
01/24/2020
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute
The institute selects 26 student journalists from across the country to report, photograph, edit and design for two weeks under the leadership of staff from The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes-institute.com/ The Institute is offered once a year in May. Participants must be enrolled college students (or December or May graduates) who are members of these leading national organizations focused on diversity: the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association or the Native American Journalists Association or students (or December or May graduates) at a historically black college or university.
http://www.nytimes-institute.com/ The Institute is offered once a year in May. Participants must be enrolled college students (or December or May graduates) who are members of these leading national organizations focused on diversity: the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association or the Native American Journalists Association or students (or December or May graduates) at a historically black college or university.
Mission: To enhance the education and training of early-career journalists by bringing together top college students with writers, editors, designers and photographers from The New York Times to cover news in New York City.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demonstrated that the move from activism to politics was possible. Chivona Newsome shows just how difficult that path is, especially in a 2020 primary race flooded with candidates.
Chivona Newsome, a newcomer to politics, is running for Congress in her South Bronx district. But she’s not the only one. In one of the poorest congressional districts in the nation, the race for the 2020 Democratic primary is already crowded.
The fate of the decades-old elementary school with fewer than 100 students was anything but certain until this spring. After the city moved to shut it down, parents stood up to defend it, and won.
Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a plan almost a year ago to eliminate the SHSAT over a three-year period. But one education activist said removing the test is only one part of integrating public schools. “De Blasio wants to change the windshield wipers and we need a new car,” he said.
Student leaders at Teens Take Charge, a student-led education equity advocacy group reflect on how the Specialized High School Admissions Test shaped their involvement in the student group. The group says abolishing the test is just one piece of solving the school segregation debate.
A modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” — with an all-black cast set in Atlanta — is playing at Shakespeare in the Park.
The Tony-award winning director Kenny Leon adapted the Shakespeare comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” with an all-black cast and a modern setting for a production in Central Park. The director’s partner in reimagining the play was a Columbia professor who “eats and sleeps and drinks Shakespeare...
Community boards say no to Mayor de Blasio's plan to replace Rikers Island jail with borough jails in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. The plan would move prisoners closer to their homes.
If a plan to replace Rikers Island jail with four borough jails is approved by the Mayor’s Office, Rikers will close in 2026. But community boards are rejecting the plan.
Do you have a subway horror story that you want to share? Comment below.
Stories of rats, sexual harassment and the psychological toll of delays are growing in concert with the increasing unreliability of the city’s 115-year-old subway system.
Our reporters should be incredibly proud of the work they produced during their time at the institute 🗞 We’ll continue sharing their pieces in the coming days. We hope you enjoyed meeting our class of 2019!
Thank you to Sarah for fearlessly tackling being the only student on the design team, a major accomplishment 📰 Next up, our reporters!
Good things come in threes - meet our impeccable team of copy editors! Congratulations to Drew, who was awarded with the Mando Montaño Scholarship 🏆 Next up, we’ll introduce you to our one and only designer!
Introducing the Class of 2019! To start off, our visual team 📸🎥 Stay tuned for the rest of this year’s cohort, up next our copy editors!
Two female-owned barbershops fight to undo toxic masculinity and misogyny by serving clientele who are as diverse as the shops are inclusive.
Traditional barbershops can be the ultimate boys’ club, fostering a mentality that can enable misogyny and cultivate toxic masculinity. Two female-owned barbershops, Ztylez Studio and Camera Ready Kutz, Inc., fight those stereotypes by creating an inclusive, safe space for their diverse clientele.
A 16-year-old was one of five bicyclists killed in South Brooklyn this year. Now, advocacy groups are pressuring city officials to build more protected bike lanes.
Five people have been killed on their bikes in South Brooklyn so far this year. Bike advocates say protected bike lanes would help. Residents disagree.
Almost 68% of people released from prison are re-arrested within three years, according to the Justice Department. With the help of a New York nonprofit, that number drops to 3%.
Naquasia Pollard was only 19 when she was arrested. While serving a 15-year sentence, she earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology. College and Community Fellowship, a nonprofit that helps women with criminal justice histories, is guiding her to a master’s degree.
Three members of New York’s emerging hip-hop scene are heavily inspired by the city’s rap greats, but are paving their own way to uphold New York’s traditional, lyric-centric style, but at the same time, re-create and update it. “You have those that are moving the needle. You have to let New York redefine itself,” said DJ S. WHiT, a Queens native.
Three members of New York’s hip-hop scene, two artists and a DJ, explore incorporating different influences into their craft, while also hoping to regain New York rap’s relevance in popular music. To create a new “New York sound,” they draw on deep connections from their lives, surroundings ...
With more Americans working as freelancers, New York City has stepped in and offered legal protections, career tools and services in the five boroughs.
A new Yemeni-American political consulting firm in New York is vetting mayoral candidates. “Our mission is very clear, we will only work with politicians that are committed to our people,” one of the co-founders said.
A pair of New York City-based Yemeni-American women have formed a political consulting firm called Arab Women’s Voices as a means of generating employment and encouraging dialogue between government officials and the Arab and Arab-American community.
The Bronx has a population of more than 1.4 million; only Staten Island is less populous. Still, the Bronx housing court is the busiest.
Though the Bronx is not the most populous borough, its housing court is the busiest. Many residents face years of uphill battles. For those with the will to fight, there’s just waiting and isolation, but those without the will simply give up.
“I may not be the greatest writer in the world, but I know a lot about immigration,” said an immigration lawyer and law professor, who simplifies complex immigration policies in a syndicated column in Spanish and English.
Advice columns have been a staple of American society for decades, dispensing advice about careers, health and relationships. Those seeking words of wisdom about immigration have turned to a New York City-based columnist.
Miky Solano got three years’ probation. He also got a new life. How one arts program helped a marginalized young man become a master freestyler and a mentor for the next generation. More: http://bit.ly/2wxDQf6
Over the years, thousands of migrants disappear during attempts to cross risky terrain on the United States-Mexico border. Their families wait for answers behind their disappearances — answers that will likely never come.
Thousands of migrants have vanished near the United States-Mexico border, leaving their families to wrestle with stalled investigations and attempts at extortion. Experts warn that people trying to enter the country could lead to more disappearances.
A vigil for Ecuadorian migrants who went missing while trying to cross the U.S. Mexico border was held in Queens on May 26. As illegal border crossings increase, there are fears that the number of missing migrants may also rise. Search efforts by relatives seldom lead to answers about how a loved one disappeared or died. Video by Gabriella N. Báez/NYT Institute More: http://bit.ly/2WAKa44
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“Whether you know it or not, you know women who have had abortions,” a protestor said at a Stop the Bans rally in New York.
New York women protested restrictive abortion laws, saying they would mostly affect black and Latina women.
A nonprofit organization in Harlem aims to preserve gospel music in a “changing industry.”
The Mama Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit organization in Harlem that teaches students vocal training and gives them a place to display their talents.
The coming of age for one migrant teenager resettled in New York City has required him to take on father-like responsibilities a year after his family was separated at the border. Photos and story by Lynda M. Gonzalez
Yordy, 16, was thrust into adulthood after migrating from Guatemala. He was separated from his mother, and his 6-year-old brother became his responsibility. Still, he’s just a teenager, his cellphone always in his hand.
A delivery worker on an illegal e-bike gets fined, then gets the bike back. But if e-bikes are illegal, why are they given back? Many delivery workers question this.
New York’s delivery workers are often required by their employers to use illegal e-bikes for their jobs — and they’re paying the price. The police can confiscate their bikes and issue fines of up to $500, leaving them with no way to make money.
Urban farms help expand access to healthy food, fight food insecurity and build strong community bonds. A few of them in New York:
New York City is full of hidden urban farms, which can expand access to healthy food, provide jobs and build strong community bonds. Some seek to feed a community, while others seek to feed the soul.
One-third of adult New Yorkers, some 2.2 million people, lack English proficiency or an equivalent high school diploma, which prevents them from reaching their full economic contributions. Advocates say ESL programs must remain fully funded. Video by Keren Carrion/NYT Institute http://bit.ly/2wwDzJz
During #Ramadan, students stay up late for prayers and wake up early for school. It can be tiring. “There's an Islamic principle that says that the greater the hardship, the greater the reward will be with Allah,” said Riad Ghali, imam of a Bay Ridge Islamic Center.
For the next 20 years, because of the calendar, Muslim students across high school and college campuses are going to have to balance fasting for Ramadan and the rigor of the academic year. Fortunately, their schools know how to accommodate them.
New York Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz was a Dreamer, brought to the United States from Colombia by her mother. After years of being undocumented, she became a citizen, finished law school and was elected to the New York Assembly. She considers herself a public servant, not a politician.
Catalina Cruz, who represents the 39th District in Queens, is trying to help immigrants because she knows the path they walk. But she doesn’t want to be known only for the issue of immigration.
The Institute is all about quality journalism, sharpening young careers and building relationships, which often turn into friendships. Video by Kirsti Itämeri http://bit.ly/2QFQlih
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Miky Solano got three years’ probation. He also got a new life. How one arts program helped a marginalized young man become a master freestyler and a mentor for the next generation. More: http://bit.ly/2wxDQf6
A vigil for Ecuadorian migrants who went missing while trying to cross the U.S. Mexico border was held in Queens on May 26. As illegal border crossings increase, there are fears that the number of missing migrants may also rise. Search efforts by relatives seldom lead to answers about how a loved one disappeared or died. Video by Gabriella N. Báez/NYT Institute More: http://bit.ly/2WAKa44
One-third of adult New Yorkers, some 2.2 million people, lack English proficiency or an equivalent high school diploma, which prevents them from reaching their full economic contributions. Advocates say ESL programs must remain fully funded. Video by Keren Carrion/NYT Institute http://bit.ly/2wwDzJz
The Institute is all about quality journalism, sharpening young careers and building relationships, which often turn into friendships. Video by Kirsti Itämeri http://bit.ly/2QFQlih
We followed Gabriella N. Báez, a photojournalist, and Laura Zornosa, a reporter, at a #StopTheBans rally for abortion rights in New York City. Video by Lulu Orozco
These New York parents believe that teaching Spanish to their children is important. At El Taller Latino Americano, it's done playfully. Read the full story here: http://nyc18.nytimes-institute.com/2018/05/31/culture/
Meet painter Elizabeth Colomba. Her art confront history by placing subjects in unconventional settings
For some, hair is a source of prejudice, but that doesn’t keep them from wearing their natural styles.
Music by Kendrick Lamar. A mural of Tupac on the wall. Frank talk on race and gentrification. For the “Hood Pastor” of Harlem, this is what church looks like.
Miss Jessie’s is where curly-haired customers learn to accept and love their hair. bit.ly/natural-curls
"There is no healing without community because community is integral to how we heal," says Karen Rose, a healer and owner of Sacred Vibes Apothecary in Brooklyn.
"Me salvo el boxeo," said Santiago Rosa, a boxing trainer. "Boxing saved me." When Mr. Rosa was 27, he was stabbed several times while defending a woman in Puerto Rico. The lacerations resulted in substantial blood loss that rendered Mr. Rosa unconscious. After Mr. Rosa woke up in a hospital bed, he was asked why he would fight someone with a weapon. "I am a Puerto Rican fighter. We have a lot of heart," he said. That heart is one of the qualities that make Puerto Rican boxers unique, along with constant lateral movement, Mr. Rosa said. Mr. Rosa has been involved in boxing for over 50 years. He used to box in the military, which led him to fight all over the world in countries like South Africa and Germany. He currently trains boxers at Mendez Gym in New York where he teaches them to fight the way he was taught — Puerto Rican style. Video by Randy Vazquez / The New York Times Student Journalism Institute
Farmworkers and their advocates marched near Beacon, N.Y., on Wednesday to promote the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, which would grant collective bargaining rights, overtime compensation and unemployment benefits to farm laborers. The 200-mile march started in Long Island and will end in Albany on June 1. The bill has not come before the State Senate. (Video by James Tensuan / NYT Institute)
Richard Gene Lomelino started hallucinating 18 years ago. He rides his bike to help cope with his mental illness and find mobility as a homeless resident of Tucson.
Check out local street style in hip downtown Tucson. Read more: http://bit.ly/tucsonfashion
Shelby Boamah's full story: http://nola14.nytimes-institute.com/2014/05/30/new-orleans-east-hospital-to-open-in-june/ In New Orleans East, a 9-year effort to restore emergency care leads to a new hospital opening in June. Nine years ago, the neighborhood where 77,000 people live, lost two health care facilities to flooding during Hurricane Katrina. The 215,000-square-foot New Orleans East Hospital is set to open June 26.
Debora Souza Silva's huge institute project, video and story: http://nola14.nytimes-institute.com/2014/05/30/language-barrier-hinders-education/ When language becomes a barrier for their children at school, parents with limited English proficiency also pay the price.
On May 19, the popular Bourbon Street club, Oz New Orleans, was packed wall-to-wall as customers watched the season finale of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ The Bianca Del Rio, who began her drag career in New Orleans, would go on to clinch the win. Video by Emancipatious Opprecious | NYT Institute
Bárbara Corbellini Duarte reports on the historic Carver Theater, once a state-of-the-art movie theater for blacks in the 1950s, now reopening as a performance venue in the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans. The renovation team hopes the reopening will bring arts, music, culture and jobs to the region. Full story: http://nola14.nytimes-institute.com/2014/05/30/historic-carver-theater-reopens-in-treme/
Oil and gas jobs are on the rise in Louisiana, making them a tempting option for high school graduates, despite the difficulty of the work. Full story and video also by Taylor Turner: http://nola14.nytimes-institute.com/2014/05/29/skipping-college-for-lucrative-gulf-oil-and-gas-jobs/
From game rituals to traveling peanut brittle, softball fan culture is a big part of the University of Louisiana Lafayette’s Ragin’ Cajuns athletic program. Video by Taylor Turner Photographs by Donnalyn Anthony | NYT Institute Full story by Tierra Smith: http://nola14.nytimes-institute.com/2014/05/28/cajuns-to-college-world-series/