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NewsDoc Student William Martin Awarded Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award

The OPC Foundation provides scholarships for students who aspire to become foreign correspondents. William is one of 16 students to receive the award.

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Upcoming Event: NYU News Doc Film Festival 2020 – February 7th and 8th

The News and Documentary graduate program invites you to a film festival of student films on February 7th and 8th, 2020.

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NewsDoc Student William Martin Awarded Grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism

William Martin is one of nine investigative journalists to receive the grant from the FIJ.

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“The Grand Unified Theory Of Howard Bloom” by NewsDoc Alum Charlie Hoxie has World Premiere at DOCNYC

Charlie Hoxie is a filmmaker and editor based in Brooklyn.

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“Brooklyn Inshallah” by NewsDoc Alum Ahmed Mansour has NYC Premiere

NewsDoc alum Ahmed Mansour's first feature documentary Brooklyn Inshallah had a great NYC premiere at DOCNYC.

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NewsDoc Alum Rebecca Blandon Selected as a BDC Films Fellow

BDC Films was created in response to the lack of support for traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers in the Bronx.

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“The Pakistan Four” by NewsDoc Alum Shehzad Hameed Ahmad Shortlisted at the Iran International Documentary Film Festival

The Pakistan Four, which follows the journey of four path breaking Pakistani American women, has been shortlisted at the Iran International Documentary Film Festival in the short documentary category.

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News And Documentary Alumni Reunion 2019

The NewsDoc Alumni Reunion will take place on November 6 with speaker France Costrel (2010).

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New Nominations for One Child Nation from NYU NewsDoc Alum Nanfu Wang

One Child Nation Nominated For Best Documentary Feature.

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Naretoi, Documentary by NYU NewsDoc Alum Kelsey Doyle, wins at Tryon International Film Festival

Naretoi received the award for Best Short Documentary Film

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Documentaries by five NewsDoc Alumni will be screened during Doc NYC in November 2019

DOC NYC is an annual documentary film festival in New York City, and the country's largest documentary film festival.

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NYU GlobalBeat reports on Amazon deforestation for PBS Newshour Weekend

NYU Journalism's international field reporting class produced a two part video series for PBS Newshour Weekend on Amazon deforestation.

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