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News In Independent Media
Canada’s Indigenous Genocide Is Ongoing
The recovery of mass and unmarked graves at former Indian residential school sites in recent weeks has released a...
‘Vaccine Equity Is Urgent,’ Say Experts as Delta Variant Ravages Poor Nations
The rapid global spread of the so-called Delta variant—a highly contagious strain of Covid-19 now present in...
Will Biden Be Forced to Give Up What Some Say is His Best Shot at Tackling Climate Change?
Much of the debate over President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal has been over its $2 trillion price tag. But...
The GOP Has Declared a War on Protests
MIAMI — A black SUV, part of a Cubans for Trump caravan, rams into Jonathan Gartrelle, a Black Lives...
Events
Journalists Speak on Collaboration and Democracy at 2022 Izzy Award
On April 26, 2022, the Park Center for Independent Media hosted the 14th annual Izzy Award ceremony.
Democracy Now! Announces 2022 Izzy Award Winners
On April 5, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman announced the recipients of the 2022 Izzy Award. This annual award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” is named after dissident journalist I.F. Stone. This year's Izzy will be shared by nonprofit newsrooms The...
14th Izzy Award Ceremony on April 26 Honoring Nonprofit Newsrooms, Journalists
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that this year’s Izzy Award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” will be shared by nonprofit newsrooms in New York and Chicago for exposing corruption that harmed...
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Student Work
2021 PCIM Interns Celebrate Summer Accomplishments
Desiree Holz (’23) is a Journalism major who spent the summer interning with The Ithaca Voice. Over the course of her internship, Desiree gained more than 10 bylines covering the labor shortage, new city planning developments, and other stories affecting the Ithaca...
PCIM Sponsors Summer Internships For Eight Students in 2021
Each year, the Park Center for Independent Media sponsors students to work with independent media outlets and immerse themselves in non-corporate media production and distribution systems. Through the center’s internship program, students get the opportunity to...
The Indy Brief
COVID Shows How ‘Normal’ Does Not Exist
June 23, 2022 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief. Subscribe for a weekly selection of news stories from journalists operating outside traditional corporate systems. Subscribe The Headlines The Edge Normal Does Not Exist Dean Starkman...
Democracy and Ratings at Jan. 6 Hearings
June 17, 2022 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief. Subscribe for a weekly selection of news stories from journalists operating outside traditional corporate systems. Subscribe The Headlines The Edge Is China Going to Invade Taiwan?...