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J-School students have produced wide-ranging reporting on the pandemic, 2020 election and more. Visit Columbia News Service to read more of their work. Photo: Reed Young, '22 Part-time M.S.
Student Work
During the 1980s, New York City’s garment district employed around 30,000 workers. Today that number is closer to 5,000. As Melissa Caceres, '18 M.S., reports the region known by many as the creative hub of the fashion industry is facing a new hurdle – rezoning.
Nothing says summer in NYC like the iconic audio jingle from Mr. Softee ice cream trucks. But, as Isabella Kulkarni, ‘16 M.S., reported for Columbia’s Uptown Radio, that famous tune represents both a treat and a torment. She produced this report for Marketplace.

U.S. presidents have extraordinary powers, including granting clemency. President Obama commuted the federal sentences of 348 people. Shandukani Mulaudzi, ’16 M.S., brings us one of their stories for Life of the Law.
Read the Global Citizen Press article.
Cassandra Basler, '15 M.S., follows two students from the Bronx as they decide if an intrauterine device (IUD) is right for them, a device that has become the frontline recommendation for teens nationwide.

Sara Aridi, '15 M.S., looked at Middle Eastern musicians who address events in the region from abroad.
Listen to her master's project.