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Welcome, new students! I wanted to let you know about an initiative that the Journalism School is undertaking to help bolster the work of the city’s vibrant community and ethnic press. In May, we acquired an online publication called Voices … Continue reading →

Once Mayor Bloomberg insisted that New York City was home to 8.4 million people and would hit 9 million in 2030. Now he’s grudgingly willing to settle for saying that the city contains 8.2 million people as is explained in … Continue reading →

Amid all the improvements in the city, one problem seems intractable: the poor job prospects and high incarceration rates of African-American and Hispanic youths. So Mayor Bloomberg has decided to put some of his billions to work to try, again, … Continue reading →

Journalism and journalists have received some “black eyes” in the past several years, often for activities found ethically or legally problematic: plagiarism, alteration of photographs and tapes, investigating topics considered private, employing anonymous sources, or revealing material the government would … Continue reading →

As I write this on Friday afternoon, gridlock in Washington threatens another financial crisis. Reporters at every media outlet are covering this story and seeking their own angles. Third-semester business student Eliza Ronalds-Hannon was assigned the task of writing about … Continue reading →

Are you paying attention to the crisis over whether the United States will default on its debt and the contentious debate over how and how much to reduce the role of the federal government in the economy? You should be. … Continue reading →

In a story of endless twists, the woman who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape has now told her story publicly in interviews with Newsweek and ABC News. The New York Times story Interviews by Strauss-Kahn Accuser Raises Doubts About Prosecutors … Continue reading →

For many years, reporters either went out on the beat armed with little more than a pad and pencil, or a broadcast crew trailing along. Now it sometimes feels we’re one person carrying a whole newsroom of gear in our … Continue reading →

If you take my class on New York City’s Economy and Business (required if you are an urban student) you will have to give an answer to this question in the first class. How much influence does city government have … Continue reading →

What could the clandestine manufacture of rice wine tell readers about New York? A lot it turns out in the New York Times story Sale of Illegal Wine Thrives in Chinese Enclaves. This is yet another story the Times has … Continue reading →