Capstones
These are the capstone projects of students at The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. These are culminating projects in the student's main area of interest.These projects showcase the student's competence in converged piece of journalism for their completion of the master's program here at the The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.
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Capstones from 2021
Maxed out: How the pandemic put the fitness industry’s fate in the hands of its consumers, Denny Jacob
Tucker Carlson, OANN and a White Nationalist: A Quantified Look at the Disinformation Pipeline Surrounding COVID-19, Juliet Jeske
HSLDA concerned with more than just homeschool, Griffin S. Kelly
Piled Up, Sophia Lebowitz
Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty -- But For Those Who Don’t Have the Possibility of Parole, Their Future Is Bleak., Jessica Lerner
An Online Hub for Queens Parents, Abe R. Levine
Can You Really Build a Crypto Empire in the Empire State?, Cheyenne Ligon
The Healthcare Changemakers Podcast and Existing Conditions .Press, Emily Lowinger
Venezolanos en New York, Mariel V. Lozada
The Devotees to Disconnection, Keith Paul Medelis
Retail Workers on the Frontlines, Anthony L. Medina
Working in New York City With a Disability: Nowhere Near Easy, Milette S. U. Millington
Chosen Family: One Woman’s Fight to Become Her Best Friend’s Next of Kin, Yessenia M. Moreno
Agency, inclusion, and empathy as power: The last dispatch from my MA in Engagement Journalism (and my Final Report), Jacqueline Neber
Lost at Sea, Anny Oberlink
On the Cusp Film, Rommel H. Ojeda and Rommel H. Ojeda
When a Woman Goes to Jail, Renee Onque and Emily Nadal
America's Homeschool Lobby, Harrison Parker
American Lotto, Kris Parker
Black Gold, Natalie Peart
Trans Sex Workers - A Community in Resilience, Alejandra Pedraza Buenahora
Filling Information Gaps in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park Neighborhood, Kynala J. Phillips
Proof of Love: Immigration through marriage in the United States, Cai Pigliucci
"Cultura Gamer: Esteriotipos de América Latina"., Roberto Bolanos Pinela Mr.
Public Educators Shaking up Classrooms, Elizabeth Richards
At a Former Cluster Site, the Tide Remains After de Blasio era Reforms, Homeless Shelter Shows no Signs of Improvement, Jacob R. Schermerhorn
OnlyFans is Booming. But For Whom?, Allison Smith
School Social Workers in Texas, Kayce Stevens
Working with West African Hair Braiders in NYC, Houreidja Tall
Poetic Self Expression, Impact, and Activism, Mariah Thomas
Dolphins in NY? Researchers Turn to Boat Tours For Sightings, Aaron K. Tremper
The pandemic Changed the Face of Retail. Here’s how Center City, Philadelphia — the state’s leading job market — is Faring on the Road to Recovery, Francisco O. Velasquez-Turcios
The Drive for Disability, Aliyah Walker
HOW THE DREAM PARALYZES HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANTS, Alexandra White
TikTok has influenced the way we buy beauty, Keira R. Wingate and Angela Palumbo
The Trial of Anthony Sims, Jeff Winter
No One Told Me What Infertility Would Be Like For a Black Man. That's Because Nobody Knows., Keith "Jared" Wright and Zachary Smith
"Our Strength Is Unity:" Delivery Bikers In Their Own Words, Connor W. Zaft
Capstones from 2020
50 Years On, Holes Remain in the Clean Water Act, Benjamin H. Abrams
Karla Arroyo - Deeper Than Hair Social Journalism Practicum, Karla Y. Arroyo
Federation Divided, Max M. Balton
The Long Return, Diane Bezucha
Music as a Tool, Kayla Boone
No More Funeral Marches: How an Orchestra Conductor is Using Music to Heal His City, Carolyn Brown
‘The struggle is real’: NYC’s Black-owned businesses face grim 2021 outlook, Dalvin Brown
NYC’s Boom: More Jobs and Housing, No Affordability, LaCandis Brown
In The Air, Episode 01: Too Low, Too Fast, Megan Burney
Through the Screen: Disability, aging and Technology, Shoshannah E. Buxbaum
Repealed: Indigenous fight for an independent press, Bryce A. Buyakie
Mindful Mind Project, Toussaint Campbell
A LatinX Religion By Another Name: How Latinas Lead the Un-Monolithic Conversion to Islam, Ambar Castillo
Fed up, desperate and daring enough to unionize, Suzannah C. Cavanaugh
Mum’s the Word: Are mothers choosing to give up their careers or being booted out of the labor force?, Harini Chakrapani
Diana: Unapologetic and Unafraid, Kirkpatrick B. Cohall
Jornada, Mary Conlon
Seeking Clemency: A Profile on Jacob Rouse, Jocelyn A. Contreras and Sarah Gabrielli
NYC Communities Battle Flooding, But Not From Coastal Storms, Danielle C. Cruz
Thousands of New York businesses are in debt with little hope of survival, Holly L. Deaton
Journalism Through Learning Design, Geoff Decker
NYPD disproportionately restrains students of color during crises in City schools, agency data shows, Christine DeRosa
Covering the Indigent Defendant System, Francis J. DiFiore
Creating Journalism to Serve Those Working to Keep Their Homes During a Pandemic, Allison Dikanovic
Everlasting Love, Adelaida Espinoza
The Gay men who play with their HIV Status., Matthew I. Euzarraga
BK Eviction Freeze, Terrence Fraser
Three Iona Prep Football Players: Three Different Paths To College, Fiifi Frimpong
The Insanity Spectrum, Nicholas Gallagher
As Pandemic Endures, Impact on Households is Here to Stay, Amanda J. Glodowski
Closing Up Shop, Rachel Green
En la Iglesia Católica de Nueva York, los sobrevivientes latinos de abuso infantil podrían estarse perdiendo un momento único de rendición de cuentas, Roman O. Gressier and Jocelyn Azucena Contreras
In New York’s Prison System, Who is Eligible for a Second Chance?, Jackie Harris
Not Everyone is Welcome in the Blue Light District, Kathryn J. Herchenroeder
Retirement Readiness Under The Gig Economy, Laila Hmaidan
On paper, off the records, Valen Iricibar
From Ballooning Rents to Skyrocketing Student Debt: College Educated Millennials’ Expenses Are Keeping Them From Saving Money, William Johnson
A Crisis within a Crisis: NYC Landlords Ramp Up Harassment of Vulnerable Tenants in Wake of Pandemic, Joseph A. Jungermann III
Left in Limbo: Willets Point Businesses Face An Uncertain Future, Jacob Kaye
Fifty years ago, my grandfather won the NYC Marathon and changed New York history, Colin M. Kern
The Pandemic Is Ending, but Its Boost to the Online Farmer’s Market Will Last, Min Ji Koo
Delays Deepen Abuse for Kids, Madeleine Kornfeld and Sarah Gabrielli
Fish Out Of Water, Francesca Krempa
Will unions get out the vote for mayor in 2021?, Caroline Leddy
"Revolution", Noelle Lilley
The business of the NBA could be changed forever because of the Coronavirus, Korey S. Matthews
Have You Ever Consumed Cannabis?, Victoria C. Mba-Jonas
New York’s Jazz Scene Decimated by Ongoing Shutdown, Alissa L. McPherson
Resilientxs: el impacto de la covid-19 en la comunidad trans Latinx de Nueva York, Oscar Molina and Ariel Goodman
My Face is Not the Problem, Malique I. Morris
‘No Possible Peace’: Rising Construction Worker Deaths in New York and Tennessee, Ana Lucia Murillo and Mary Conlon
Up close and personal with Italian cities during the Covid-19 pandemic and the country’s multifaceted national identity., Violetta Nespolo
Trans Artists Group 2020, Zinhle Ngema
Pirate radio proves invaluable to immigrant communities during the pandemic — but the FCC isn’t having it, May Olvera
Baseball Has a Race Problem: The Decline of African-Americans in Baseball, Ariel Pacheco
Gun Country, John Philp
After NYPD: Scores of New York City Police Officers With Substantiated Complaints Move To New Public Safety Jobs., Luca Powell
Hips that harm: when medical devices fail women, Sophie N. Putka
Como Olvidarte, Emilce Quiroz
How a Culture of Silence Is Threatening to Burn Down an Entire Community, Hafsa N. Quraishi
George Hill’s Fight for Freedom, Maria Robins-Somerville
Connecticut’s Liberal Image Hides a History of Systematic Housing Inequality, It’s Time For A Change, Ashley Rodriguez