This event is only open to Newmark J-School alumni, faculty, staff and students. As Israel’s bombing campaign continues in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis deepens to catastrophic levels, the Biden administration has not wavered in their support for Israel. US weapons transfers — from 2,000 pound bombs to artillery shells and tanks — have been a crucial part of the…
Meet a nurse who spent 40 years at Harlem Hospital and meet one of her patients – they remain friends decades later. WNYC’s Kai Wright will lead a conversation about the early days of HIV and AIDS and how the disease showed up at one hospital in New York City. There are lessons to be learned about how to cover…
Come join us for the 2024 Newmark Film Festival at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism! The Newmark J-School's 2024 Short Docs Screening showcases the work of graduating students' capstone films. Come and watch 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…
Join us for a conversation with Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza. A frequent contributor to The New York Times and an MSNBC analyst, Beinart is a professor of journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and a professor of political science at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is also the editor at large…
Join us for a public conversation with three community leaders who will share how they built and organized their archives, how they monetize them, and some of their favorite stories and images.
Here’s what it takes to be a good, relatively stable reporter these days: a really good group chat. In this session, we’ll walk through some best practices and offer real-life examples of how reporters can make the most of their connections with one another to commiserate when it’s necessary and celebrate when it’s time. Every day we’re bombarded with terrible…
The Center for Community Media's Latino Media Initiative invites news leaders to a 60-minute virtual forum exploring how Latino media organizations are evolving and adapting to today's challenges. This forum will showcase journalism produced in the last past year and examine the challenges and emerging opportunities in the field. Publishers, editors, and independent journalists: your voices and experiences are crucial to this conversation.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. While reporting remains essential to journalism, today's information ecosystem demands a broader toolkit. How can we create learning networks where journalists and communities work together to solve local problems? In this lunch workshop, journalist and strategist Darryl Holliday will share practical approaches to building action-oriented communities of practice to enhance learning and public participation throughout…
As calls for "masculine energy" dominate tech, politics, and social media, how should feminist outlets respond? Join Newmark’s Kovie Biakolo for a conversation with leading editors and reporters at feminist publications about covering the intersection of culture, gender, and politics. Guests include Editor-in-Chief of Jezebel Lauren Tousignant, journalist Kelly Kimball, Anna Lind-Guzik, founder and executive director of the Anti-Nihilist Foundation,…
John Thornton, co-founder of the Texas Tribune and co-founder of the American Journalism Project, and Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, will discuss the rise of nonprofit local news, the innovations reshaping the industry, and what the future holds for communities across the country. Lunch will be provided. To secure a ticket below, registrants must provide their full…
