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Profiles in Boxing
Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismA student project about boxing and boxers in New York City. More…
From Burma to New York - The Stories of Burmese Refugees
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism"From Burma to New York" is a multimedia reporting project completed as a master's thesis at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Over several months, the producers of the project witnessed the challenges and triumphs of Burmese refugees as they adjusted to life in an alien culture. In dozens of interviews, refugees gave remarkably similar accounts of escaping violence and oppression in their homeland. The U.S. plans to admit thousands of Burmese refugees in the next few years. Through this project, the producers hope that viewers will gain insight, into their stories of survival and brave attempts to build new lives. Viewers should note that Burma's official name is Myanmar. The ruling regime changed the country's name in 1989. The name change was not recognized by the United States or the United Kingdom. Because Burma is more widely used, both by our sources and American readers, we chose to use the name Burma. More…
Philadelphia's Fall From Grace: How a Once-Proud City Became Its Own Punch Line
Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismGenerations have watched Philadelphia slowly slide down the ladder of national prominence. The final slip came in 2006, when Philadelphia exploded in a crime wave that claimed the highest homicide rate of any big city in the country. Somewhere along the way, the "Athens of America" lost its focus -- and increasingly, it seems Philadelphia is the brother no one wants anything to do with. More…
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