Media center opens up a new world for journalism students. by Jessica Bachiochi '09 with Maura Stephens

What’s the difference between independent journalists and people working for corporate media? What separates a journalist with a degree from everyone else with a computer and access to the Internet?

These are just some...

Indie media center hosts top practitioners at symposium. by Jessica Bachiochi ’09 with Maura Stephens

Don’t ask who produced Robert Greenwald’s documentary Iraq for Sale: the War Profiteers — unless you have a few hours to kill.

More than 3,000 people are responsible for funding the film about how large...

Dan Carrión ’08 visits Sustainability Café to talk about the health of the lake. by Jessica Bachiochi '09

Cayuga Lake’s watershed — the surrounding land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials into the lake — is 864 square miles. It provides water to more than 140,000 residents of 49 villages, towns, and cities in seven...

Innovative culture chronicler Tom Wolfe lays it on the line. By Karin Fleming ‘09

“It’s just not a dignified occupation on any level,” said journalist Tom Wolfe of his profession. He then compared journalists to “beggars” — always scraping for the piece of information that will feed their story. A reporter, Wolf said, must be...

Grant will enable extraordinary initiatives with far-reaching effects.

HSBC, the huge banking and financial services company, has a nonprofit arm devoted to community and philanthropic work. Ithaca College, the midsize comprehensive institution of higher education, has programs, faculty, and staff dedicated to environmental and...