Institute News

Distinguished Writer in Residence James McBride talks with John Grisham
James McBride was the inaugural guest for the new John Grisham Writers Hour hosted by James Madison University. It recently aired on C-Span.

NewsDoc grad Mathieu Faure wins student Academy Award for his thesis documentary, An Edited Life
Mathieu Faure wins the big one, the Student Academy Award for Best Documentary! His documentary, An Edited Life is now eligible for an Oscar nomination.

Two films from recent NewsDoc graduates were selected for the Margaret Mead Film Festival in October
Jing Liu's "Her Words" and Tsering Wangmo's "Tibetan Nomads in Exile" will be shown at the Margaret Mead Film Festival in the American Museum of Natural History in October.

Two NewsDoc students are finalists for the 2018 Student Academy Awards
Veronica Wangshen's "1,500 Miles 23 Days" and Mathieu Faure's "An Edited Life" are finalists in the Documentary (Domestic Film Schools) category.

Two NYU Journalism alumni win 2018 Gerald Loeb Award
Ed Silverman, who works at The Boston Globe's STAT health news site, received the 2018 Gerald Loeb Award for commentary for his "Pharmalot View" columns on the pharmaceutical industry. Charles Rollet (BER 2018) won in the International category as a member of a Wall Street Journal team writing on "China's Surveillance State."

NYU Journalism student team wins New York Emmy®
Graduate students in NYU’s Studio 20 program, along with students from the Interactive Telecommunications and Global and Joint Studies programs, won a New York Emmy for their project, “Finding Sanctuary NYC.”

2018 Reporting Award Winners Announced
New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute has named Mansi Choksi, Annie Hylton, and Matthew Luxmoore as recipients of the 2018 Reporting Award.

NYU GlobalBeat reports on Ireland’s abortion referendum
NYU’s international reporting class for graduate students produced a video report for PBS Newshour on Ireland’s historic vote on removing its ban on abortion.

Four NYU students selected for Dow Jones News Fund internship program
Two NYU undergraduates, Taylor Rogers and Kaitlyn Wang, as well as two NYU graduates, Alexandra Garfinkle and Justin Hicks, were chosen as Dow Jones News Fund interns for this summer.

Two New Fellowships Will Benefit NYU Journalism SHERP Students
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Felsten Fishman Family Foundation are […]

Vivien Orbach-Smith, longtime adjunct, receives Outstanding Teaching Award
NYU's College of Arts and Science recognizes adjunct faculty member Vivien Orbach-Smith as one of the University's 2017-18 outstanding teachers.

NYU and ProPublica collaboration about maternal mortality continues to garner awards: Polk, Peabody awards and Pulitzer finalist
Eight NYU students, including Studio 20 students Emma Cillekens and Alessandra Freitas, are part of the ProPublica team which won the prestigious George Polk Award for their reporting on maternal mortality.