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 2018
This Land Is Ours Land, Richard J. Loria
Surviving A Death Sentence, Amy K. Mackinnon
On paper, immigrant detention centers meet standards to prevent sexual assault. But assault continues. Why?, Samantha A. Maldonado, Sarah V. Matusek, and Paula Moura
Guardians of Virtue, Tamsen Maloy and Tasia Jensen
Unlocking the mysteries of Weed and Mexico, Eddy Martinez
A MODERN-DAY AFFLICTION: DID WIFI MAKE JOEL DEAN SICK?, Dominic McKenzie
Lords from the Desert, Caroline Mercado
From Virtual to Physical: Video Game Streaming Communities, Avery Miles
Behind the student loan debt crisis, new benefits solutions, Sarah Min
The Curious Case of Will Brooke, Adam Muro
¿Quien llora a las mujeres invisibles? / Who Mourns The Invisible Women?, Sindy A. Nanclares and Sofía Cerda Campero
THE CAPITAL OF DYING LANGUAGES, Masahiro Ogamino Mr.
The Capital of Dying Languages, Masahiro Ogamino Mr.
Cannabis caught between smoke and mirrors, Laura M. Olivieri Robles
New York's Fight for $15: Who Wins, Who Loses?, Piter Ortega
WildNYC- A look into urban wildlife and wildlife research in the city., Anurag Prasad Papolu
Boom and Bust: How Private Detention Centers Wreak Economic Havoc on the Counties that Turn to them for Stability, Max W. Parrott and Reynaldo Leanos Jr.
Addicted to the answer, Charumathi Raman
Offset: How the government improperly takes money from the disabled, Carmen Reinicke
The Invisible Brain Injury Crisis, Michael E. Rosenthal
Canada’s tariffs on American consumer goods linger, despite appearance of trade truce, Willa Rubin
Beneath Brooklyn’s Darkened Skies, Court Continues Long Into the Night, Emilie Ruscoe
Heal Thyself, Teranderose Russell
Climate grief hits the self-care generation, Avichai Scher
El Angelito de los Migrantes Veracruzanos toma la Forma de una Paquetería Neoyorquina, Julia L. Sclafani
ADAPTING TO $15: As the Minimum Wage Approaches $15 in NYC, Business Owners Are Finding Ways to Make it Work, Alexandra Semenova and Sharif Paget
Urbanely Chained: Issues Within A City, Esther Shittu
Eternally Poor, Kalah Siegel
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Pick Up the Pieces After Defunding Scare, Camille Danielle Smith
What Role is Neuroscience Playing in New State Raise-the-Age Laws?, Dane N. Stallone
Black Hair in Local Television: When Will Hair Just be Hair?, Shari Straker
Beyond "The One"/ More Than "The One", Andrea Nicole Tagle and Shelby Boamah
Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point?, Violetta Torres-Baron
The Cult of Names, Shaydanay A. Urbani
Revival, Anya van Wagtendonk
I AM A MAN: How legacy and inheritance bear a heavy burden on black masculinity in A Raisin in the Sun, Barbershop, and Creed, Aliyah D. Veal
Kinder Carnage, Talib Visram
The Art of Fortune-Taking, Allison Weintraub
How Immigrants are Redefining Hudson Valley Dining, Kevin Wheeler
Staying Afloat in a Dying Industry, Naomi Yane
The Mental Health Toll of Amazon Warehouse Work, Max Zahn
Capstones from 2017
Lost Wisdom of the Elders, Miamichelle Abad
Running Out of Options: The Threat of Declining Competition, Tanvi P. Acharya
Green card veterans - deported and forgotten, Vicki Adame
Without a Caveat: How an Ethiopian Immigrant Deconstructs Race in America, Priscilla Alabi
TWO-WAY CONTRACTS: THE SOLUTION FOR THE NBA, Stefan Anderson
The Gift that Keeps One Living, Scott R. Axelrod
Sneaker Culture Has Given Black Men Fashion Freedom While Creating Restriction, Shaquille-Omari Bekoe
Tropes Trump Politics, Aaron Berkowitz
Breadcrumbs: Privacy as a Privilege, Prachi Bhardwaj
Mixed Feelings: Growing Up Biracial in America, Alexandra Boothe
Probing Consciousness, Samia Bouzid
Do Rio, Barbara Brasil Marcolini
New York's Daily Foster Care Reimbursements, Mariah Brown
What Bitcoin Is, and How It Can Change Commerce, Jeffrey Bukhari
The Unspoken Truth, Cherese Butler
Political Exiles Reckon with Rising China and a Lost Cause, Han Chen
Tattoo for Life and Afterlife, Kimberly Chin
The Realities of Family Court and Child Abuse, Whitney Clegg
Detrás de la industria de heroína del Bronx, la sede central del tráfico en el noreste, Monica Cordero, Constanza Gallardo, Maria Camila Montañez, and Joaquín Torres
Nature, the New Rx, Christina Dabney
Hazmat Storage Near NYC Waterways Endangers Communities, Brett E. Dahlberg and Nicole Acevedo
Is Issa Amro the Palestinian Gandhi?, Micah Danney
Hair is The Root of a Revolution: How Black Women Are Embracing Their Identity With Hair, Shanel Dawson
When Grade Schools Stage Musicals, It’s Broadway or Bust ..., Erin DeGregorio
Mental Hell, Jesenia De Moya, Hanaa' Tameez, and Maritza Villela
A Little Known Trade Deal Could Soon Derail America's Booming Solar Industry, Sam Donnenberg
The Vibe, Sarah P. Douglass
2nd Option: Overseas, Malik Edwards and Gregory Alcala
Riding Ladies: Female motorcycle riders try to bring down the patriarchy, Kellie Ell
Prodigal Father, Robert John Exley Jr
From Tenement To Trendy, John Friia
Only The Strong Live, Dewayne Gage
Expecting the Inevitable: DACA and Mental Health, Jade Gardener
BOOMING LAUGHTER: The New Era of Experimental Comedy Shows, Oscar F. Gonzalez
Kushner Companies Questionable Business Practices are Another Dent for the Trump Administration, Teddy Grant
Is the Free Tibet movement a lost cause?, Tsering D. Gurung
For an Afghan Minority US Involvement has been a Blessing and a Curse, Sharif Hassan
Refugees Of New York/ Exilio en Nueva York, Lidia Hernandez
Unseen Science: Modern Discoveries Too Far Away or Tiny for Human Eyes, Lucy Huang
How the “Greatest Rapper Alive” Returned Hip Hop to its Political Roots, Meeran Karim
Half a Mile to Hope, Ryan Kelley
Control Freak: How an injured esports athlete got back into the game, Imad Khan
A Tale of Two Seasons, Fran Kilinski
Personal Privacy And Data Security In The Age Of The Internet, Alexandra Langone
Saving DIY Spaces, Katherine Lavacca
On Vinyl: Revival & Survival, Thom Leavy
“It’s a Kind of Killing:” Afghan Refugees in Shadow of the EU Fear They’re Forgotten, Kyle Mackie
Starting Over on Stage, Keydra Manns
Utah's Black Hole of Tax Incentives, William Mathis, Claire Molloy, and Kevin Breuninger
When Stigma Kills: Why Abortion in India is Lethal Even Though It’s Legal, Mallory Moench
A Guatemalan Trans Woman Navigates New York City in Hopes of a Better Future, Manolo Morales
The New Threat to Journalists: Robots, Annie Nova
A Closer Look at Water Quality, Illegal Dumping and Community Engagement in the Coney Island Creek, Molly Nugent
Too Little Too Late For City Spending On Workers Cooperatives, Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech
Poisoned By My Government: How the Military Let Families Drink Contaminated Water for Decades and Didn’t Learn From It, Alana Pipe and Lori Freshwater
Shoppers Aren't Buying What Ivanka Trump Has to Offer, Elizabeth Ramanand
Left Out In The Cold, Kayla Rivera
The Other Side of the Gate, Tabia Robinson
Palm Papers, Nicole Rothwell