The Columbia Conference on Mental Health Journalism & Media Columbia Journalism School 2019-01-25 | Next Frontiers & New Approaches to Age-Old Challenges: A symposium presented by Columbia’s School of Journalism and Department of Psychiatry for journalists as well as treatment professionals and researchers who communicate with the public on mental health and addiction issues.
Journalism Now: Jessica Huseman, Votebeat Columbia Journalism School 2024-10-15 | Jessica Huseman (votebeat.org/authors/jessica-huseman ), editorial director of the nonprofit newsroom Votebeat, spoke with Margaret Sullivan (https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/margaret-sullivan ), executive director of the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security, about coverage of voting and election integrity in the upcoming presidential election. They also discussed innovation in local news coverage, the risks of misinformation generated by AI and the role of data journalism. A 2015 CJS graduate, Huseman shared insight about her career path, including her time at ProPublica, where she was the lead reporter for the Electionland project, and as a former high school history teacher.Votebeat (votebeat.org/pages/about-votebeat ), owned by nonprofit publisher Civic News Co., covers the mechanics of—and threats to—voting in five states: Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, and nationally, with the goal of helping readers understand the American democratic system so they can participate in strengthening it. Civic News also publishes Chalkbeat, with education reporters in eight cities and states, and the newly launched Healthbeat, which currently has reporters in New York and Atlanta.This event was part of the Hearst Digital Media Lecture series, which examines the changing media industry with an emphasis on digital media and online journalism.This event was also sponsored by the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University (https://journalism.columbia.edu/craig-newmark-center-journalism-ethics-and-security ).
Cruel Punishment and Lethal Restraint: Policing in the U.S. Columbia Journalism School 2024-10-01 | September 24, 2024World Room, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolA conversation with Lipman Center criminal justice grant recipients on data-driven reporting and covering policing in the U.S. Recent work by these grantees include investigations into deliberate indifference in Florida prisons (tampabay.com/news/florida/2023/11/08/florida-department-of-corrections-prisons-showers ) and police use of force across the U.S. (apnews.com/projects/investigation-police-use-of-force )Panelists:Justin Pritchard, investigative editor/reporter, AP’s Global Investigations TeamNicole Einbinder, investigative correspondent, Business InsiderReese Dunklin, investigative reporter, AP's Global Investigations TeamModerator: Lipman Center Program Manager and Adjunct Associate Professor of Journalism Dolores BarclayThis event was sponsored by the Ira A. Lipman Center For Journalism (and Civil and Human Rights (https://journalism.columbia.edu/lipman-center ) at Columbia University.
Happy 112th birthday, Columbia Journalism School Columbia Journalism School 2024-09-30 | 🎂 Happy birthday, Columbia Journalism School! Here’s to the next century of preparing journalists to be rigorous, ethical and curious — setting the standard of our professional practice.
AI and the newsroom: Navigating what’s next (Day 2) Columbia Journalism School 2024-09-27 | This event is presented by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security with support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. Join us for a sweeping exploration of AI and ethics in today’s journalism, including stimulating discussions from leading industry thinkers and news practitioners, hands-on workshops and new research.*Please note - Only the first two panels on Day 2 will be live-streamed.
AI and the newsroom: Navigating what’s next (Day 1) Columbia Journalism School 2024-09-25 | This event is presented by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security with support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. Join us for a sweeping exploration of AI and ethics in today’s journalism, including stimulating discussions from leading industry thinkers and news practitioners, hands-on workshops and new research.
AI & Local News: Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism in NYC Columbia Journalism School 2024-09-10 | Artificial Intelligence is poised to have a transformative impact on local journalism. As the technology evolves, what are the significant challenges and the exciting opportunities for local newsrooms? Join us for a panel discussion on the future of local news in New York.Local Journalism Professor Juan Manuel Benítez will be joined by Zachary Richner, founder of the Empire State Local News Coalition, New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, Elinor Tatum, publisher of the Amsterdam News, Marjorie Velázquez, vice president of Policy at Tech: NYC, and Mark Hansen, director of the Brown Institute for Media and Innovation at Columbia University.
Almost American - Q&A Columbia Journalism School 2024-08-27 | Join Nina Alvarez, CBS Assistant Professor of International Journalism, and Professor Robe Imbriano, Director of Ira A. Lipman Center For Journalism and Civil and Human Rights, for a Q&A discussion and the premiere of "Almost American," a documentary about a Salvadorian-American family's fight to stay together — on the streets, and in federal court.Co-produced and co-reported by Professor Alvarez and Caterina Barbera-Kipreos, '18 M.S. Documentary, the film provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at how those who claim to be committed to the rule of law are willing to set it aside to achieve their goals.VOCES “Almost American” will premiere on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App. Directed by Nina Alvarez.Learn more: pbs.org/show/voces
Columbia Journalism August 2024 Graduation Columbia Journalism School 2024-08-18 | August Graduation for Doc and Data Students
Journalists Under Fire in Gaza: A Talk With Motaz Azaiza Columbia Journalism School 2024-07-24 | Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza instagram.com/motaz_azaiza — whose coverage of the people of Gaza has captured the world's attention — spoke at Columbia Journalism School about reporting under fire and the perils and challenges for journalists living and working in the Gaza Strip. He was joined by Professor Nina Berman https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/nina-berman and Professor Azmat Khan https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/azmat-khan. This event was co-sponsored by Professor Nina Berman, the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism https://journalism.columbia.edu/li-center and the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma at Columbia University dartcenter.org/.
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Democracy on the Brink: Is the Press Up to the Task? Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-24 | An all-star panel explores one of the pressing journalism questions of the moment.April 1, 2024, Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolDemocracy on the Brink: Is the Press Up to the Task? considered how journalists are handling one of the most consequential presidential campaigns in American history. With November’s election looming, controversy has swirled in the media sphere about such issues as objectivity, impartiality, framing of stories and the line between opinion and news.Margaret Sullivan https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/margaret-sullivan, the Newmark Center’s executive director, moderated a discussion among journalist/historian Garrett Graff garrettgraff.com, New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon nytimes.com/by/astead-w-herndon and Vox editor in chief and publisher Swati Sharma vox.com/authors/swati-sharma.This event was sponsored by the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University https://journalism.columbia.edu/craig-newmark-center-journalism-ethics-and-security.
Class of 2024 Graduation 🎓 Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-12 | Congratulations to the over 220 graduates of the Class of 2024 for successfully completing their degree programs. Reporting begins here — and continues wherever you go. Keep sharing your stories, inspiring change, and making a positive impact. #CJSendOff2024 #Shorts #ColumbiaJournalism #Graduation
City Newsroom Students Report Live in Manhattan #Shorts #ColumbiaJournalism #LocalReporting Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-11 | Recent graduates Vincent Jiang, '24 M.S., and Ashley Miller, '24 M.S., reported throughout downtown NYC as part of this course — all part of a class that gave students the advantage of operating a fully functioning newsroom.Learn more about the immersive program. #ReportingBeginsHere: citynewsroomcjs.com
On Assignment Podcast Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-11 | Journalists from ABC News joined Columbia Journalism School's Lisa Cohen and Abi Wright to talk trash.Matt Gutman and his team tracked plastic's trip around the world in “Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Recycling," a #duPont2024 Award-winning investigation about plastic recycling. Listen now: https://spoti.fi/3fPjlo4
LRAP One Year Anniversary #ColumbiaJournalism #LRAP #LocalNews #CJS2030 Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-11 | One year ago: Columbia Journalism School launched the pilot Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the first of its kind for graduate J-schools.Since this announcement, the school approved over 30 alumni for this transformative educational debt relief — and the beneficiaries are making proven, positive impacts on local and non-profit newsrooms. Learn more: https://journalism.columbia.edu/lrap
Nell Painter: I Just Keep Talking Columbia Journalism School 2024-06-03 | A conversation between Dean Jelani Cobb and Nell Painter, American historian and professor emerita, Princeton University, author and artist.April 8, 2024, World Room, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolNell Painter (penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/234478/nell-irvin-painter) has spent the past five decades or so shaping a unique and inspired narrative of American history as a professor, first at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later at Princeton, and through her published works.Books such as the best-seller The History of White People (wwnorton.com/books/9780393339741) and Southern History Across the Color Line (uncpress.org/book/9781469663760/southern-history-across-the-color-line-second-edition) inspire us to rethink what we know about politics and race. Her deep interest in those who were crucial in helping to shape the country produced lively portraits of Sojourner Truth, Malcolm X and Ralph Waldo Emerson. She later turned to art as a canvas for history.I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708347/i-just-keep-talking-by-nell-irvin-painter) was published by Doubleday in April 2024 and gathers her previous work into one volume.Presented by Columbia Journalism School, Office of the Dean (https://journalism.columbia.edu/meet-the-dean ), and the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights (https://journalism.columbia.edu/lipman-center ). Introduction by Robe Imbriano (https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/robert-j-imbriano ), Director of the Lipman Center.
Child or Soldier? Adolescents and Armed Conflict in a Securitized World | Li Center Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-23 | A nuanced discussion of current issues surrounding children and adolescents associated with armed conflictApril 1, 2024, World Room, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolGrave violations against children in armed conflict, including the recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups, continue to be a major protection concern in numerous countries in Africa, the Middle East, East and South Asia, and Latin America. Over the last 20+ years, the international landscape has shifted in the context of securitization and counterterrorism measures, effectively shrinking the humanitarian and protection space for children and adolescents impacted by armed conflict.Hosted by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism at Columbia University’s Journalism School (https://journalism.columbia.edu/li-center) and co-organized with the Program on Forced Migration and Health (https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/program-forced-migration-health) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Care and Protection of Children (CPC) Learning Network, this panel conversation unpacked how common beliefs, biases, and perceptions of children and adolescents in conflict-affected regions are shaping the narrative – and the international humanitarian and development community’s response and programming for certain groups of children. Panelists contextualized current narratives through a combination of journalistic, humanitarian, programming, legal, and geopolitical perspectives.Panelists:Dr. Ezequiel Heffes, Director, Watchlist on Children and Armed ConflictFaith K. Nimineh, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, ChildFund AllianceJuan D. Arredondo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismModerator:Azmat Khan, Patti Cadby Birch Assistant Professor of Journalism and Director of the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismIntroductory Remarks:Monette Zard, Allan Rosenfield Associate Professor of Forced Migration and Health and the Director of the Forced Migration and Health Program in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia Journalism School | 2024 Graduation Ceremony Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-16 | Columbia Journalism School celebrates the Class of 2024 at their graduation ceremony, live from the Roone Arledge Auditorium. The graduates will hear from the recipient of the Columbia Journalism Award, the school's highest honor, presented annually to a journalist for distinguished service to a profession. This year's winner is Amira Hass, Haaretz correspondent in the occupied Palestinian Territory.Join the celebration via live stream and on social media:Twitter: @CUJS@columibajournInstagram: @columbiajournalism LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/columbia-university-graduate-school-of-journalismFacebook: facebook.com/columbiajournalism
Columbia Journalism School | Journalism Day 2024 Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-15 | Journalism DayTuesday, May 14, 2024 in the Miller TheatreFeaturing the Henry F. Pringle Memorial Lecture by Caitlin Dickerson, Staff Writer at The AtlanticThe winner of the Meyer "Mike" Berger Award, Sally Jenkins of The Washington PostThe winners of the Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO and ProPublica and student awards and prizes.
CJS on World Press Freedom Day 2024 Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-03 | Members of the Columbia Journalism community share what press freedom means to them during 2024 World Press Freedom Day. Listen to their combined message, discover the critical elements of free press at CJS. Hear from CJS alum, Jim Ostroff '74, current CJS student and SPJ president, Lotoya Francis '24, Dean of Academic Affairs, Duy Linh Tu '99, 2024 City Newsroom students Ashley Miller '24, Xinyuan Cao '24, and Vincent Jiang '24, and Dean Jelani Cobb.#Shorts
Ida B. Wells Symposium – Panel IV: Fireside Chat with Bust Artist Dana King Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-01 | Dean Jelani Cobb sits with Dana King, a former anchor for the CBS-owned-and-operated station KPIX-TV, to explore the road from anchor to bust artist.
Ida B. Wells Symposium – Panel III: Carrying the Torch Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-01 | A powerhouse panel of women who embody Ida B. Wells's legacy of excellence, courage, and tenacity discuss their challenges and triumphs in the face of pervasive racism and sexism as they continue their fight for justice and equality and inspire the next generation of journalists to fight just as fiercely. The panel was moderated by Jenisha Watts, '14, senior editor at The Atlantic. She was joined by Dorothy Gilliam, '61, the first female African American journalist hired by the Washington Post, Marquita Pool-Eckert, '69, retired senior producer of CBS Sunday Morning, and MSNBC national correspondent, Joy-Ann Reid.
Ida B. Wells Symposium – Welcome and Panel I: Americas Tug of War for Racial Equality Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-01 | In the never-ending tug-of-war for racial equality, it feels like today, the rope is getting tugged further in the direction of hate, injustice, and inequality. This panel explores this concept, asking ourselves: Is America taking steps away from a more equal and just society? Are we going backward? Or is this just the organic ebb and flow on a linear path toward equality?The panel was moderated by Erin Haines, a Founding Mother and Editor at Large for The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering the intersection of women, politics and policy. Haines was joined by Columbia Law School Professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Ida B Wells Symposium – Panel II: The Legacy Continues Columbia Journalism School 2024-05-01 | This panel involves a robust exchange regarding the impact of Ida B. Wells' life, how her journalism work remains relevant today, and how Ida's activism inspires the next generation. This panel grapples with who she was and why her bust should be placed in the lobby of Pulitzer Hall.The panel was moderated by June Cross, Fred W. Friendly Professor of Media and Society and Director of the Documentary Journalism Program at Columbia Journalism School. Cross was joined by the great-grandson of Ida B. Wells, Dan Duster, Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College, Paula J. Giddings, and award-winning author, Jacqueline Woodson.
A Life Well-Lived: Remembering Professor Dick Wald Columbia Journalism School 2024-04-19 | Alumni, administrators, faculty, family, and friends will come together to remember Richard C. Wald, pioneering journalist at NBC and ABC News and the first Fred W. Friendly Professor of Professional Practice in Media Society at Columbia Journalism School.
Bringing Audio Back at CJS | Panel: How Did You Do It? Columbia Journalism School 2024-04-15 | Panel 1: "How Did You Do It?"Join Carolina Guerrero, CEO of Radio Ambulante and Aaron Naparstek, co-host, The War on Cars to hear how they’ve built and maintained successful and sustainable podcasts while maintaining independence and ownership. They’ll discuss missteps and successes - revenue raising strategies including everything from merchandise to live events and even a Spanish language learning app. Moderated by Sally Herships, Director Audio Program, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Bringing Audio Back at CJS | Panel: Beyond the Tyranny of the CPM Columbia Journalism School 2024-04-15 | Panel 2: "Beyond the Tyranny of the CPM"Sure, if you're Planet Money, TAL or Radiolab, cutting ad deals based on CPM (cost per thousand listeners) makes perfect sense. But what if you don't have hundreds of thousands of listeners? Join Amanda McLoughlin, CEO of Multitude and Lauren Passell, Founder and CEO of TINK Media to hear about alternatives: flat rates deals, affiliates, feed swaps and more. Moderated by Robert Smith, Director of the Knight Bagehot Program, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Word: Life Preview Event | Reasonable Doubts at the Ford Foundation Columbia Journalism School 2024-04-10 | "Reasonable Doubts: Hip Hop Journalism's Coverage of the War on Drugs," held on February 15, 2024.A preview event for Word: Life, a two-day conference to recognize the people, publications, and programs that have shaped hip hop journalism over the past 50 years.Hip hop journalists have played an important role documenting the elements of hip hop: music, dance, graffiti. They've also articulated a hip hop perspective on the world. Join the Ford Foundation, Critical Minded, and Columbia Journalism School for an exploration of hip hop journalism's history. A panel of influential writers Donovan Ramsey (When Crack was King), Barry Michael Cooper (New Jack City), and Kim Osorio (The Source), in conversation with Elizabeth Méndez Berry (One World), will discuss hip hop journalism's coverage of one of the thorniest issues of our time: the war on drugs.
Office of Career Development at Columbia Journalism School Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-29 | Learn about our team of experienced journalists guiding students to be competitive in the job market. We offer one‐on‐one advising, a full calendar of career workshops and events, an annual Career Expo and extensive professional development resources.
WORD: LIFE Spotlight | Jason King on his NPR Essay about Lil Nas X Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Dean of University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and Host and co-producer of NPR Noteworthy, Jason King, speaks on his breakthrough article, "Lil Nas X is the boundary-smashing pop revolutionary of 2021."Sample credit:Jason King, Lil Nas X is the boundary-smashing pop revolutionary of 2021 (Article: NPR Music, 2021)npr.org/2021/12/28/1068323960/lil-nas-x-pop-revolutionary
WORD: LIFE Spotlight | Minya Oh on her five mic review of Nass ILLMATIC Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | American radio personality, podcaster and journalist, Minya Oh discusses her five mic review of Nas's album ILLMATIC. The Source magazine reviewed and rated rap albums stringently and awarded up to five Mics, its equivalent to stars. In 1994, when the magazine published its review of Illmatic, The Source had given out only six 5 Mic ratings in its six-year history — the last one had been more than two years previous and gone to The Low End Theory. A 5 Mic review meant that you had made a classic album. The Source's 5 Mic review of Illmatic was written by Minya Oh under her pen name, Shortie. Sample credit:Frannie Kelly, Minya Oh: 'I Was Never Gonna Not Want To Listen To This' (Podcast: The Record/NPR, 2023)npr.org/sections/therecord/2014/05/01/307771190/minya-oh-i-was-never-gonna-not-want-to-listen-to-this
WORD: LIFE Closing and Thank You Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Word: Life is a multigenerational mixtape, conjuring the spirit of hip hop journalism at its best: with deep roots but unmistakably present and proximate, maybe even a little arrogant. Over the many #HipHop50 celebrations we kept asking each other: “When is somebody going to talk about the role of hip hop journalism in the culture?” Eventually, we decided to do it ourselves. As we began conceptualizing this event, we heard that so many of the #hiphop50 celebrations felt overly focused on the past. We wanted to do something that would celebrate some big moments in hip hop journalism history without sanitizing the story; that would tackle difficult questions we’re still grappling with. That would resonate across generations, with the writers, the podcasters, the Youtubers, the social media mavens. It started with a preview event on February 15 at the Ford Foundation and then continued at the Schomburg on the 20th and Columbia Journalism School on the 21st.We worked with a multigenerational group of advisors (big thanks to Syreeta Gates, Shamira Ibrahim, Bakari Kitwana and Danyel Smith) who shared ideas and names of people to talk to, read and listen to. dream hampton sent us four hours of B-Roll from her never completed 1993 documentary on The Source magazine,and watched the whole thing and selected a segment to share at the conference. We spoke with many hip hop journalists past and present, took a deep dive on social media, watched many commentators, listened to podcasts and read widely to understand which issues felt most relevant to writers right now. Thank you to all involved in making this seminal project come to life.
WORD: LIFE Panel | The Critic and the Stan Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Moderator:Jayson Rodriguez Panelists:Jay Smooth Jesse Washington Rawiya Kameir Jouelzy Context:Hip hop gave the world the concept of the Stan, via Eminem's 2000 song of the same name. Word: Life's THE CRITIC AND THE STAN panel emerged from a conversation with Jay Smooth about the changing relationship between artists, critics and fans; the panel was taking shape as Nicki Minaj and The Barbz were going after anyone who dared critique Pink Friday 2. Hip hop critics have played a particular role in the culture. As the late, great Greg Tate said, "I don't think there's another genre era where what people wrote about music mattered as much to the musicians as it did in hip hop and rap... cats be ready to bully folks over half a mic.. They got bullet proof glass at The Source." The Source’s famous 5 Mic rating system had the power to make or break a project (and sometimes an artist’s career). Because the reviews in hip hop magazines were so high stakes, artists themselves and members of the music industry sometimes intimidated critics or even attacked them. Over time that dynamic changed. As rappers moved into the mainstream and social media emerged as a communications juggernaut, not only did reviews diminish in weight, but fans began to mobilize around artists to shield them from anything interpreted as unfair criticism. For this panel, we wanted to connect the reason The Source had bulletproof glass with what’s happening now and consider how to make more room for productive friction in the culture.Joining the panel are Jay Smooth, a pioneering vlogger, hip hop radio host and cocreator of the 2023 podcast on Michael Jackson, Think Twice; Jesse Washington, a former editor at Vibe and Blaze magazines; Rawiya Kameir, a contributor to The Fader and Pitchfork; and Jouelzy, a popular online cultural commentator with an eponymous youTube channel. Moderating the discussion is Jayson Rodriguez, a former editor at Vibe and XXL magazines and currently publisher of Backseat Freestyle, a weekly hip hop newsletter. Sample Credits:Luke Ottenhof, Music criticism in the time of stans and haters (Article: Columbia Journalism Review, 2020)Jay Smooth, Return of the Little Hater (Haters Don't Die, They Multiply) (Vlog: YouTube, 2013)Tee Noir, Stan Culture, Why Are You Like This? (Vlog: YouTube, 2020)Alona Wartofsky, Blaze Burning a Controversial Path in Hip Hop World (Article: Los Angeles Times, 1999)Bonus Tracks:Jas Keimig, Does Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You Include Me, a Music Critic? (Article: The Stranger, 2019)Stacy Lee Kong, We’re Not Talking Enough About Dissent Within the Beyhive (Article: Friday Things, 2023)
WORD: LIFE Panel | The Culture is Visual: Hip Hop Photography Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Moderator: Michelle Willems Panelists:Mel D. ColeMartha Cooper Sue Kwon Ernie Paniccioli Context:While the words of hip hop journalism lionized rappers and minted them as stars with Horatio Alger-tales of rags to riches, it was the images that often canonized them. Photographs of artists in the ‘70s and ‘80s are intimate portraits of a burgeoning scene. By the ‘90s and turn of the century, as hip hop became a global phenomenon, often visuals would capture the quieter moments between artist’s larger than life exploits. This conversation will center around all those moments and the observations of the photographers that were able to capture some of rap’s most historic memories. Featured panelists include Ernie Paniccioli, the former principal photographer for Word Up! magazine and longtime visual documentarian covering hip hop; Martha Cooper, a landmark chronicler of New York’s graffiti and dance scenes; Sue Kwon, a photographic contributor to The Source and the Village Voice and Mel. D. Cole, an award-winning photographer who’s known both for his portraits of hip hop artists and his photojournalism. Moderating the panel is Michelle Williams, former art director for Honey Magazine and Tommy Boy records. Sample credits:Mel D. Cole, GREAT: Pictures of Hip Hop 2002-2019 (Book: Self, 2019)Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper, Subway Art (Book: Thames & Hudson, 1984)Martha Cooper, We B*Girlz, (Book: powerHouse, 2005)Sue Kwon, Rap Is Risen: New York Photographs 1988-2008 (Book: Testify, 2021)Ernie Paniccioli, Hip hop At the End of the World (Book: Rizzoli, 2018)Ernie Paniccioli, Who Shot Ya? Three Decades of HipHop Photography (Book: Harper Collins, 2013)Bonus tracks: Digital Collection, Ernie Paniccioli Photo Archive (Archive: Cornell, 2012))Jamel Shabazz, Back in the Days (Book: PowerHouse, 2001
WORD: LIFE Panel | FLYBOY UNBOUND The Life and Significance of Greg Tate Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Moderator: Syreeta Gates Panelists:Nelson George dream hampton Joan Morgan Mark Anthony Neal Context:Cultural critic and journalist Greg Tate was a creative giant, a renaissance man whose impact cannot be contained by any one of the many areas where his impact was felt, from journalism to music to art to the vibrant community he cultivated. Tate’s early writing in the Village Voice helped legitimize hip hop criticism as on par with any other type of arts criticism. But while hip hop was a love of his and his hip hop criticism is legendary, he was not limited to it, often ruminating on all aspects of Black life and politics, through essays, lectures and in his brilliant Facebook posts. This panel discussion will celebrate the critic and his work as Columbia Journalism School and Critical Minded inaugurate a scholarship in his honor to support an arts journalism student. Planned in collaboration with Tate’s family, this panel includes four of Tate’s dear friends and collaborators: Nelson George, a filmmaker, writer and a godfather of hip hop journalism alongside Tate, dream hampton, an award-winning filmmaker and writer; Joan Morgan, cultural critic and author of “When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost” and Mark Anthony Neal, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, and Chair of the Department of African & African American Studies at Duke.Moderating the discussion will be Syreeta Gates, a hip hop archivist and founder of The Gates Preserve, a multimedia company that preserves and archives hip hop. Its motto: “archiving is a statement of value.”Sample Credits:Greg Tate, Public Enemy: The Devil Made ‘Em Do It (Review: The Village Voice, 1988)Greg Tate, Flyboy In The Buttermilk: Essays On Contemporary America (Book: Square, 2015)Hua Hsu, The Critic Who Convinced Me That Criticism Could Be Art (Article: The New Yorker, 2016)Bonus Tracks:The Gates Preserve, Greg Tate Was Loved (Website: gregtatewasloved.com, 2022)Michael Gonzales, A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate (Article: Lit Hub, 2021)Michael Gonzales, Why Greg Tate Matters (Article: Blackadelic Pop, 2007)Dean Van Nguyen, How a Group of Journalists Turned Hip Hop Into a Literary Movement (Article: Pitchfork, 2018)
WORD: LIFE Panel | The Architects: A Conversation Between Editors Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-06 | Moderator:Jelani Cobb Panelists: Bakari Kitwana Kierna Mayo Scott Poulson-Bryant Mimi Valdés Context:Hip hop magazines were never just music titles, chronicling rappers, DJs, breakers and graf artists. Their pages were also filled with political commentary, fashion, policy, deeply reported pieces on community and also, yes, music coverage, including the hotly debated music reviews section. Conducting this editorial symphony every month was the responsibility of the editor-in-chief, who managed the staff, oversaw finances and steered the outlet's reputation in the streets and within the industry with assistance from the rest of the masthead. Being EIC was a high-wire role that called for regalness and a touch of ruthlessness—often from journalists who were barely 30. This conversation will revisit an era when the hip hop conversation was closer to the community that created it, and editors set the cultural agenda every month. This panel will feature Bakari Kitwana, a former editor-in-chief at The Source, author of the book, “The Hip Hop Generation” and creator of Rap Sessions. Joining Kitwana is Scott Poulson-Bryant, who famously named Vibe when he was one of the influential publication's founding editors, and is now an assistant professor of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. The conversation will also feature Kierna Mayo, a member of The Source’s original Mind Squad, co-founder of Honey Magazine and presently Vice President and Executive Editor of Roc Lit 101/One World. Rounding out the group is Mimi Valdés, a former editor-in-chief of Vibe, Blaze, and Latina, who is now a film producer, whose credits include Dope, Hidden Figures, Roxanne Roxanne and the forthcoming Pharrell Williams documentary in LEGO animation, Piece by Piece. This panel will be moderated by Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.Sample creditsPaul Arnold, The Greatest Story Never Told: The History of The Source Magazine (Article: HipHopDX, 2005)Dan Charnas, The Oral History of Vibe Magazine (Article: Billboard, 2018)Louder Than A Riot; season 2, episode 5: If You See Something, Say Nothing: Kim Osorio vs. The Source. (podcast: NPR, 2023)Kierna Mayo, The History of Honey Magazine, pt 1 and pt 2 (Podcast: Culturati, 2022)Bonus tracksJon Caramanica/New York Times Popcast, How Did the Source cover the 1992 Los Angeles Uprisings? (Podcast: 2020)Aliya S. King, The Legend of the Biggie Belt (Article, Level: 2020)Bakari Kitwana, The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture (Book: Little Brown, 2008 )Michael Gonzales, The Source Years--My decade at the hip-hop bible (Essay: Oldster, 2023)
The Holly: Screening and Discussion | Lipman Center Events Columbia Journalism School 2024-03-05 | The Holly: Screening and DiscussionFive bullets, one gun and the struggle to save an American neighborhood.February 12, 2024, World Room, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolTerrance Roberts is a former gang leader who appears to have escaped his past. He is ten years from his days in prison, after which he returned to his historic Denver community to become an activist whose work won him awards and made him the face of a high-profile redevelopment of one of Denver’s civil rights landmarks, Holly Square. But, as the redevelopment is coming to fruition, Roberts shocks the city by shooting a young gang member—at his own peace rally.Journalist Julian Rubinstein, who grew up in Denver, begins looking into the case and finds himself caught up in a world of gang members, activists, informants, cops, and developers uneasily coexisting in a rapidly gentrifying community. Many of them are also covertly working together on a federally funded law enforcement operation. As the city’s gang violence spikes and Roberts heads to trial facing life in prison, dangerous truths about the neighborhood’s cycle of violence and what happened on the day of the peace rally are revealed.THE HOLLY (thehollyfilm.com) is an intimate portrait of one man’s struggle to escape his past and to help solve a mystery that could save him from a life behind bars. But it is also a story of how connections among powerful funders, elected officials, developers, law enforcement—and street gangs—can determine the future of a community.The screening was followed by a conversation with film director-producer and author Julian Rubinstein (thehollybook.com), activist Terrance Roberts, and CBS Assistant Professor of International Journalism Nina Alvarez.This event was sponsored by the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.https://journalism.columbia.edu/lipman-centerdartcenter.org
Remembering Fazil Khan Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-29 | A memorial hosted by friends, colleagues and fellow Columbia J-Schoolers to honor Fazil Khan, a talented young data journalist who dedicated his career to covering education inequality, children affected by COVID and immigrant communities.
WORD: LIFE Panel | Code Read: The Ethics of Hip Hop Journalism Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-26 | Moderator: Jeff Chang Panelists: Davey D Andre Gee Karen Good-Marable Akiba Solomon In the preface to “The Vibe History of Hip Hop,” Danyel Smith writes “Hip hop writers” are often accused of being “too close” to the music, to the artists, and to the scene. Hell yes, we’re close to it. We love this shit. The proximity between author and subject has long been a topic of discussion in journalism circles and institutions, most notably in Janet Malcolm’s book, The Journalist And the Murderer. For many hip hop journalists that dynamic is accentuated: does it blur the relationship from a professional exchange to one that’s more personal and potentially compromised? And then there's the money: the role of advertisers in coverage as well as more explicit pay-to-play, as practiced by Ozone magazine, which literally charged artists to be on the cover. And how has the inclusion of bloggers, podcasters and other content creators compounded things?CODE READ was partly sparked by a tweet from critic Andre Gee. He wrote, "Culture journalists, how many times have you taken out wild quotes from an interview cause you know they could have career implications (or worse) for the subject? I’ve taken it upon myself a couple times." It was also inspired by reflections on the recent allegations against figures like P. Diddy and Russell Simmons: why didn’t hip hop journalism uncover those stories long ago? Panelists include Andre Gee, the lead hip hop writer for Rolling Stone; Karen Good-Marable, a veteran writer and author, who penned one of the definitive DMX profiles at the height of the haunted rapper’s career, Akiba Solomon, a former editor at The Source whose sharp political coverage was a highlight of the publication; she's currently an editor at the Marshall Project. Rounding out the panel is Davey D, a leading voice in hip hop media, who pioneered the use of platforms from radio to digital to cover and comment on hip hop culture. The conversation will be moderated by writer and author Jeff Chang, whose book Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip hop Generation is considered one of the greatest on hip hop culture. Sample credits:Ime Ekpo, Hip hop Journalism Never Played by the Rules. It Doesn’t Mean Standards Aren’t Needed. (Article: NBCU Academy, 2023)Andre Gee, culture journalists, how many times have you taken out wild quotes from an interview.... (Thread: X, 2023)Karen Good-Marable, Ruff Ryder: DMX cover story (Article: Vibe, 1998)J’Na Jefferson Then and Now: The Complexities Of Hip hop Journalism’s Changing Landscape. (Article: Vibe, 2016)
WORD: LIFE Spotlight | Sheena Lester on XXLS Great Day in Hip Hop Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-26 | Former editor-in-chief for XXL magazine, Sheena Lester, hosts a talk on "The Greatest Day in Hip-Hop," a black-and-white photograph of over 200 hip-hop artists and producers in Harlem, New York, taken by photographer Gordon Parks. The photo is considered by many to be one of rap music's greatest magazine covers. Sample credit: Sheena Lester, The Greatest Day The Epic Story Behind Hip Hops Most Iconic-Photograph (Podcast: Audible, 2023)audible.com/pd/The-Greatest-Day-The-Epic-Story-Behind-Hip-Hops-Most-Iconic-Photograph-Podcast/B0C6R81771
WORD: LIFE Welcome & Spotlight | Nelson George DJ Kool Herc Article Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-26 | Jelani Cobb, rashid shabazz and Elizabeth Méndez Berry welcome guests to WORD: LIFE: An Opinionated Mixtape of Hip Hop Journalism.Then, the first Spotlight: Nelson George on his 1978 Amsterdam News article about DJ Kool HercSample credit:Nelson George, Kool Herc: Before Hip Hop’s Big Bang nelsongeorge.substack.com/p/kool-herc-before-hip-hops-big-bang
Our Enemies Will Vanish | Talk with Yaroslav Trofimov and Azmat Khan Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-23 | Our Enemies Will VanishA revelatory eyewitness account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistanceJanuary 24, 2024, Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism SchoolAuthor Yaroslav Trofimov (penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/72796/yaroslav-trofimov), the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with Columbia Journalism School’s Azmat Khan (https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/azmat-khan) for a discussion of his new book, Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence.Learn more about the book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/731521/our-enemies-will-vanish-by-yaroslav-trofimovSince Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Trofimov has delved deeply into the conflict, often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments to show how Ukraine and its allies have battled in a modern-day version of David and Goliath. Vladimir Putin had intended to conquer Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few weeks. But the Ukrainians fought back, and are now locked in a brutal, bloody stalemate. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people—the same people Trofimov knows so well.For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv, and his family lived there for generations. With deep empathy, Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens—schoolteachers, doctors, computer programmers and businesspeople—have risked their lives and lost their loved ones. He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis, providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership as they map out the next stages of the war.Khan, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022 for her reporting on civilian casualties from U.S.-led airstrikes, guided the discussion (pulitzer.org/winners/staff-new-york-times-notably-azmat-khan-contributing-writer). They were introduced by Bill Grueskin (https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/bill-grueskin), a Columbia Journalism professor and former colleague of Trofimov at the Journal.This event was co-sponsored by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism at Columbia University (https://journalism.columbia.edu/li-center) and the Overseas Press Club of America (opcofamerica.org/).
Working with Whistleblowers: What Journalists Should Know Columbia Journalism School 2024-02-16 | The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and The Signals Network are organizing a panel on February 15, 2024 at 4pm to discuss what journalists should know when working with whistleblowers in the tech sector, especially when the whistleblowers are women/people of color.Panelists Anika Collier Navaroli (Twitter whistleblower), Sophie Zhang (Facebook whistleblower) and Erika Cheung (Theranos whistleblower) will talk about their experiences working with journalists and coming forward as whistleblowers in the tech sector. Nabiha Syed (The Markup CEO) will moderate the discussion to highlight lessons learned and best practices so journalists are better equipped to work with future whistleblowers.
Dark Money, Local News and the 2024 Election Columbia Journalism School 2024-01-26 | The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University’s School of Journalism is hosting a one day conference to discuss the implications of our upcoming report “Pink Slime: Partisan Journalism and the Future of Local News” – detailing the extensive, secretive connections between political donors, advocacy groups, and ultra-partisan local news websites in the United States.This conference will bring together academics, journalists, and policymakers to discuss the future of local news and the relationship between journalism and electoral politics ahead of the 2024 US presidential election and how these hyper partisan sites may impact not only this year's elections but election reporting well into the future.For all settings, the University continues to strongly recommend that affiliates stay home if they feel unwell and isolate according to CDC guidelines if they test positive for COVID-19.
The 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards Ceremony Columbia Journalism School 2024-01-26 | Join us on Thursday, January 25th at 8 p.m. EST for the 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards Ceremony, honoring the best in broadcast, documentary and online journalism of the past year. Hosted by ABC News' David Muir and CNN's Audie Cornish #duPont2024
ORIGIN: A Discussion Between Director Ava DuVernay and CJS Dean Jelani Cobb Columbia Journalism School 2024-01-24 | On Friday, January 19, Columbia Journalism School hosted Academy Award-nominee Ava DuVernay for one of the first public screenings of ORIGIN, her new film from ARRAY Filmworks.From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future.While investigating the global phenomenon of caste, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
What makes a winner? | The duPont-Columbia Awards Columbia Journalism School 2024-01-16 | Learn about the rigorous, deep reporting and the compelling storytelling that is going to be honored at the 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards Ceremony on January 25.Learn more: dupont.org
