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 2016
American Milk: The Raw Deal, Dan Heching
SPEND YOUR STUDENT LOANS ON A VACATION. NO ONE IS WATCHING., Raul A. Hernandez and Morten Buttler
‘You’re Nobody Till Somebody Kills You’: How Tupac Shakur Secured His Place in the Hall of Fame, Joseph Devin Holt
Closing The Teacher Diversity Gap, Emily Holzknecht
The 11 Percent: Black Conservatives in America, Janae M. Hunter
The Post Banishment Films of Jafar Panahi, Christopher L. Inoa
WOOF, Joseph D. Jaafari
Little Data on Whether Charters Make a Difference When College is the Goal, Erica Jackson
Shepherds, wolves and lizards: Exploring the truck stop sex trade during the last days of the American trucker, Joshua Keefe
Breakdown: Treatment Gaps in New York City's Mental Health System, Christine Brink Kjeldgaard, Noah Caldwell, Mary Hanbury, Mike O'Brien, Joanna Purpich, and Anthony Izaguirre
Long Odds: Inside The Process of Applying for Affordable Housing Through NYC’s Lottery System, Scott Klocksin
The Pop Behind Pop-Ups, Lauren Klose
Toxic Toys, Bad Vibrations, Samantha Lee
Drink Me and Abort Your Baby: The Herbal Abortion Tea, Maya Lewis
How I Made an $880 Jacket for $37, Hayley Lind
Crossing Borders, Jarrett Lyons
A New Era of Islamophobia: Muslim Women Fight to Find Place After Trump Fueled Hate, Doha Madani
Running for Ayotzinapa: A father's marathon to find his son, Gustavo Martínez
Wildlife Finds its Way Back to Polluted Newtown Creek, Suzanna Masih
NYC Waterfronts, Pollution and Access, guglielmo mattioli
Tracing the Rise of Food Mash-ups, Jennifer Mennella
Homeowners in East New York: Hanging on to Community and Property After Rezoning, Angely Mercado
Arresting Survival, Mariya Moseley
Cord Cutters, Brandon Nix
The Children of the Angel Guardian Home, Maria Elena Perez
Different Names for Bullying, Marco Poggio
No Hindu Left Behind is a Tall Order, Even in America, Rheaa Rao
PREYING ON THE DESPERATE, Karen M. Savage
Natural Burial: Being Green in Life, Now in Death Too, Brandon C. Shaik
No Place Like Home: Tenant Harassment and the Frailty of Housing Court, Adam M. Shrier
On East Jerusalem streets, Palestinians say settlements trump social media as source of violence, Jad Sleiman
The Assault On Medicaid Could Endanger Millions Of Americans, Jeremy S. Smith
The Promise of Cooperatives Falls Short for Immigrant Women, Lisa Thomson
VIDIGAL NIGHTS: Big Dreams in a Small Favela, Christina Thornell
Haiti's Political Notes, Tadia Toussaint
The Rise and Fall of Airbnb in New York, Nomin J. Ujiyediin
Takun J Fought the Gbagba, zach e j williams
Overmedicated: Foster Kids in Crisis, Mary E. Wilson
Flight of the Freshwater Fish, Michael H. Wilson
Capstones from 2015
The Sixty-Six Percent, Natalie Abruzzo
Living With Coyotes, Owen H. Agnew
White Faces in a Black Movement: Why Their Voices Matter, CHAUNCEY L. ALCORN
The War At Home, Joseph A. Altobelli Mr.
STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LANDS: A STORY OF JAPANESE BRAZILIANS, Ken Aragaki
Naturally Intense: America's Body Builders, Pilar M. Belendez-Desha
First Year Sober and a Lifelong Journey, Lisa Brown
Super Bronx Boys, Andrew Caringi
Restaurant Owners Owing Millions of Dollars to Workers Close Down, Only to Open Again Under Related Owners, Rajashree Chakravarty
Wasted New York, Aliza D. Chasan
How Can We Build A Moral Robot?, Kristen E. Clark
South Africa's Forgotten Freedom Fighters, Kimberly H. Conner and Natasha Scully
Byrd, Maya Dangerfield
Brooklyn Trash Problems, Christina Diaz
Bike-geist NYC, Jack D'Isidoro
Stepsisters, Patrick Donachie
Battle Echoes Never Fade: Soldiers' Trauma at the End of Life, John E. Eller
The Reanimation of the Zombie Genre, William Engel
You're Only As Good As You Do In School: Asian American Students and the Mental Risks They Face in Higher Education, Asia C. Ewart
Inmates guide inmates through peaceful deaths, and find peace with themselves, Maura Ewing
The Battle Against Childhood Obesity, Allison Fox
Neurologists Look at Causes of Baffling Brain Condition, Maggie Freleng
Geisha On Fire, Beimeng Fu
When Birth Control Hurts You: An Essure Investigation, Mia A. Garchitorena
Leaving Home, Keeping the Faith, Damian J. Geminder
Heartbreak and Defiance: Stories of Crisis in Puerto Rico, Andrea C. González-Ramírez
Flaws in the Justice System: Examining the Angel Cordero Case, Rose C. Itzcovitz
Reshaping the Event Horizon‑ Marketing Utopia at Music Festivals, Justin D. Joffe
Transgender and Black, Looking for an Audience, Brian C. Josephs
The Struggle Of Female Fighters, Anthony R. Kane
Losing Ground, Alison Kanski
In the Race to Reach New Wine Drinkers Old World Taste is Losing Out, Lillian Knoepp
#SociallyConnected: The Now and Then Era of the Fangirl, Tionah Y. Lee
How N.Y.’s Biggest For-Profit Nursing Home Group Flourishes Despite a Record of Patient Harm, Jennifer Lehman
She's Having A Baby and Cancer, Ashley Lewis
Oil: A Cautionary Story, Kat Long
Silk Wings: The Making of Noma, SANDRA C. LOPEZ-MONSALVE
A Schizophrenic Wedding, Calista MacHarrie
Webcam Child Sex Abuse, Lena Masri
Female fighters fight toward equal footing, Desiree A. Mathurin and Ryan Wallerson
Masked Superheroes: Lucha Libre in New York, Lucina Melesio Friedman
Lives on Hold and Dreams Delayed, Andrew Menezes
Police Misconduct Towards the Transgender Community, Carlotta Mohamed
3 Kings of Bangkok, Alden F. Nusser
The Smell Of Hopelessness, Juline Cariba Rachel Party
UNSETTLING: THE REAL INFLUX OF SYRIAN REFUGEES, Isabel M. Riofrio, KanyaKrit Vongkiatkajorn, and Marguerite Ward
Sound Affects, Catherine Roberts, Cole Rosengren, Jessica Bal, Samuel Lieberman, Dave Gershgorn, and Gabriela Sierra Alonso
Invisible Voices, Ana M. Rodriguez
The Fight For Zadroga, Naeisha Rose
Startup Elsewhere, Michaela Ross
Voiceless, Maria Sanchez Diez
Daily Fantasy sites engage in a legal war for survival, Danni R. Santana
Special Muscles, Annamaria C. Scaccia
Outrage Is the New Black, Derek R. Scancarelli
The Forgotten Freedom Fighters, Natasha Scully and Kim Conner
Greenpoint's Superfund Problem, Helina Selemon
Liver Transplantation Today: a look at geographic disparities, Karen Shakerdge
A New Charter Challenges Popular Paradigms, Levi Sharpe
Beyond the Ring: Vegan Fighter, Bianca Silva