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The Class of 2020 has produced wide-ranging reporting on novel coronavirus. Read their work on the Columbia Journalism Medium publication.
Student Work

As part of the Fall 2018 Reporting class, Chaewon Chung, '19 M.S., wrote about the K-pop industry and the Korean government’s efforts to monetize on its international popularity despite critics who accuse its stars of misogyny. The piece was published in Korea Exposé.
BTS: Generational Icons or Misogynists?
Masha Udensiva-Brenner, '20 M.S. Part-Time , reported on the potential environmental and economic impact of a $100 million plan to overhaul New York City's freight distribution system as part of Dolores Barclay's reporting class. The story was published on CityLimits.org.

Gabby Shacknai, '19 PT M.S., explores Manhattan's artisinal ice cream scene AMNY. Shacknai writes "But is the allure the non-traditional flavors, the higher quality ingredients or simply the Instagram opportunity?"

Students in the Human Rights Reporting class taught by Prof. Lonnie Isabel learn the basic tenets of human rights law and international enforcement bodies. Global Citizens Press, their website, features stories on child brides, gender violence, workplace equality and a wide range of other global human rights issues.

Andrea Marks, '16 M.S., wrote her Master’s Project on feminist pornography, which was published in Rolling Stone.

As students enrolled in the Investigative Projects class, Jacqueline Williams & Ana Graciela Méndez, '15 M.S., worked with adjunct professor Walt Bogdanich on an investigation that raised questions about the safety and viability of the Panama Canal. Their story was on the front page of The New York Times.

Natasa Bansagi, '16 M.S., reports on how regulations turned "vapers" into activists.
Read how her article came to be published in Motherboard.
Marybel Gonzalez, '16 M.S., writes her Master's Project on the Quinceanera in transition.
Read how her project got published in The New York Times.
Vanessa Quirk, '15 M.A. Arts & Culture, wrote her Master's Thesis about an underground park called the Lowline in New York City. It was published in Atlas Obscura.
Read about how the work came together.
Caroline Spivack, '16 M.S., reported on women who are first responders in humanitarian actions.
Read the Global Citizen Press article.
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.
Annika Hammerschlag, '16 M.S., reported on women who compete in the Olympics and face discrimination at home.
Read the Global Citizen Press article.