Institute News

Two SHERP grads awarded investigative grants
Rachel Nuwer (SHERP 2011, SHERP Faculty) and Jonathan Moens (SHERP 2020) were […]

Incoming SHERP student Avril Silva wins scholarship, award at NAHJ conference
Silva was awarded the inaugural Lori Montenegro Scholarship by the National Association […]

Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano, BA, 2017
The National Geographic/Disney+/Hulu series World Eats Bread won the 2025 James Beard Award for […]

Suha Musa Wins First Place at Threesis for Outstanding Journalism Research
Master’s College Threesis Academic Challenge- The 2025 Threesis Academic Challenge went off without […]

Award-winning Pakistani filmmaker, NYU Alumni and Fulbright scholar Shehzad Hameed Ahmad’s three-part docu-series, Addicted, had its global premiere on CNA on May 24.
This eye-opening series, filmed across 12 countries, dives into the shocking figures released […]

Qing Hu MA ’25 Joins Prediction News as Editorial Assistant
Qing Hu recently joined Prediction News as an Editorial Assistant, where she […]

Chi Tian and Angela (Elle) Liu won a 2025 AAJA Award for Student Excellence in Video Storytelling
The video was produced in Prof. Jason Samuels’s Advanced Multimedia course and published in amNewYork. Tian and Liu are both alumni of Journalism's undergraduate program.

Elizabeth Arakelian was recently named Director of Radio at KVPR, Central California’s NPR station.

NYU faculty Susanna Granieri received a 2025 IRE Fellowship which honors the late Times Herald-Record editor.

Alumni celebrate NewsDoc 25th Anniversary

Calli McMurray (SHERP 2023) wins grand prize in specialized journalism contest
McMurray won top honors in the 70th Jesse H. Neal Awards, the […]

Nanfu Wang (Film and Documentary 2014) received the prestigious Peabody Award for her latest documentary, Night Is Not Eternal.
Night Is Not Eternal, directed by NYU M.A. Film & Documentary alumna […]