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A reporter’s notebook
10 REASONS TO CHOOSE CUNY J-SCHOOL
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THE MISSION
If you want …
... to learn, along with students from a broad range of economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds, to produce high-quality
journalism at a time of rapid change ...n
... to gain the core skills and ethics of journalism: strong reporting and writing, critical thinking, fairness and accuracy ...
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… to master new technologies and storytelling tools across media that engage audiences and promote a
broader democratic dialogue ...n
… to serve local and global news communities by sharing your reporting and research ...
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… to join the profession of journalism, add your voice to its diversity of voices, and to help drive innovation and entrepreneurship that builds its sustainable future …
… then join the CUNY J-School community.
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CUNY J-SCHOOL
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Our school opened its doors in 2006 when the Internet was profoundly disrupting our profession.
We understand – and embrace – the idea that constantly evolving our curriculum is essential to our success.
Our faculty embodies that startup spirit. We have not had to navigate academic fiefdoms
or battle entrenched ideas.
WE WERE BORN IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
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JOHN SMOCK
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Our Master of Arts in Journalism curriculum features a combination of traditional and multimedia journalism training,
along with subject specializations and a unique, paid summer internship. This is all packed into 16 tightly-scripted months. We also offer an M.A. in Entrepreneurial Journalism
and an M.A. in Social Journalism, the first degrees of their kind in the nation.
OUR PROGRAM IS INNOVATIVE AND RIGOROUS.
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DAN RESHEF
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Our midtown Manhattan location can’t be beat. We’re right next door to The New York Times, an easy walk to many other major media companies and a short subway
ride from a bevy of new media startups. Our New York home makes it easy for us to recruit top-notch faculty and guest speakers, and gives our students the opportunity to
interact regularly with major, high profile news outlets.
WE ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE MEDIA UNIVERSE.
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Thanks to our New York base, we have the opportunity to recruit exceptional working journalists as professors,
adjuncts and coaches. Many of them are award-winning professionals who are in great demand for their expertise. Yet nurturing the next generation is what they often say they find most rewarding about their CUNY J-School
affiliation. They will teach you, mentor you and reach out to colleagues in the profession to help you find jobs,
internships and freelance opportunities.
OUR FACULTY IS OUTSTANDING.
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JOHN SMOCK
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The annual cohort for our M.A. in Journalism is small (typically, about 100 students), and we like it that way. It allows us to remain highly selective in our admissions process, and to tailor our academic program to specific
student needs. Our class size averages 10 to 15 students, and you will frequently have more than one teacher in the room. Everyone gets personal attention from faculty, staff
and classmates. You won’t get lost in the crowd.
WE ARE A SMALL, INTIMATE COMMUNITY.
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The fact that we are the only publicly supported graduate school of journalism in the entire Northeast infuses us with a clear identity. It allows us to keep
our tuition affordable, ensures that our student body is diverse, focuses our journalistic efforts on underserved
communities and opens our professional training and events to New York’s wider journalism community.
WE ARE PUBLIC.
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We don’t just talk about a diversity agenda, we act on it. We actively recruit at CUNY, SUNY, historically black
colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions, and do outreach through a variety of professional journalism associations.
In a typical cohort, nearly half are students of color. Our roster of faculty is highly diverse and we work hard to ensure that
diversity issues are actively incorporated into our curriculum. We are also home to the Center for Community and Ethnic
Media, which provides training and research for the region’s immigrant-based media outlets.
WE PRIZE DIVERSITY.
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Our tuition is one of the lowest in the country – and we have an aggressive student scholarship program to ensure that our diversity encompasses not just race and ethnicity but also economic class. For those in our M.A. in Journalism
program with its required summer internship, we provide a $3,000 stipend to students whose internships are unpaid.
We do this because we want to ensure that all students are on a level playing field when choosing their internships.
We know of no other J-School that makes that commitment.
WE OFFER GREAT VALUE.
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One year after they graduate, about 90% of our alumni are employed full-time in the journalism profession.
Some are working at major media organizations such as ABC News, The New York Times, Bloomberg News,
WNYC and Sports Illustrated. Others have chosen to work for younger organizations, such as BuzzFeed, VICE Media,
Mic, and DNAInfo. Many students started working at these outlets as interns and returned as
full-time hires after they graduated.
OUR GRADUATES GET JOBS.
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It takes guts to choose a relatively new school over those with more gold-plated names. Our alumni are proud of the school, and they maintain an active network, pass on tips about jobs
and celebrate each other’s professional achievements. Although many don’t stay in the NYC area, they often come
back for events or just to visit. They have also found that their CUNY affiliation opens doors, whether they are reporting
stories or seeking employment. The City University of New York is the largest metropolitan university in the country, with
hundreds of thousands of alumni, including dozens of working journalists who attended one of CUNY’s undergraduate schools.
OUR ALUMNI ARE PASSIONATE AND PROUD.
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HELINA SELEMON
91% of our students graduate with a master’s degree
within two years after they start the program.
90% of our alumni are employed full-time in the
journalism profession one year after they graduate.
50%of the Class of 2016 are students of color or
from other underrepresented minority groups.
We received professional accreditation
from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
on our first attempt in 2014. “It defies logic that a graduate program
in journalism could come so far so fast,” the reviewers wrote in their report.
ADMINISTRATION
Sarah Bart lettDean
Andrew MendelsonAssociate Dean
Stephen DoughertyAssistant Dean
Amy DunkinDirector of Academic Operations
Suzette FosterDirector of Budget & Finance
Colleen Marshal lDirector of Admissions
Yahaira CastroDirector of Student Services
Andrea StoneDirector of Career Services
Joanna HernandezDirector of Diversity Init iat ives
Dan ReshefDirector of Information Technology
Cathryn HardingExecutive Director of Development
Simon HeathcoteExecutive Director of Communications and Marketing
Marie Gi lotDirector of Professional Development
Jere HesterDirector of News Products and Projects
Barbara GrayChief Librarian
Dean Sarah Bartlett
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BOARD OF ADVISERS
Jesse AngeloPublisher, New York Post
Merri l l BrownDirector, School of Communications and Media
Montclair State University
David CareyPresident, Hearst Magazines
Stacy-Marie IshmaelMobile News Editor, BuzzFeed
S. Mitra Kal i taManaging Editor of Editorial Strategy
Los Angeles Times
Ken KursonEditor , The New York Observer
Alex MacCal lumAssistant Managing Editor, The New York Times
Adam MossEditor-in-Chief , New York Magazine
Michael OreskesSenior Vice President of News and Editorial Director, NPR
Geneva OverholserFormer Director, USC Annenberg’s School of Journal ism
John PatonManaging Partner, IVA Ventures
Josh QuittnerEditorial Director, Fl ipboard
Howard RubensteinPresident, Rubenstein Associates
Vivian Schi l lerFormer Head of News Partnerships, Twitter
Stephen B. ShepardFounding Dean Emeritus
Stuart SuchermanChairman, Sucherman Consult ing Group
Elizabeth VargasCo-Anchor, “20/20,” ABC News
David WestinPrincipal, Witherbee Holdings, LLC
Mark WhitakerFormer Managing Editor of CNN Worldwide and
Former Editor of Newsweek
Matthew WinklerEmeritus Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg News
Mortimer ZuckermanChairman and Publisher , New York Daily News and
U.S. News & World Report
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