Institute News

Prof. Frankie Edozien featured in Netflix documentary series “Trial By Media” in “41 Shots” episode
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NYU Journalism Alumni report on the COVID-19 pandemic
Alumni from our undergraduate and graduate programs have been producing work reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's are some examples of what they have been doing.

Alison Stewart talks with Distinguished Writer in Residence James McBride about his new book Deacon King Kong
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LitRep Alum Lance Richardson receives two prestigious fellowships
Lance Richardson, Literary Reportage 2015, received the Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship and the Harry Ransom Center Fellowship.

Two GloJo alums win 2020 Pulitzer Prizes
Molly O'Toole (GloJo-IR 2011) and Ian Duncan (GloJo-IR 2012) won Pulitzer Prizes in Audio Reporting and Local Reporting, respectively.

Recent books by James McBride and Ta-Nehisi Coates were among the top ten being read by New Yorkers during quarantine as tracked by the New York Public Library and reported on by the New York Post
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Distinguished Writer in Residence Ivan Oransky and Prof. Jay Rosen featured in COVID-19 explainer in The Atlantic
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An article from TIME on the growing influence of TV doctors during the pandemic quotes Prof. Dan Fagin
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NYU undergrad places in Top 20 of national Hearst Awards
NYU journalism major Yasmin Gulec finished in 17th place in this year's Hearst Awards Profile Writing competition.

Magazine alum Maya Chung wins 2020 NY Emmy
Maya's story, "Mom Of Teen Twins Killed By Their Dad Tries To Cope Without Them," won the Crime: Program Feature/Segment/Special category in the 2020 NY Emmys.

Prof. Jay Rosen talks with Vox about media coverage and propaganda surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic
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Prof. Charles Seife discusses COVID-19 disinformation on Al Jazeera
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