New York is a vibrant and exciting news town. There is no better city to learn the tools to be a great reporter. There is no city as complex and diverse, with millions of stories at your fingertips waiting to be told.
Every national and international story is in our neighborhoods. The rich and the poor stand side by side in our subways. Thriving parks are blocks away from decaying neighborhoods. The homeless sit on manhole covers in front of million dollar town homes. The middle class is the backbone of the city, fighting to keep their neighborhoods safe and clean. This is a city that has fought its way back from the crack epidemic of the 80's and 90's, and embraced gentrification with its many rewards and drawbacks.
It is a city of art, music, fashion and life, waiting for you to tell her stories.
In Reporting New York you will learn to cover cities. The skills and knowledge you acquire here will serve you in reporting on any city in America. Armed with your notebook and later with a digital camera, video camera, and audio recorder, you will canvass the city exploring issues and people. You will learn to tell stories on different platforms, always experimenting, finding your voice and your style in a changing media landscape. The best of these stories will appear in our award winning multimedia publication NYC Pavement Pieces.
Every fall Reporting New York and Nation students will travel to report and create multimedia projects in underserved communities. The Fall 2009 trip was to Navajo Nation, where students reported on housing conditions and uranium contamination.