Institute News

NYU Arts & Science Alumni Blog interviews GSAS alumna Prof. Yvonne Latty

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Prof. Hilke Schellmann’s documentary The Devil’s Advocate airing on PBS

The Devil’s Advocate, directed, produced and shot by Prof. Hilke Schellmann and Habiba Nosheen is airing on over 50 PBS stations and streaming on PBS.org. The documentary follows three lawyers who defend accused terrorists and shows the price they pay trying to uphold the rule of law.

Prof. Jay Rosen was a guest on On The Media this week in a segment titled, “What The Press Have And Should Have Learned From The Trump Era.” Also included in the same discussion was Yamiche Alcindor, NYU alum and White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.

Listen on wnycstudios.org

Second Hearst win in two years for NYU undergrad

Jing Feng took 2nd Place in annual Hearst Awards competition, her second win in two years.

Graduation Ceremony 2020 Video Highlights

Watch video clips from the 2020 Graduation ceremony!

NYU Journalism offers new full-tuition graduate scholarships for the fall of 2021

NABJ, NAHJ and NAJA members can apply to three new scholarships for one of the ten graduate programs at NYU Journalism.

NYU undergraduate earns Top 5 ranking in national Hearst Awards

NYU journalism major Tatyana Tandanpolie captured 5th place in this year's Hearst Awards Feature Writing competition.

Prof. Meredith Broussard on NPR’s All Things Considered on the rise of Substack newsletters, and possible pitfalls ahead for the tech startup

Listen on NPR.org

Distinguished Writer in Residence James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong” was chosen as one of the NYTimes Ten Best Books of 2020. “Deacon King Kong” also made the 100 Notable Books of 2020, alongside 2015 Reporting Award winner Lauren Sandler’s “This Is All I Got: A New Mother’s Search for Home.”

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Prof. Jason Samuels’ latest documentary project “Smoke: Marijuana and Black America” is reviewed in the Washington Post

Through interviews with Kamala Harris and other notable voices, Smoke chronicles the government's war on marijuana in the Black community. Jason developed the project and is the film's executive producer. 

Applications for the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award are now open

Apply now!

NYU Journalism offers new January 2021 course “Seminar: Podcasting and Audio Storytelling” for undergraduates

The Spotify sponsored course will be tuition-free for students.