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
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
The Road Out: When the Service Industry Means Sex Work and Leaving Feels Impossible, Kate Ryan
The Shunned Speak Out: Former Members On Life in the Jehovah's Witnesses and After, Nour Saudi and Joy Notoma
¿Se habla español?, Carlos A. Serrano, Gerardo Del Valle, Estefanía Hernández, Alma Sacasa, and Lidia Hernández
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
Food Plight, Pauliina Siniauer, Rahimon Nasa, Lizeth Beltran, and Jeremy Ibarra
Mask On: How Fashion Erased the Politics of Streetwear in 2017, Frances Sola-Santiago
IN LIBERIA: A SILENT HEALTH CARE CATASTROPHE REPLACES A VIRAL ONE, Clarissa Sosin
Spotlight on Superfund: How Are New York’s Most Toxic Waste Sites Doing Under Trump’s E.P.A?, Sarah Stein Kerr
Fighting for Justice, Anuz Thapa
POLICE SAY LEADERSHIP IS IGNORING PTSD., Tiffany Thomas
Sanctuary, Sumeja Tulic
Inside the grassroots money machine, Elizabeth Tung
The Murder of Innocence, Milana Vinn
Of Rats and Men, Thomas S. Walsh
In Brownsville, a Struggle for Revitalization Without Displacement, Katherine Warren
Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad: How Slaughterhouse Safety Hasn’t Kept Up With the Times, Emily Ziemski
Capstones from 2016
Migrant Surveillance: How the Federal Government Monitors Asylum Seekers, Roshan Abraham
New York City’s Affordable Housing Lottery: Inconsistent Screening Methods and Lack of Government Oversight, Donna M. Airoldi
How Drugs and Incarceration Tore One Family Apart, Deonna Anderson
LIBERTARIAN PARTY GROWS...AND SO DO ITS CRITICS, Nicole Andrea Ashley
The Last Gay Man on Earth -- Can the mainstreaming of a culture be responsible for its demise?, Muri Assunção
A Long and Pricey Road to Freedom for New York's Aging Prisoners, Khorri Atkinson
Catering Hall Harbors Immigrant Families Through Underground Employment, Kimberly J. Avalos
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
The Psychology of Single-Sex Classrooms, Jenna E. Bagcal
Homeless Hotels in New York: Who Benefits from the Industry’s Side Business?, Suman Bhattacharyya
Still Here: Life in a New York Garment Factory, Veronika Bondarenko
How A New York Native American Community Was Polluted For Decades, Tola Brennan
Why we still need to worry about bees, Meaghan Lee Callaghan
US small arms to Syrian Rebels, Roberto Capocelli
The New Pornography: The Rise of Fanfic, Kelly Caputo
Remembering Time, Jonathan Carey
Not on the Menu, Kathryn Casteel and Zameena Mejia
Drug Trafficking and the Presidential Family in Venezuela: The Narco Nephews, Daniela Castro
Broken: How New York Systems Fail Vulnerable Youth and Send Them to Sex Work, Megan Cerullo
Security Districts in New Orleans, Kara Chin and Emily Siegel
Instagram and the Human (Mis)Connection, Johanna Chisholm
NYC Dances, Camila Cibils
India's Dalit Moment, Gabriel Kenneth Carroll Conlon
Roots on the Record, joaquin p. cotler
Head to Head with Concussions in Youth Football, Setrige Crawford and Michelle Simon
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
The Price Of Being A Trans-Atlantic Hero: Struggles of a Migrant Mother, Erica C. Davies
The Future of Music: Exploring Noise and Pop with Cienfuegos, Reed Dunlea
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
A Cost of Doing Business: Defense Contracting Fraud, Shane M. English
LGBT in Colombia: a War Within, Monica Espitia
The Rise of the Rams, Anthony P. Falco
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center: A Residence For Children With Severe Disabilities, Tatiana D. Flowers
Riding the Mind Lightning, William A. Fortuna
Hidden Jews of The Balkans, Joshua A. Futtersak
Why the Business of Love is Bull$hit, Deanne Gaston
As The World Watches, George Goss and Nicholas Perez
Broken PROMESA: Puerto Rico Sinks, But the Life Rafts Can’t Save Everyone, Nico A. Grant
The Blurred Lines of Cultural Appropriation, Jaja Grays