on history and what it takes to tell the truth when times are toughest. \nThis event is only for Newmark J-School community members (students\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff). Please use your J-School email address to RSVP.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/journalism-in-hard-times-a-conversation-with-allison-davis-m-gessen/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Admitted Students,Alumni,Current Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251001T180625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T202513Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Storytelling and Its Intersections
DESCRIPTION:Join AAJA alongside its chapters at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and New York\, in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop\, for a conversation on the power of writing. We will explore how storytelling\, from features in AAJA and UCLA’s book “Intersections” to how AAPI storytelling stands in this digital age\, informs how we can transform complex ideas into meaningful narratives that inform\, amplify\, and inspire Asian American voices. \nPanelists: \n\n\nHannah Bae — Freelance journalist\, nonfiction writer\, and illustrator at work on a memoir about building an adult life after family estrangement. Her writing has appeared in No Contact (Catapult\, 2026)\, Uncertain Girls in Uncertain Times (Red Hen Press\, 2026)\, Our Red Book (Simon & Schuster\, 2022)\, and more. A 2024 NYSCA Literature grantee\, she was also a nonfiction juror for the Kirkus Prize. \n\n\nLam Thuy Vo — Associate Professor of Data Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and author of Mining Social Media. A leading figure in the field\, her storytelling has earned more than 30 accolades\, including recognition from the Overseas Press Club\, Online News Association\, and the Poynter Institute. \n\n\nJeannie Park — She has championed diversity and racial equity throughout her 22-year journalism career and now as a nonprofit leader. Beginning as a copy editor at the Korea Herald in Seoul\, she later joined Time Inc. through AAJA LA connections\, spending more than two decades at Time\, Entertainment Weekly\, InStyle\, and People. In 1987\, she became the founding president of AAJA’s New York chapter\, co-chaired two national conventions\, and served as national secretary and long-time facilitator for the Executive Leadership Program. Today\, she dedicates herself to nonprofits\, serving on the boards of the Korean American Community Foundation and the Donors of Color Network\, and co-founding the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard to advance racial equity in higher \n\n\nModerator: Xintian Tina Wang — Journalist\, cultural critic\, and president of AAJA New York. Her writing has appeared in TIME\, HuffPost\, NBC News\, ELLE\, ARTNews\, and Business Insider. She has led media equity and community storytelling programs at AAJA in partnership with The New York Times\, NBC\, The Met\, ESPN\, AAWW\, etc. \nRSVP for The Power of Storytelling and Its Intersections
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/the-power-of-storytelling-and-its-intersections/
LOCATION:Room 308
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T200000
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SUMMARY:Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI - Karen Hao in Conversation with John Borthwick
DESCRIPTION:In Empire of AI (“startling and intensely researched” — Vulture) Karen Hao lifts the veil on the industry defining our era. With access to the world of Sam Altman’s OpenAI from the beginning\, Hao had an insider’s view of the development of this world-changing technology\, the breakthrough of Chat GPT\, and the company’s path from idealism to a pursuit of power consuming vast information and resources. Hao\, an award-winning journalist covering artificial intelligence\, has written for The Atlantic and The Wall Street Journal and was senior editor of the MIT Technology Review. She speaks about her provocative new book with John Borthwick\, a leader in the New York startup technology business for over three decades\, who is founder and CEO of beta works. \nPresented with the Leon Levy Center for Biography and the CUNY Graduate Center. Register for the event through CUNY Graduate Center.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/empire-of-ai-dreams-and-nightmares-in-sam-altmans-openai-karen-hao-in-conversation-with-john-borthwick/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 1201: Elebash Recital Hall\, 365 Fifth Ave.\, New York\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T190000
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SUMMARY:NYC Mayoral Debate
DESCRIPTION:The final NYC mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College will feature Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani\, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo ahead of the November 4th election. \nStream it live on Spectrum News NY1\, WNYC radio or YouTube. \nCo-hosted by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, NY1\, WNYC/Gothamist\, THE CITY\, New York Law School\, the Museum of the City of New York and John Jay College.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/nyc-mayoral-debate/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T153000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251001T204219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T204221Z
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SUMMARY:Learn to Use AI for Data Reporting: How to Verify Data and Avoid AI Pitfalls
DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nSandeep Junnarkar\nLeonard Tow Chair for Journalism Innovation\nDirector of Data Journalism Program\, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism \nWhere: Zoom \n\nQuickly evolving artificial intelligence technology is emerging as a potentially powerful journalism tool\, including for harnessing data in stories. But AI needs to be wielded carefully and correctly to get accurate\, trustable results in storytelling. \nJoin Sandeep Junnarkar\, Data Journalism Director at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, for a three-part training series on using AI to find and analyze data to help you produce strong\, high-quality stories for your audience. Junnarkar will be joined by Jere Hester\, director of the J-School’s Local Accountability Reporting program\, at these trainings. \nHow to find and access relevant data\nThursday\, Oct. 9 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn how to locate relevant data sets. We’ll explore – employing real-life examples – how to mine NYC Open Data and other largely untapped sources of information. \nPrompt writing and AI-powered data analysis\nThursday\, Oct. 16 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nLearn to create effective AI prompts that\, as Junnarkar puts it\, allow you to “interrogate” the data\, asking questions that yield information and insight key to your story. \nHow to verify data and avoid AI pitfalls\nThursday\, Oct. 23 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nDiscover how to validate your data projects and prevent AI “hallucinations” along with other risks tied to this fast-evolving technology. \nRegister for the data trainings \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nSandeep Junnarkar began his journalism career helping launch The New York Times’ earliest digital editions\, writing on how technology transforms medicine\, psychiatry\, and communications. At Bloomberg\, he trains journalists in data journalism and advises on data projects. In 2019\, he received a Knight Foundation AI ethics grant to help community journalists examine AI’s impact on immigrants and low-income groups. He co-created YOU ARE HERE\, an AR storytelling app\, and launched The Hate Index\, tracking post-2016 hate incidents. He’s also developing PathChartr\, a tool for personalized news delivery. Junnarkar holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia Journalism School.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/learn-to-use-ai-for-data-reporting-4/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T173000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20250908T163649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T185741Z
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SUMMARY:Safety for Trans\, Non-binary\, and Gender Non-conforming Journalists
DESCRIPTION:Trans\, non-binary\, and gender non-conforming journalists face heightened risks amid rising intolerance and legal restrictions. This roundtable\, co-organized with the Trans Journalists Association\, will feature leading voices in journalism\, advocacy\, and safety. Space is limited\, please contact events@journalism.cuny.edu to request a spot. \nParticipants \n\nGina Chua – Executive Editor of Semafor and founder of The Chua Project\nM. Gessen – Opinion columnist for The New York Times and Distinguished Professor at Newmark J-School\nEditors\, safety experts\, and legal advocates – A small group of invited participants bringing on-the-ground expertise and strategies to support trans and non-binary journalists.\n\nThe Safety Series \nThis event is part of the Fall 2025 Safety Series\, a three-part program from the Newmark J-School’s Journalism Protection Initiative exploring the biggest threats to media safety and press freedom in the U.S. Covering topics including shifting immigration policy; global declines in press freedom; the precarity of safe havens; and dangers to trans and non-binary journalists\, each session highlights urgent issues while offering space to share experiences\, strategies and solutions.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/safety-for-rights-of-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-journalists/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Journalism Protection Initiative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251016T211048Z
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SUMMARY:The Hell Gate Podcast Is Going Live\, With Zohran Mamdani
DESCRIPTION:Hell Gate will be in conversation with Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani\, where they’ll discuss Mamdani’s journey as a candidate\, his campaign promises and more. \nTickets are sold out\, but recording of the podcast will be available at Hell Gate after the event. \nCo-presented by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/the-hell-gate-podcast-is-going-live-with-zohran-mamdani/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T153000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251027T202933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T211037Z
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SUMMARY:Image and Video Creation Using AI
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Mike Reilley\, Senior Lecturer at University of Illinois Chicago and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai \nAI is transforming how journalists create and verify visual content\, making it an important skill in the art of storytelling in the changing media landscape. Tools like DALL·E\, Midjourney\, Sora\, and Adobe Firefly allow reporters to generate images and videos that illustrate complex ideas\, visualize data\, or enhance stories when traditional visuals aren’t available. \nAt the same time\, understanding how to identify AI-generated media helps journalists maintain credibility\, combat misinformation\, and ensure ethical use of emerging technologies in the newsroom. \nThis 90-minute training will cover the following: \n\nPrompt crafting: Learn how to write and refine prompts to create compelling AI-generated images and videos.\nFact-checking visuals: Practice using the newest tools and techniques to detect whether an image or video was created by AI.\nTool deep dive: Explore major platforms – including Sora\, Google Veo\, DALL·E\, Midjourney\, and Adobe Firefly – and see how their quality has evolved.\nHands-on practice: Experiment directly with AI tools and walk away with new skills for ethical\, creative visual storytelling.\n\nRegister for the AI training \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nMike Reilley is the author of two books\, “Data + Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting” and “Journalist’s Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI”. Mike teaches data and digital journalism courses at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is also a digital tools trainer who has taught Google News Initiative tools to more than 12\,500 journalists and educators in the past seven years. He also is the founder of Penny Press Digital LLC\, a digital consulting and training company that works with media outlets such as USA Today. A former reporter and copy editor at the LA Times and a founding editor of ChicagoTribune.com\, Mike served for 13 years as a full-time faculty member at Northwestern\, Arizona State University and DePaul University. He holds journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern University. Mike founded the research site The Journalist’s Toolbox AI.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/image-and-video-creation-using-ai/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251015T192442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T152629Z
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SUMMARY:How to Run an Indie Podcast
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn what it really takes to run a successful independent narrative podcast in the post-boom era of podcasting? Join Newmark J-Schools Audio Journalism program for a candid discussion about independent podcasting. Panelists will share a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to run your own show\, the transition from being a host/producer to a boss/owner and share real insights on what it takes to make independently produced narrative podcasts in 2025. \nPanelists:  \n\nBrian Reed\, host and creator of Question Everything and formerly host and co-creator of S-Town\, The Trojan Horse Affair for Serial Productions. \nYowei Shaw\, host and creator of Proxy\, formerly co-host and producer of Invisibilia on NPR.\nEvan Ratliff\, host and creator of Shell Game\, award-winning investigative journalist and author\, and former co-host of Longform Podcast. \n\nModerated by Newmark J-School Director of Audio Journalism\, Kalli Anderson.  \nThe panel will be held at the School: 219 West 40th Street\, 3rd floor.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/how-to-run-an-indie-podcast/
LOCATION:Room 308
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T153000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251110T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T154952Z
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SUMMARY:Smart Fact-Checking: Tools\, Techniques\, and AI Methods for Journalists
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Mike Reilley\, Senior Lecturer at University of Illinois Chicago and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai \nIn a fast-changing media and AI-driven landscape\, it is critical to empower community journalists to fight misinformation while building their skills in using digital investigation tools and techniques. This training will equip participants with techniques to verify content\, authenticate sources\, and conduct in-depth online research using both traditional and AI-powered methods. \nThis 90-minute session combines fact-checking exercises with advanced methods for finding and validating online information. It’s designed for journalists looking to sharpen their verification skills and enhance their digital literacy in an era of deepfakes\, social media manipulation\, and hidden online networks. \nParticipants will learn to: \n\nUse Google Fact-Check Explorer\, reverse image search\, and other tools to verify election-related claims\nAnalyze doctored videos and audio using WatchFramebyFrame and Deepfake-o-meter\nApply advanced search and geolocation techniques for digital investigations\nExamine disinformation spread across Discord\, Reddit\, Telegram\, and VKontakte using Rolliapp.com\n\nRegister for the AI training \nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \n\nInstructor \nMike Reilley is the author of two books\, “Data + Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting” and “Journalist’s Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI”. Mike teaches data and digital journalism courses at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is also a digital tools trainer who has taught Google News Initiative tools to more than 12\,500 journalists and educators in the past seven years. He also is the founder of Penny Press Digital LLC\, a digital consulting and training company that works with media outlets such as USA Today. A former reporter and copy editor at the LA Times and a founding editor of ChicagoTribune.com\, Mike served for 13 years as a full-time faculty member at Northwestern\, Arizona State University and DePaul University. He holds journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern University. Mike founded the research site The Journalist’s Toolbox AI.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/smart-fact-checking-tools-techniques-and-ai-methods-for-journalists/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T140000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251103T093510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T093510Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Drop Dead City 
DESCRIPTION:Student Affairs invites the community to watch the documentary “Drop Dead City”. In 1975\, New York City is minutes away from bankruptcy when an unlikely alliance of rookies\, rivals\, fixers\, and flexers find common ground — and a way out. This documentary explores NYC’s 1975 fiscal crisis and what life was like for New Yorkers in the 1970s\, blending archival footage with firsthand accounts. \nJoin directors and producers Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost for a Q&A following the screening. \nWatch the trailer here. \nRSVP for the event here
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/film-screening-drop-dead-city/
LOCATION:Room 308
CATEGORIES:Student Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T180000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251103T210959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T174946Z
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SUMMARY:Newsroom Leaders on Gender\, Press Freedom and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:How do women newsroom leaders hold the line when both press freedom and democratic norms are under attack? \nJoin The 19th and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY for a timely conversation featuring newsroom leaders shaping national and political coverage: Errin Haines\, editor-at-large for The 19th; Betsy Reed\, editor of Guardian US; and Noor Ibrahim\, Deputy Editor of Marie Claire US. \nThese newsroom leaders will explore how gender-focused and inclusive storytelling can fortify the civic trust on which democracy depends—challenging polarization\, navigating unprecedented attacks on press freedom\, and redefining what public-interest journalism can look like in this fractured moment. \nSpeakers:\nErrin Haines\, editor-at-large for The 19th\nBetsy Reed\, editor of Guardian US\nNoor Ibrahim\, Deputy Editor\, Marie Claire \nWatch a recording of the event:
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/newsroom-leaders-on-gender-press-freedom-and-democracy/
LOCATION:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, 219 W. 40th St.\, New York\, 10018\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T193000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251112T191755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T060010Z
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SUMMARY:CCM's Year-End Celebration
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to join the Center for Community Media as we close out 2025! \nEnjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres with CCM staff\, local community media leaders\, and other Center friends and supporters. \nRSVP Here \nPlease RSVP by the end of Friday\, December 5 at 4 pm ET.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/ccm-year-end-celebration/
LOCATION:Cafe/Lobby
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Media":MAILTO:ccm@journalism.cuny.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20251201T225101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T134524Z
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SUMMARY:We’ve Seen This Before: Lessons from Exile on Recognizing Authoritarianism
DESCRIPTION:This is a private event. Please email vera@kronika.technology for more information to confirm registration. \nAcross continents—from Russia to Iran\, from Hungary to Venezuela—journalists have learned to read the early signals of autocracy: the slow normalization of censorship\, the weaponization of “national security\,” and the gradual erosion of the importance of facts. Many journalists who came to the United States to escape repressive regimes are now seeing familiar signs around them. \nThis evening marks the public launch of Kronika\, a platform born from the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) and built to safeguard journalism and public memory wherever they are at risk. At the center of the program is a conversation with a founder of the project M. Gessen\, András Pethő (Direkt36\, Hungary)\, Ramón Zamora (El Periódico/Central America Independent Media Archive\, Guatemala)\, and Sevgi Akarçeşme (Türkiye\, in exile in New York)—journalists and thinkers who witnessed the rise of authoritarian regimes firsthand. \nModerated by PEN America’s Liesl Gerntholtz\, managing director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center\, the conversation will explore the panelists’ experiences as journalists and Kronika as a tool to protect public memory. The event is also a call to connection—inviting journalists in exile and American journalists to work together to track and document the warning signs of autocracy. \nWe will discuss: \n\nWhat can those who have already lived through autocracy teach us about recognizing it before it takes hold here?\nHow can exiled journalists and U.S. reporters work together to document\, interpret\, and resist these warning signs?\nWhat civic infrastructure—archives\, tools\, collaborations—do we need so truth remains public?\n\nKronika—a joint project of Bard College and PEN America—is a civic tech project that builds tools to protect endangered media against state censorship. It grew out of RIMA and is expanding its mission globally: AI-assisted\, bilingual archiving; practical tools for newsrooms in exile; and partnerships that keep the public record accessible. Kronika is funded by the Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust. 
URL:https://pen.org/event/lessons-from-exile-on-recognizing-authoritarianism/.#new_tab
LOCATION:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, 219 W. 40th St.\, New York\, 10018\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T133000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T224230Z
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SUMMARY:Newmark Film Festival Short Docs 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY’s 2025 Short Docs screening showcases the work of students graduating from the documentary program.  Come and watch their final capstone films which are a compelling array of short documentaries that highlight diverse stories\, powerful voices\, and pressing issues. This annual event takes place at Newmark and provides an opportunity to witness how these emerging documentarians and visual journalists harness their storytelling skills to create deeply researched and visually engaging films. These documentaries reflect the filmmaker’s unique vision\, spotlighting untold narratives and featuring local communities\, global issues and stories of resilience and change. The screenings will be followed by Q&As with each filmmaker and a reception in the cafe. \n\nTo secure a ticket below\, registrants must provide their full first and last name(s)\, including for any guests. Incomplete or partial information will result in the cancellation of the ticket reservation.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/newmark-film-festival-short-docs-2025/
LOCATION:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY\, 219 W. 40th St.\, New York\, 10018\, United States
GEO:40.7553426;-73.9888456
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20260121T223658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T223841Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding VERDAD\, an AI tool for Reporting and Fighting Disinformation
DESCRIPTION:Free virtual training \nSpeakers: Martina Guzman\, Founder\, Verdad AI tool\nTamoa Calzadilla\, Award-winning investigative journalist \nJoin us for a webinar on the AI tool VERDAD\, designed to strengthen reporting accuracy and trust. In this session\, Martina will demonstrate how VERDAD helps detect disinformation and what is trending across numerous Spanish-language radio stations in a select number of states. \nVERDAD offers journalists a powerful way to monitor\, analyze\, and validate stories in real time\, ensuring that the news shared with audiences is both truthful and relevant. \nThe training will cover the following: \n\nThe importance of radio as a source of news\nUnderstanding the risk of disinformation through community radio\nUsing VERDAD to detect disinformation\nPractical tips for investigative journalism using VERDAD\n\nThis training is designed for journalists who monitor Spanish-language radio and media\, as well as those tracking news and disinformation in other languages. \nRegister via Zoom \n\nSpeakers\n\nMartina Guzman is the founder of VERDAD: Verifying and Exposing Radio Disinformation and Discourse\, an AI tool that helps journalists track and investigate misinformation on Spanish-language and ethnic radio stations across the United States. She is a nationally recognized journalist and engagement specialist\, a former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University\, and the founder of the Race & Justice Reporting Initiative at Wayne State University Law School. Martina spent more than two decades working at the intersection of race\, community\, and media\, and has trained journalists across the country on how to report with\, not just about\, communities\, and has deep ties to grassroots organizations in Detroit and beyond. She is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a graduate of Columbia University’s Journalism School. \n\nTamoa Calzadilla is a co-founder of Acento Story Tank and an award-winning investigative journalist\, mentor\, and media leader with more than 25 years of experience leading high-impact teams in Latin America and the United States across investigative journalism\, fact-checking\, and media literacy. Her work focuses on strengthening information ecosystems that serve marginalized communities\, particularly Latino and Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S. She directed Univision’s el Detector\, the first Spanish-language fact-checking platform in the country\, and was Editor in Chief of Factchequeado.com. She was named Journalist of the Year 2024 by the News Literacy Project and is a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford and a Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow. \nIf you are a part of the community media sector or a supporter\, and were forwarded this invite\, sign up for our mailing list to find out about upcoming CCM events and trainings.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/understanding-verdad-an-ai-tool-for-reporting-and-fighting-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20260128T200803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T200803Z
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SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with Knight Press Freedom Fellow Mohammed R. Mhawish
DESCRIPTION:Join the Journalism Protection Initiative in welcoming award-winning Palestinian journalist Mohammed R. Mhawish to Newmark as their new Knight Press Freedom Fellow. Mohammed will speak about his experiences reporting in Gaza and plans for the fellowship year. He will also answer your questions. Pizza will be served. \nThis event is only open to the Newmark J-School community. Please use your J-School email address to RSVP. \nRSVP for the event here.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/meet-and-greet-with-knight-press-freedom-fellow-mohammed-r-mhawish/
LOCATION:Cafe/Lobby
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Journalism Protection Initiative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T140000
DTSTAMP:20260909T160127
CREATED:20260202T165955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T165955Z
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SUMMARY:NLGJA General Body Meeting with LOOKOUT
DESCRIPTION:NLGJA will host their first general body meeting on Feb. 4 to chat and discuss ideas for the spring semester. They will also be visited virtually by Joseph Jaafari\, a Newmark alum and EIC of LOOKOUT\, an Arizona-based LGBTQ newsroom. \nLOOKOUT is hiring through J-Corps this year\, and Joseph will tell us about the newsroom and summer internship opportunity! This will be a great chance to connect and ask questions.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/nlgja-general-body-meeting-with-lookout/
LOCATION:Room 434
CATEGORIES:Current Students
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