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| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY |
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public graduate school |
| Parent | City University of New York |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is a public graduate journalism school located in Manhattan, part of the City University of New York system. The school offers professional degrees and training focused on digital journalism, investigative reporting, and media entrepreneurship, and it operates amid New York's news ecosystem with ties to major media organizations. Founded in the 21st century, the school emphasizes practical skills, public interest reporting, and collaborations with institutions across New York and national journalism networks.
The school's founding in 2006 followed initiatives by the City University of New York administration, advocacy by journalists including Michael B. Jordan and philanthropic support from donors such as Craig Newmark; its charter drew attention from publishers at The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR, ProPublica, and Bloomberg News. Early leadership included figures connected to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. The school launched degree programs concurrent with collaborations with local news outlets like Gothamist, The Village Voice, Newsday, and legacy institutions including Reuters and Agence France-Presse. Over its first decade the school expanded curricular offerings amid industry shifts driven by platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, and it pursued partnerships with foundations like the Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation.
Programs center on a Master of Arts in Journalism along with dual degrees, certificate programs, and continuing education. The MA curriculum integrates courses in reporting, multimedia storytelling, investigative techniques, data journalism, and business journalism with practical partnerships involving ProPublica Local, The Marshall Project, and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Specialized tracks have drawn on expertise from alumni and faculty with ties to Reuters Investigates, The Atlantic, Politico, Time (magazine), and Vox Media. The school hosts workshops in data visualization leveraging tools popularized in projects by The Guardian, FiveThirtyEight, and The New Yorker, and it offers fellowships patterned after programs at Pulitzer Center, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, and Nieman Foundation for short-term research and practice.
Admissions are competitive, attracting applicants from outlets including Associated Press, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, and international organizations such as Al Jazeera, BBC News, and Agence France-Presse. Entry requirements emphasize professional portfolios, undergraduate transcripts, and letters from editors at publications like The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and San Francisco Chronicle. Enrollment numbers reflect cohorts of students from diverse backgrounds, including veterans of bureaus such as AP Washington Bureau, regional newspapers like Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, digital startups like BuzzFeed News and nonprofit newsrooms including InsideClimate News. Financial aid, scholarships, and fellowships have been funded by partners such as Google News Initiative and philanthropies like Open Society Foundations.
Located in Manhattan, the school’s facilities have been developed near media hubs and cultural institutions including Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, and academic neighbors such as CUNY Graduate Center. Facilities include multimedia newsrooms, audio studios suited for podcasts influenced by Serial (podcast) and This American Life, data labs equipped with software used by teams at ProPublica and FiveThirtyEight, and a library collection coordinated with the Graduate Center Library. The building supports public events, panels, and symposia featuring speakers from PEN America, Reporters Without Borders, and editorial leaders from Editorial Page of The New York Times.
The school houses centers and initiatives focused on investigative reporting, ethics, and innovation including collaborations with Pulitzer Prize winners and organizations such as Investigative Reporters and Editors and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Projects have addressed topics covered by outlets like The Intercept, Center for Investigative Reporting, and Mother Jones, while grant-funded initiatives have partnered with Knight Foundation programs on local news sustainability and with Ford Foundation initiatives addressing misinformation examined by researchers at Harvard Kennedy School and Stanford University. The school supports public-service reporting projects often coordinated with civic organizations such as New York City Comptroller offices and watchdogs including ProPublica Local.
Faculty include journalists and scholars with backgrounds at The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, CBS News, NPR, ProPublica, and academic appointments associated with Columbia University, New York University, and Princeton University. Administrative leadership has engaged with trustees and advisers drawn from boards including The Times Company, Gannett, Hearst Corporation, Dow Jones, and nonprofit funders such as Open Society Foundations. Visiting faculty and lecturers have included correspondents from bureaus in Beijing, London, Jerusalem, and Washington, D.C..
Student organizations cover editorial, multimedia, and advocacy roles with student-run publications and broadcast units engaging with peers at Columbia University, New York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and student chapters of Society of Professional Journalists. Clubs host events featuring editors from The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, and podcast producers from Radiotopia. Career services connect students to internships at outlets including Reuters, AFP, Associated Press, NBC News Digital, and international bureaus for hands-on reporting experience.
Alumni have gone on to roles at The New York Times, The Washington Post, ProPublica, BuzzFeed News, Vox, Vice Media, NBC News, CNN, Axios, Politico, The Atlantic, and nonprofit newsrooms such as ProPublica Local and The Marshall Project. Graduates have contributed to investigative projects awarded Pulitzer Prize, collaborations with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and reporting honored by Peabody Awards and Emmy Awards for journalism. The school’s impact includes training reporters who have covered major events for outlets like Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, and digital platforms such as BuzzFeed, influencing coverage of public affairs in New York and national media ecosystems.
Category:Journalism schools in New York City