Faculty in Focus: Tracking Premieres, Prose and Publications from Journalism Leaders
Columbia Journalism faculty made significant contributions to the field over the summer, from documentary films to innovative narratives and beyond.
Read on to see a handful of highlights.
Nina Alvarez, CBS Assistant Professor of International Journalism, produced and directed “Almost American” with Caterina Barbera-Kipreos, '18 M.S. Documentary.
The documentary is premiering August 26 and follows the lives of the Ayala Flores family – twenty-year residents in the nation's capital caught in the middle of the fight over immigration policy.
Emly Bell, Leonard Tow Professor of Professional Practice and Founding Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, moderated “The Forces Shaping Journalism And What To Do About Them,” a panel discussion hosted by the World News Media Congress on how to sustain and strengthen independent journalism amid challenges from AI and more.
Helen Benedict, Professor of Journalism, discussed her recent novel, “The Good Deed,” in an interview with Columbia News.
Nina Berman, Professor of Journalism, spoke about her career journey during a virtual talk hosted by the New York Film Academy Photography School.
Howard French, Professor of Journalism, recently published an article for Foreign Policy called “China Is Neither Collapsing Nor Booming” about worries and advances for the nation.
Bill Grueskin, Professor of Professional Practice, recently published an article for Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) about when split newsrooms work and when they falter.
Professor Robe Imbriano, Director of The Ira A. Lipman Center For Journalism and Civil and Human Rights, debuted his documentary, “Criminal” – an animated musical documentary short film that confronts the injustice of people held at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas – at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia on August 1.
Derek Kravitz, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, was named Deputy Editor of Consumer Reports
Duy Linh Tu, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Professional Practice, and Sebastian Tuinder, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism, directed and produced a video series with Context News about women at India's Urban company and their fight for worker’s rights.