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 2017

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Political Exiles Reckon with Rising China and a Lost Cause, Han Chen

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Tattoo for Life and Afterlife, Kimberly Chin

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The Realities of Family Court and Child Abuse, Whitney Clegg

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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

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Nature, the New Rx, Christina Dabney

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Hazmat Storage Near NYC Waterways Endangers Communities, Brett E. Dahlberg and Nicole Acevedo

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Is Issa Amro the Palestinian Gandhi?, Micah Danney

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Hair is The Root of a Revolution: How Black Women Are Embracing Their Identity With Hair, Shanel Dawson

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When Grade Schools Stage Musicals, It’s Broadway or Bust ..., Erin DeGregorio

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Mental Hell, Jesenia De Moya, Hanaa' Tameez, and Maritza Villela

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A Little Known Trade Deal Could Soon Derail America's Booming Solar Industry, Sam Donnenberg

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The Vibe, Sarah P. Douglass

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2nd Option: Overseas, Malik Edwards and Gregory Alcala

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Riding Ladies: Female motorcycle riders try to bring down the patriarchy, Kellie Ell

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Prodigal Father, Robert John Exley Jr

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From Tenement To Trendy, John Friia

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Only The Strong Live, Dewayne Gage

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Expecting the Inevitable: DACA and Mental Health, Jade Gardener

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BOOMING LAUGHTER: The New Era of Experimental Comedy Shows, Oscar F. Gonzalez

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Kushner Companies Questionable Business Practices are Another Dent for the Trump Administration, Teddy Grant

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Is the Free Tibet movement a lost cause?, Tsering D. Gurung

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For an Afghan Minority US Involvement has been a Blessing and a Curse, Sharif Hassan

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Refugees Of New York/ Exilio en Nueva York, Lidia Hernandez

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Unseen Science: Modern Discoveries Too Far Away or Tiny for Human Eyes, Lucy Huang

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How the “Greatest Rapper Alive” Returned Hip Hop to its Political Roots, Meeran Karim

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Half a Mile to Hope, Ryan Kelley

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Control Freak: How an injured esports athlete got back into the game, Imad Khan

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A Tale of Two Seasons, Fran Kilinski

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Personal Privacy And Data Security In The Age Of The Internet, Alexandra Langone

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Saving DIY Spaces, Katherine Lavacca

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On Vinyl: Revival & Survival, Thom Leavy

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“It’s a Kind of Killing:” Afghan Refugees in Shadow of the EU Fear They’re Forgotten, Kyle Mackie

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Starting Over on Stage, Keydra Manns

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Utah's Black Hole of Tax Incentives, William Mathis, Claire Molloy, and Kevin Breuninger

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When Stigma Kills: Why Abortion in India is Lethal Even Though It’s Legal, Mallory Moench

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A Guatemalan Trans Woman Navigates New York City in Hopes of a Better Future, Manolo Morales

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The New Threat to Journalists: Robots, Annie Nova

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A Closer Look at Water Quality, Illegal Dumping and Community Engagement in the Coney Island Creek, Molly Nugent

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Too Little Too Late For City Spending On Workers Cooperatives, Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech

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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

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Shoppers Aren't Buying What Ivanka Trump Has to Offer, Elizabeth Ramanand

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Left Out In The Cold, Kayla Rivera

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The Other Side of the Gate, Tabia Robinson

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Palm Papers, Nicole Rothwell

The Road Out: When the Service Industry Means Sex Work and Leaving Feels Impossible, Kate Ryan

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The Shunned Speak Out: Former Members On Life in the Jehovah's Witnesses and After, Nour Saudi and Joy Notoma

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¿Se habla español?, Carlos A. Serrano, Gerardo Del Valle, Estefanía Hernández, Alma Sacasa, and Lidia Hernández

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Displaced Once More: Armenians flee Syria to Montreal, Sean A. Shoemaker

The Dangers of Dairies: How immigrant laborers fight for the right to organize in New York's agricultural industry., Matthew Shortall

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Food Plight, Pauliina Siniauer, Rahimon Nasa, Lizeth Beltran, and Jeremy Ibarra

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Mask On: How Fashion Erased the Politics of Streetwear in 2017, Frances Sola-Santiago

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IN LIBERIA: A SILENT HEALTH CARE CATASTROPHE REPLACES A VIRAL ONE, Clarissa Sosin

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Spotlight on Superfund: How Are New York’s Most Toxic Waste Sites Doing Under Trump’s E.P.A?, Sarah Stein Kerr

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Fighting for Justice, Anuz Thapa

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POLICE SAY LEADERSHIP IS IGNORING PTSD., Tiffany Thomas

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Sanctuary, Sumeja Tulic

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Inside the grassroots money machine, Elizabeth Tung

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The Murder of Innocence, Milana Vinn

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Of Rats and Men, Thomas S. Walsh

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In Brownsville, a Struggle for Revitalization Without Displacement, Katherine Warren

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Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad: How Slaughterhouse Safety Hasn’t Kept Up With the Times, Emily Ziemski

Capstones from 2016

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Migrant Surveillance: How the Federal Government Monitors Asylum Seekers, Roshan Abraham

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New York City’s Affordable Housing Lottery: Inconsistent Screening Methods and Lack of Government Oversight, Donna M. Airoldi

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How Drugs and Incarceration Tore One Family Apart, Deonna Anderson

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LIBERTARIAN PARTY GROWS...AND SO DO ITS CRITICS, Nicole Andrea Ashley

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The Last Gay Man on Earth -- Can the mainstreaming of a culture be responsible for its demise?, Muri Assunção

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A Long and Pricey Road to Freedom for New York's Aging Prisoners, Khorri Atkinson

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Catering Hall Harbors Immigrant Families Through Underground Employment, Kimberly J. Avalos

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Quality of Death People With Terminal Illnesses are Turning to an Age-Old Method to End it All: Self-Starvation, Kazi E. Awal and Alyssa Pagano

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The Psychology of Single-Sex Classrooms, Jenna E. Bagcal

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Homeless Hotels in New York: Who Benefits from the Industry’s Side Business?, Suman Bhattacharyya

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Still Here: Life in a New York Garment Factory, Veronika Bondarenko

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How A New York Native American Community Was Polluted For Decades, Tola Brennan

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Why we still need to worry about bees, Meaghan Lee Callaghan

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US small arms to Syrian Rebels, Roberto Capocelli

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The New Pornography: The Rise of Fanfic, Kelly Caputo

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Remembering Time, Jonathan Carey

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Not on the Menu, Kathryn Casteel and Zameena Mejia

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Drug Trafficking and the Presidential Family in Venezuela: The Narco Nephews, Daniela Castro

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Broken: How New York Systems Fail Vulnerable Youth and Send Them to Sex Work, Megan Cerullo

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Security Districts in New Orleans, Kara Chin and Emily Siegel

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Instagram and the Human (Mis)Connection, Johanna Chisholm

NYC Dances, Camila Cibils

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India's Dalit Moment, Gabriel Kenneth Carroll Conlon

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Roots on the Record, joaquin p. cotler

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Head to Head with Concussions in Youth Football, Setrige Crawford and Michelle Simon

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In The Wake of Broken Windows Policing How Aggressive Policing Contributed to East Harlem Residents Distrust of Police, Stephanie Daniel, Nicole Lewis, and Kalalea Kalalea

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The Price Of Being A Trans-Atlantic Hero: Struggles of a Migrant Mother, Erica C. Davies

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The Future of Music: Exploring Noise and Pop with Cienfuegos, Reed Dunlea

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Life coaching -- rising in popularity should it be regulated? A look into the life and work of emerging life coaching star Gina DeVee, Victoria R. Edwards

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A Cost of Doing Business: Defense Contracting Fraud, Shane M. English

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LGBT in Colombia: a War Within, Monica Espitia

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The Rise of the Rams, Anthony P. Falco

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Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center: A Residence For Children With Severe Disabilities, Tatiana D. Flowers

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Riding the Mind Lightning, William A. Fortuna

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Hidden Jews of The Balkans, Joshua A. Futtersak

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Why the Business of Love is Bull$hit, Deanne Gaston

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As The World Watches, George Goss and Nicholas Perez

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Broken PROMESA: Puerto Rico Sinks, But the Life Rafts Can’t Save Everyone, Nico A. Grant

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The Blurred Lines of Cultural Appropriation, Jaja Grays