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

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American Milk: The Raw Deal, Dan Heching

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SPEND YOUR STUDENT LOANS ON A VACATION. NO ONE IS WATCHING., Raul A. Hernandez and Morten Buttler

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‘You’re Nobody Till Somebody Kills You’: How Tupac Shakur Secured His Place in the Hall of Fame, Joseph Devin Holt

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Closing The Teacher Diversity Gap, Emily Holzknecht

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The 11 Percent: Black Conservatives in America, Janae M. Hunter

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The Post Banishment Films of Jafar Panahi, Christopher L. Inoa

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WOOF, Joseph D. Jaafari

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Little Data on Whether Charters Make a Difference When College is the Goal, Erica Jackson

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Shepherds, wolves and lizards: Exploring the truck stop sex trade during the last days of the American trucker, Joshua Keefe

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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

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Long Odds: Inside The Process of Applying for Affordable Housing Through NYC’s Lottery System, Scott Klocksin

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The Pop Behind Pop-Ups, Lauren Klose

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Toxic Toys, Bad Vibrations, Samantha Lee

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Drink Me and Abort Your Baby: The Herbal Abortion Tea, Maya Lewis

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How I Made an $880 Jacket for $37, Hayley Lind

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Crossing Borders, Jarrett Lyons

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A New Era of Islamophobia: Muslim Women Fight to Find Place After Trump Fueled Hate, Doha Madani

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Running for Ayotzinapa: A father's marathon to find his son, Gustavo Martínez

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Wildlife Finds its Way Back to Polluted Newtown Creek, Suzanna Masih

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NYC Waterfronts, Pollution and Access, guglielmo mattioli

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Tracing the Rise of Food Mash-ups, Jennifer Mennella

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Homeowners in East New York: Hanging on to Community and Property After Rezoning, Angely Mercado

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Arresting Survival, Mariya Moseley

Cord Cutters, Brandon Nix

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The Children of the Angel Guardian Home, Maria Elena Perez

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Different Names for Bullying, Marco Poggio

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No Hindu Left Behind is a Tall Order, Even in America, Rheaa Rao

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PREYING ON THE DESPERATE, Karen M. Savage

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Natural Burial: Being Green in Life, Now in Death Too, Brandon C. Shaik

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No Place Like Home: Tenant Harassment and the Frailty of Housing Court, Adam M. Shrier

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On East Jerusalem streets, Palestinians say settlements trump social media as source of violence, Jad Sleiman

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The Assault On Medicaid Could Endanger Millions Of Americans, Jeremy S. Smith

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The Promise of Cooperatives Falls Short for Immigrant Women, Lisa Thomson

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VIDIGAL NIGHTS: Big Dreams in a Small Favela, Christina Thornell

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Haiti's Political Notes, Tadia Toussaint

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The Rise and Fall of Airbnb in New York, Nomin J. Ujiyediin

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Takun J Fought the Gbagba, zach e j williams

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Overmedicated: Foster Kids in Crisis, Mary E. Wilson

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Flight of the Freshwater Fish, Michael H. Wilson

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A Green Oasis: What Makes Community Gardens Worth Saving? While Researchers Amass Evidence of Benefits, Advocates Develop New Strategy to Prove Their Value., Joel Wolfram

Capstones from 2015

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The Sixty-Six Percent, Natalie Abruzzo

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Living With Coyotes, Owen H. Agnew

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White Faces in a Black Movement: Why Their Voices Matter, CHAUNCEY L. ALCORN

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The War At Home, Joseph A. Altobelli Mr.

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STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LANDS: A STORY OF JAPANESE BRAZILIANS, Ken Aragaki

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Naturally Intense: America's Body Builders, Pilar M. Belendez-Desha

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First Year Sober and a Lifelong Journey, Lisa Brown

Super Bronx Boys, Andrew Caringi

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Restaurant Owners Owing Millions of Dollars to Workers Close Down, Only to Open Again Under Related Owners, Rajashree Chakravarty

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Wasted New York, Aliza D. Chasan

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How Can We Build A Moral Robot?, Kristen E. Clark

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South Africa's Forgotten Freedom Fighters, Kimberly H. Conner and Natasha Scully

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Byrd, Maya Dangerfield

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Brooklyn Trash Problems, Christina Diaz

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Bike-geist NYC, Jack D'Isidoro

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Stepsisters, Patrick Donachie

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Battle Echoes Never Fade: Soldiers' Trauma at the End of Life, John E. Eller

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The Reanimation of the Zombie Genre, William Engel

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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

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Inmates guide inmates through peaceful deaths, and find peace with themselves, Maura Ewing

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The Battle Against Childhood Obesity, Allison Fox

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Neurologists Look at Causes of Baffling Brain Condition, Maggie Freleng

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Geisha On Fire, Beimeng Fu

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When Birth Control Hurts You: An Essure Investigation, Mia A. Garchitorena

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Leaving Home, Keeping the Faith, Damian J. Geminder

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Heartbreak and Defiance: Stories of Crisis in Puerto Rico, Andrea C. González-Ramírez

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Flaws in the Justice System: Examining the Angel Cordero Case, Rose C. Itzcovitz

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Reshaping the Event Horizon‑ Marketing Utopia at Music Festivals, Justin D. Joffe

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Transgender and Black, Looking for an Audience, Brian C. Josephs

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The Struggle Of Female Fighters, Anthony R. Kane

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Losing Ground, Alison Kanski

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In the Race to Reach New Wine Drinkers Old World Taste is Losing Out, Lillian Knoepp

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#SociallyConnected: The Now and Then Era of the Fangirl, Tionah Y. Lee

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How N.Y.’s Biggest For-Profit Nursing Home Group Flourishes Despite a Record of Patient Harm, Jennifer Lehman

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She's Having A Baby and Cancer, Ashley Lewis

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Oil: A Cautionary Story, Kat Long

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Silk Wings: The Making of Noma, SANDRA C. LOPEZ-MONSALVE

A Schizophrenic Wedding, Calista MacHarrie

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Webcam Child Sex Abuse, Lena Masri

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Female fighters fight toward equal footing, Desiree A. Mathurin and Ryan Wallerson

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Masked Superheroes: Lucha Libre in New York, Lucina Melesio Friedman

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Lives on Hold and Dreams Delayed, Andrew Menezes

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Police Misconduct Towards the Transgender Community, Carlotta Mohamed

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3 Kings of Bangkok, Alden F. Nusser

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The Smell Of Hopelessness, Juline Cariba Rachel Party

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The Push for Plus: How a Small Part of the Fashion Industry Hopes to Make Big Changes to the Plus-Size Women’s Fashion Market, Alexa Pipia

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UNSETTLING: THE REAL INFLUX OF SYRIAN REFUGEES, Isabel M. Riofrio, KanyaKrit Vongkiatkajorn, and Marguerite Ward

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Sound Affects, Catherine Roberts, Cole Rosengren, Jessica Bal, Samuel Lieberman, Dave Gershgorn, and Gabriela Sierra Alonso

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Invisible Voices, Ana M. Rodriguez

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The Fight For Zadroga, Naeisha Rose

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Startup Elsewhere, Michaela Ross

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Voiceless, Maria Sanchez Diez

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Daily Fantasy sites engage in a legal war for survival, Danni R. Santana

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Special Muscles, Annamaria C. Scaccia

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Outrage Is the New Black, Derek R. Scancarelli

The Forgotten Freedom Fighters, Natasha Scully and Kim Conner

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Greenpoint's Superfund Problem, Helina Selemon

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Liver Transplantation Today: a look at geographic disparities, Karen Shakerdge

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A New Charter Challenges Popular Paradigms, Levi Sharpe

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Beyond the Ring: Vegan Fighter, Bianca Silva