Archive for the ‘Journalism’ Category

It’s Been One of Those Semesters – 1

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

The Voice of Hunter College Since 1944? Oh, Please!

Part 1 of 4:

Below is a message I posted on Hunter-L early in the semester regarding a cheap shot by Editor in Chief Ming Fearon, who is at the top of the food chain for a Hunter student publication that purports to be “the voice of Hunter College since 1944.”
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10 Reasons America Needs the The DREAM Act

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Posted by Stephanie Valencia on December 03, 2010 at 03:13 PM EST
Stephanie Valencia is an Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement

In the coming days, Congress will vote on the DREAM Act – a common-sense piece of legislation drafted by both Republicans and Democrats that will give young people who grew up in the United States a chance to contribute to our nation by pursuing a higher education or serving in the U.S. armed forces. It’s limited, targeted legislation that will allow only the best and brightest to earn their legal status, and applies to those brought to the United States as minors through no fault of their own by their parents, and who know no other home.

Here are 10 reasons we need the DREAM Act:

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It’s Been One of Those Semesters – 1

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Bitch-ee … Bitch-ee … Bitch-ee …

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Savvy Straphanger This Guy

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

How savvy, I thought.

I should have stayed as long as he was to be there to see what was to happen next but I wanted to be on time for my class. Would NYPD roust him?  How did the idea come about? Much better than trying to find comfort in those anti-roosting seats [in the background] to discourage the homeless from napping. Yet, something inside me wanted to scream.

Warming Up After a Hiatus Caused by Many Things Personal and Professional

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

So, the first step after a long delay:

A plethora of cop shows! A plethora of Zombie movies! And now a Zombie TV special, The Walking Dead (which stole some “stuff” from 28 Days Later), on AMC. Harbingers of things to come after the mid term elections?!?

Are the Zombies avatars for Americans who don’t vote? Don’t get involved? So desensitized that all they can do is trudge? Have succumbed? Are the surfeit of cop shows an echo of authoritarian palpitations in the nation’s psyche?

Will have to revisit this.

A Wikileaks Primer – Columbia Journalism Review

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

A must read for those who want to be up to date on what’s happening.

By CJR Staff

Around 5 p.m. on Friday, the online secret-sharing site WikiLeaks released almost 400,000 previously classified U.S. military documents pertaining to the Iraq war. As with their last document dump, WikiLeaks shared the documents with a number of news organizations before they were widely released. Here’s a basic rundown of those outlets’ initial coverage. (The French newspaper Le Monde was also given access to the documents. Unfortunately, nobody here reads French.)

New York Times War Logs
Washington Post

New York Observer Appreciates Former WORD Senior Editor’s Reporting in Bushwick

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

The Observer picked up on story originally reported by Jonathan Mena for Bushwickbk.com in Brooklyn about this checkerboard building on Palmetto Street between Bushwick and Evergreen Avenues. Mena formerly wrote articles and columns and produce YouTube mini-docs and broadcast reports for the WORD. He has been stringing for Bushwickbk.com in Brooklyn for many moons.

Picture by Jonathan Mena originally for bushwick.com

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The Obama Conference Call With the WORD and Other Student News Organizations: A Missed Opportunity

Monday, October 4th, 2010

By Jonathan Mena

As I sat listening to Obama’s phone conference call with the WORD and 114 other student journalism organizations last week, I wondered if any of my other student journalism colleagues from around the country were ready to bite his head off (figuratively speaking, of course) with tough questions. Sadly, only three were selected – perhaps, dare I say, pre-selected — and they seemed trapped in the Obama vortex and were star struck, to say the least. The representatives of the age groups that got recognitions for coming together and helping the President trounce McCain, failed to take a risk and grill him.

Jonathan Mena, a former WORD Senior Editor-Producer, posting information on Facebook during the September 27, 2010, conference call. ICIT's Distance Learning, for whom Mena now works, made possible the WORD's participation. Mena is officially graduates this semester.

Jonathan Mena, a former WORD Senior Editor-Producer, posting information on Facebook during the September 27, 2010, conference call. ICIT's Distance Learning, for whom Mena now works, made possible the WORD's participation. Mena officially graduates this semester.

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President Barak Obama & the WORD

Friday, September 24th, 2010

From The White House Office of Media Affairs:

On Monday, September 27, President Barack Obama will host an on-the-record conference call with college and university student-journalists to discuss the steps his Administration has taken to address the concerns and issues important to young Americans. The call is scheduled to take place at 12:00 PM Eastern.

Hunter’s Long Distance Learning ICIT, primarily because of former WORD Senior Editor Jonathan Mena, will be setting up a multimedia room for the WORD and other student journalists to participate in the conference call.


FAIR Blog: A Study Says News Networks Prefer – [Are We Really Surprised] – Guest Lawmakers Who Are White, Male, Elderly & Republican

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

“The study was published by the George Mason University School of Law’s Green Bag Journal, and got a brief write-up in the New York Times today (September 13), writes FAIR Blogger Peter Hart. He provides responses from ABC and Meet the Press. Not the others. Hmmm?

He adds that FAIR’s September Issue adds more information about what shows up on the news networks. Hooah!