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
Plastic Recycling Is Inefficient and Expensive, Clark S. Adomaitis
Cross-pollinating music: the past, present and future of genre-blending experimental musicians, Vanessa Ague
El color de la pasión, Pablo Alvarez
Birthing Without Fear, Jessica Brown
Nikkei and Chifa: Two Styles of Peruvian-Asian Fusion, With Two Different Trajectories, Megan Caceres
New York State Prison Visit Guide, Carla Canning
Who pays to clean up what a dying industry leaves behind?, Audrey Carleton
Space Opens Its Doors to Unexpected Players, One of Them Paraguay, Macarena Carrizosa
Engaging Black Girls and Women From the Capital Region, Neimra Coulibaly
Are the Kids All Right? What TV Shows Get Wrong About Teen Dating, Radhamely E. De Leon
Dear Maliha,, Na-Eela Djemil
Search and Rescue Missions on the Rise in U.S. National Parks, Sahalie Donaldson
Unbuilding: How Deconstruction is Saving the Planet by Giving Building Materials a Second Life, Diana M. DuCroz
A perfect storm for slashing athletic budgets - COVID, Coaches Salaries, and NIL, Patrick L. Elliott
Harmful “Body-Checking” Trends Have Come to TikTok, Ibtasam Elmaliki and Breona Couloote
New York is promising social equity in its legal cannabis market, but questions still loom, Brian D. Evans Jr
Building Trust and Community with Sex Workers on Instagram, Madeline Faber
Harm Reduction en la Ciudad de Nueva York, Dimitri Fautsch and Jason Gonzalez
Xero Tolerance: A Critical Look at the Complicated Legacy of Type O Negative, Brandon Futernick
De la discriminación a la descriminalización: El camino de las mujeres transgénero de Queens por sus derechos laborales como trabajadoras sexuales, Bruce Gil, Sara Herschander, and Juanita Ramos
Femicides: the other growing epidemic we don’t want to see, Natalia Gutierrez
Young People More Optimistic about Climate Crisis, Syed U. Haq
Living Positive, Cheyann Harris and Emani King Mack
Growing Pains on OnlyFans: A Coming of Age Story, Natalie M. Hernandez and Ivannia A. Morton
Paranormal Pandemic: My COVID Exorcism, Parker Herren
Careless, Brenna Holland
Teens Vulnerable to Online Shopping Scams, Studies Say, John R. Honan
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
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
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