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Students Invited to Aronson Awards Oct. 29

October 17, 2019

Hunter journalism students and others are encouraged to come celebrate the winners of the 2019 James Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism, at a ceremony and reception with free food and drink on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30-8:30p at Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work at 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St. The awards, which recognize excellence in written reporting that exposes widespread injustices, underlying causes and possible reforms, will go to an undergraduate student winner, as well as to journalists at Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism (pictured left).

Nov. 4 Panel Discusses Threat to Journalism

October 17, 2019

Join a panel on “The Growing Threat to Journalism Around the World,” on Monday, Nov. 4, at the Roosevelt House, 47 East 65th Street. The program features Sissel McCarthy, director of Hunter College’s journalism program, as well as news executives from CNN, Yahoo News and others.

Chalkbeat Summer Internships

October 16, 2019

Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization committed to covering education, is now looking for summer interns to report on education in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York City, and Memphis. The 10-week paid internship is from June to August 2020.

Hunter Prof Offers Students Insights on Eco-Journalism

October 10, 2019

More than 400 Hunter College students got a guided tour of the field of environmental reporting from eco-journalism veteran and Hunter lecturer Adam Glenn Oct. 7. Read more about some of the unique challenges facing environmental journalists, and view the presentation and video.

Pizza Party: Dine on Journalism Program ‘Menu’

October 10, 2019

RSVP for a journalism concentration pizza party on Oct. 23, where you'll learn about upcoming courses, meet new faculty and hear from our latest Pulitzer Center fellow.

Baltimore Sun Summer Internships

October 10, 2019

The Baltimore Sun is offers an annual paid summer internship that commemorates the work of the first woman to lead The Sun's newsroom. Application deadline is Oct. 15.

Boston Globe Offers Summer Internships

October 10, 2019

The Boston Globe is offering 12-week paid internships that provide student journalists the opportunity to work as reporters, or as a photographer or copy editor. Deadline is Nov. 1. Find out how to apply.

thisistheBronx.Info Internship

October 9, 2019

thisistheBronx.info, a Bronx-based cultural and information portal, seeks journalism/new media students to help create the content for this new media project.

Newsday Offers Summer Internship

October 9, 2019

Newsday is now offering summer internships. Learn more and apply by Oct. 31.

2016 Hunter Grad Wins Emmy

October 3, 2019

Hunter College journalism graduate Chelsea Narvaez has won an Emmy for her work on a CBS News primetime documentary. Find out what major news event led to the award.

First-Person: How the Parkland Shooting Spurred Powerful TV Journalism

October 3, 2019

Recent Hunter grad Chelsea Narvaez recounts how the tragic day that left 17 high school students dead in the Parkland, Fla., shooting, led her and the team at CBS News program 48 Hours to produce a powerful, Emmy Award-winning documentary to tell the story of the survivors.

Interns Named for Journalism Program

October 3, 2019

The Hunter College Journalism Program has selected two new interns for Fall 2019. Find out who they are and more about them.

The Washington Post Summer Newsroom Internship

October 2, 2019

The deadline for paid summer internships at the Washington Post is Oct. 9. Post interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics and design on multiple platforms. Find out qualifications and how to apply.

The Nation Editorial Internships

October 2, 2019

The application process for The Nation's Winter/Spring 2020 internship program is now open. Get more details and find out how to apply by the Oct. 8 deadline.

Quanta Magazine Science Writing Internships

October 2, 2019

Quanta Magazine is looking for a motivated writing intern for the spring of 2020. Find out more about this independent science news site and apply.

NewsLiteracyMatters.com Launches

September 26, 2019

A new online platform dedicated to news literacy is up and running, courtesy of Hunter's Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy. She created the site to help journalism students and others develop what she considers a new core competency.

Top Political Journalist Talks ‘Tough’ To Feature Writing Students

September 18, 2019

Leading political observer and commentator Jonathan Alter was guest speaker at the Feature Writing class Sept. 12. A journalist, filmmaker and bestselling author, and currently a contributing correspondent and political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, Alter gave students some tough advice about making it in journalism.

Two Student Journalism Opportunities

September 18, 2019

Spoon University, a food resource for and by college students is seeking student journalists, as is The Envoy, an independent-run student news publication. Click to find out more.

Slate New York Editorial Intern

September 17, 2019

Slate is hiring a New York editorial intern. The deadline for its winter internship (December through February) is Nov. 1.

Dow Jones News Fund Internships

September 17, 2019

Applications are now available for the 2020 Dow Jones News Fund Internship program. College juniors, seniors and graduate students are invited to apply for paid summer 2020 internships in data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing. Deadline for the application and and related tests (see below) is Nov. 8.

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