CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

FOUNDING DEAN STEPHEN B. SHEPARD TO GIVE UP HIS POST AT END OF THE YEAR

February 25, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Stephen B. Shepard, founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, announced today that he would step down, effective Dec. 31, 2013. He will…

From Capital NY: Former Daily News Editor Kevin Convey Goes Back to School

February 25, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

This article appeared in Capital NY, an online news publication about how things work in New York. By Joe Pompeo On a Monday morning last…

NPR’s Andy Carvin Tells Reporters to Cultivate an Online Army of Sources

February 22, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

By MaryEileen Croke Class of 2013 The Internet and social media will supplement but not replace traditional reporting, NPR’s Andy Carvin told a lunchtime crowd…

Social Media Students Speedily Create Snowstorm Storify Package for NYCity News Service

February 12, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

It took just a few minutes on Monday, Feb. 11 for eight students in the CUNY J-School’s new Advanced Social Media module to learn and…

Clips of the Week

February 8, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Here are some links to help pass a snowy weekend: •Mikhael Simmonds interviewed NPR social media powerhouse and CUNY J-Press/ “Distant Witness” author Andy Carvin…

Katie Honan, ’10, and Adjunct Melanie Lefkowitz in Line for New York Emmy Award

February 6, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Class of 2010 graduate Katie Honan and adjunct faculty member Melanie Lefkowitz are part of a team at WNBC-TV that was nominated today for a…

Clips of the Week

January 28, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

As we begin another great semester, check out some inspiring work from our reporters present and past.

New Edition of Professor Margot Mifflin’s Book on Women’s Tattoo Art is Released

January 22, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Professor Margot Mifflin’s account of the women’s tattoo culture, “Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo,” has just come out in its third edition. First published in 1997, the book features hundreds of photos of tattooed women and female tattoo artists dating back to 1851. The updated work from PowerHouse Books was [...]

Newsweek Alumni Establish Journalism Prize for CUNY J-School Graduates

January 15, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Former staffers of Newsweek magazine have so far pledged $35,000 to establish an award for CUNY Graduate School of Journalism alumni who “best exemplify the values, excellence, and spirit of Newsweek magazine during its heyday.” Dean Stephen B. Shepard, a former national editor of Newsweek, announced the Newsweek Magazine Alumni Prize at a Jan. 14 [...]

Unique New Course to Teach Journalism for Mobile Devices

January 14, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

With an ever-growing number of people staying informed via smartphones and tablets, the CUNY J-School is offering a first-time 15-week course in mobile and tablet journalism this spring. The course, Touching the Future of News: Mobile and Tablet Journalism, will provide an overview of the technology needed to create and deliver news for the ubiquitous [...]

New Course to Teach Journalism for Mobile Devices

January 14, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

With an ever-growing number of people staying informed via smartphones and tablets, the CUNY J-School is offering a first-time 15-week course in mobile and tablet journalism this spring. The course, Touching the Future of News: Mobile and Tablet Journalism, will provide an overview of the technology needed to create and deliver news for the ubiquitous [...]

Clips of the Week

January 11, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

  Here are some initial 2013 offerings from our reporters, past and present. We’re still playing a bit of catch-up with the clips – stories from the Class of ’12 will be moving into the Alumni Corner in future posts. •Tristan Hallman, Jacob Hodes, Peter Moskowitz and Rachel Sapin teamed on a Crain’s New York [...]

Clips of the Week

December 17, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Check our our reporters’ latest stories.

CUNY Journalism Press Announces Fifth Title

December 16, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

CUNY Journalism Press, the academic imprint of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, will publish The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art in early 2014. This is the fifth title to be announced by the new publishing venture. The first, Distant Witness: Social Media, the Arab Spring and a Journalism Revolution, by NPR’s senior [...]

Public Radio Journalist Ira Glass Gives the Keynote Speech at Commencement 2012

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Hear what “This American Life” host Ira Glass had to say at the Dec. 13th commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2012. 2012 Commencement: Ira Glass, Host, PRI’s “This American Life” from CUNY Grad School of Journalism on Vimeo. By Lauren Rothman Class of 2013 Ira Glass, often regarded as an unconventional journalist, had unconventional [...]

Student Speaker Shannon Firth and Others Address the Class of ’12

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Student Speaker Shannon Firth and Others Address the Class of ’12

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Student Speaker Shannon Firth and Others Address the Class of ’12

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Panel Focuses on the Business of Podcasting

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

‘Pimp Your Podcast’ Panel – October 22, 2012 from CUNY Grad School of Journalism on Vimeo. By Erin Horan Class of 2012 The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s radio program, directed by Tina Pamintuan, recently hosted a panel on the future of the podcasting business. The discussion focused on the two-way street between online audio [...]

Panel Focuses on the Business of Podcasting

December 13, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

‘Pimp Your Podcast’ Panel – October 22, 2012 from CUNY Grad School of Journalism on Vimeo. By Erin Horan Class of 2012 The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s radio program, directed by Tina Pamintuan, recently hosted a panel on the future of the podcasting business. The discussion focused on the two-way street between online audio [...]