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 2020
‘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
What I Wish I Had Known - A guide by and for entry level Latinx Journalists, Michaela Roman
Profits for Spotify, Pennies for Artists, Joshua R. Rosenberg
A stroke of misfortune, Madison Ruffo
Aprendizaje remota: Cómo dos madres de hijos con necesidades especiales están lidiando durante la pandemia, Lisa Salinas and Arlyn Sorto
When The City Sells Some Landlords’ Tax Debt Year After Year, It’s The Tenants Who Suffer., Peter Senzamici and Allison Dikanovic
A Crisis of Kelp, Rachel L. Sherman
Bomba and the Evolution of Puerto Rican Activism in New York, Katherine Smith
Mayoral candidates Scott Stringer, Eric Adams travel different roads on police reform, Ryan Songalia
A learning nightmare for an immigrant family, Arlyn J. Sorto
Armed Resistance in Providence: How the Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club is preparing for an armed future., Jaya Sundaresh
BIOSCIENCE: How one industry won the pandemic and will change us all, Sonya Swink
The Asian Diaspora, a storytelling project, Kevin Truong
The Fourth Wall of Jericho: Wrestling with COVID, Cheyenne R. Ubiera
This Double Life, Jesse Vad
He’s ‘Like a Math Magician’: One Man’s Path Towards Clemency, Steven Vago
Early Prison Releases and Hotel Placements Produce Unexpected Outcomes During the Pandemic, Buzz Von Ornsteiner
Early Prison Releases and Hotel Placements Produce Unexpected Outcomes During the Pandemic, Buzz Von Ornsteiner
From close cooperation to potential ‘cold war’: What happened to the U.S.-China relationship?, Baidi Wang
Engaging Underserved Voters in West Virginia During the Pandemic Election, Jacob Wasserman
A pandemic revolution for workout devotees, their instructors, and the gyms they used to frequent, Erika Wheless
LGBTV - A look into queer representation in television, Daisy J. Williams
Engaging with Arabic Speaking Refugee Mothers, Rawan Yaghi
When Clemency is a Lifeline, Shehzil Zahid
Capstones from 2019
Super, Brown and Queer, Carolyn Adams
The Body. The Art. The Psyche, Anushtha Agrawal
Using Engagement Journalism to Serve the Needs of Caregivers of People with Autism, Ariam Alula
Rising Seas are Coming for the Dead, Kristen Ancillotti
Voter, Jefferson S. Arak
Not Manly Enough: Femmephobia’s Stinging Impact on the Transmasculine Community, Tat Bellamy - Walker
Becoming His Own Boss, Reginald A. Blake Jr.
NYC is a hotspot for bedsores among the elderly and immobile, Kara J. Brown
LATINX MILLENNIALS WON’T SURRENDER TO TECH-INDUSTRY BIAS, Josefina F. Bruni
All Our Hearts: Sharing Stories of Love, Grief and Hope from the Opioid Crisis, Lena R. Camilletti
The Barriers of Reporting Wage Theft, Jose Cardoso
Maternidad, Denise Cervantes
The Rise of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion, Henna Choudhary
Exsubsecretaria de HUD trabaja en empresa contratada para la recuperación en Puerto Rico, Vanessa E. Colón-Almenas and Brenda León
Despite Overcrowding, School Siting Process Stalls New Buildings, Megan Conn
PROMESA, Puerto Rico’s Recipe for Disaster, Cristina M. Corujo Oruña
The Case for Not Giving Birth, Amanda D'Ambrosio
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise, Emma Davis
A Shot At Freedom: The Story Of Lance Sessoms, Trone L. Dowd and Rosemary Misdary
Disability Artistry is Not Outsider Art, Hiram A. Durán
They Dance To Bring Attention To A War. But Who’s Watching?, Fruhlein Chrys Econar
Healing the Black Mind, Vanessa Etienne
What if the key to climate change is hiding under the sea?, Shira Feder
Shahar's Producing Capstone, Shahar Golan
Black graduates confront another crisis amid protests and pandemic, Jazmin Goodwin
Rise, Fall and Renaissance of Graffiti, Georgina S. Hallowell
Coming Home: Veterans Leaving Service Face a Deadly Identity Crisis, Alexandria M. Hammond
After 31 years in prison, Lee Chalk asks for forgiveness., Jeffery Harrell and Brenda Leon
Discipline or Destiny: A School-to-Prison Pipeline Story, Trayonna Hendricks and Kourtney Webb
boys will be, Victoria Hoffman
The Never-Ending Lap, Ennica D. Jacob and Alexis Reese
Insured and In Debt, Virginia Jeffries
W()MEN, Natalia M. Keogan
Turismo estético, un riesgoso viaje que puede convertirse en una pesadilla legal, Michael Krumholtz
More Than A Century After Problem Emerged, Manhole Explosions Still Injuring Dozens in New York City, Gaspard Le Dem and Gabriel Sandoval
Rural America Faces Roadblocks in Joining the Internet Highway, Spencer C. Lee
A little-known law moves money into America’s low-income neighborhoods — but for whose benefit?, Emily S. Lever
South Bronx Waterfront, Noah Lewis
City on the Edge: New York in the Age of Climate Change, Janelle Little
NY State Marijuana Law Clears the Records of Thousands, But Will It Help Immigrants?, Jaime Longoria and Harsha Nahata
Undocumented Survivors of Domestic Violence Struggle to get Resources in New York City, Florence Mafomemeh
Someday We'll Look Back on This and Laugh, Ben Masten
Off-Label, On Brand: How Psychiatric Drugs Reached Unsuspecting Youths, Charles J. May, Danielle Hyams, and Larisa Karr
Credit disaster, Orla McCaffrey
Aging Intimately, Niamh McDonnell and Giulia Hjort
219 West Editing Reel, Karina Meier
Gay Social Networking Apps are Fueling Crystal Meth Use, Moises A. Mendez II
Finding Justice, Hannah Miller
Making a Million, Mallika Mitra
Feminism: Arrested Development in the #MeToo era, Síle Anne E. Moloney
I Love Fashion Influencing and I Hate it at the Same Time, Nicolette Muro
Trump’s Trade Policies Deflate the American Beer Industry, Megan E. Myscofski
Students with mental health disabilities suffer from discrimination across college campuses, Abigail Nequa Napp
In the Midst of the Apocalypse, Artificial Intelligence can Save Brick and Mortar Retailers, Vrushank Nayak
The Price of Regulating the Self-storage Industry in New York City, Modou Nyang
The MTA Tried To Improve Outer Borough Bus Service, But They've Only Made It Worse, Adwait Patil
Ransomware is Quietly Devastating American Healthcare Facilities, Benjamin Powers
As the hourly minimum wage moves toward $15 across New York State, some say the fight for a decent living is far from over., Barbara Prempeh
Dangerous drivers still on city streets despite thousands of speeding tickets, Liam Quigley
New York State's Landfill Problem, Olivia Raimonde and Chris Polansky
Dirty Water: The Newburgh Water Crisis, Shantal Riley
From Muhammed to The JobUp: Engaging Malemployed Immigrants Through Journalism, Tiziana Rinaldi
GETTING OUT: BRUCE BRYANT’S CLIMB TO REDEMPTION INSIDE PRISON, Rachel M. Rippetoe and Sean Sanders-Mills
Putting a Face to Cancer, Lenn Robbins
