Reporting the Nation students write and report about a country in the midst of change, turmoil and war. This program has its eye on the future of journalism. The program arms students with the necessary skills to work on the vanguard of a medium in flux.
In this fast-paced, hands-on program, the newsroom is our classroom. From writing to reporting to developing multimedia content, Reporting the Nation prepares you for covering major national issues in an increasingly competitive industry.
New York is an ideal city for students to dive into a national beat. The city's diversity and nonstop bustle provides limitless opportunities for rooting out stories that matter.
Many of the great issues that concern and divide Americans can be found on every block in every borough. This program is about getting out of your comfort-zone, stretching as a writer and becoming a fearless reporter. Nation students traveled to every swing state during the election. They jumped on planes, buses, cars and the subway. Nation students hustle.
In this program you will do a lot of writing and reporting. You will blog, twitter and create multimedia packages. The best of these stories will appear in our award winning multimedia online publication 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.