Banned Books Week: Freed Between the Lines
Join Mickey Huff, the new Distinguished Director of the Park Center for Independent Media, in conversation with professors, librarians, and activists on combatting book bans and protecting intellectual freedom. Enjoy light refreshments and stay for a Q&A with the panel following the discussion. Tuesday, September 24, 12:10 – 1:10 p.m. Clark Lounge in Campus Center, […]
Mickey Huff Joins as New Distinguished Director of the Park Center For Independent Media
Mickey Huff has accepted a position as the Distinguished Director of the Park Center of Independent Media (PCIM), based at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. In addition, he will also serve as Professor of Journalism at the College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications. Huff will continue on as the Director of Project Censored […]
Independent Media Summer Internship Opportunity
The Park Center for Independent Media sponsors a summer internship program each year aimed at giving justice-oriented students the opportunity to work at independent/progressive media institutions and advocacy nonprofits in the nation. Participating students are awarded financial stipends (of up to $3,000). In recent summers, students have worked at many leading independent media organizations and progressive nonprofits […]
PCIM Opens Search for New Director
Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications is seeking a Director of the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) to oversee the operations and coordinate all activities of the Center. The Park Center for Independent Media initiates, facilitates, and supports research, curriculum development, and national and regional conversations that explore and enhance new models […]
Nominations Open for Annual “Izzy Award” for Independent Media
For the 16th year, the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College (PCIM) will present the Izzy Award — named after legendary journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone — for outstanding achievement in independent media. Nominations are now open for work produced during the 2023 calendar year to be considered for the award. The Izzy Award […]
Conversations Across Screen Cultures, a Film Discussion Series, Returns on October 10
Conversations Across Screen Cultures, an online initiative featuring live interviews and discussions with film and media scholars, media artists, and programmers launches for the 2023–2024 academic year on October 10 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Join Lauren Berliner and Jaimie Baron for this collaboratively produced speaker series, creating space for dynamic conversations among screen studies scholars […]
4/27 Izzy Award Ceremony Honors The Lever, Mississippi Free Press, and Journalists Carlos Ballesteros and Liza Gross
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PCIM Summer Internship Applications Now Open
Independent Media Summer Internship Opportunity The Park Center for Independent Media sponsors a summer internship program each year aimed at giving justice-oriented students the opportunity to work at independent/progressive media institutions and advocacy nonprofits in the nation. Participating students are awarded financial stipends (of up to $3,000). In recent summers, students have worked at many […]
PCIM to Co-Host a Variety of Events with Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival is celebrating its 26th year and will host a variety of film screenings, speakers, concerts, and talkbacks. The 2023 edition of the festival runs from March 20 through the first week of April. The festival will be hybrid, with both in-person events and screenings hosted by Ithaca College and partner Cinemapolis. […]
Book Launch for Naeem Inayatullah’s ‘Pedagogy as Encounter’
The Park Center for Independent Media and the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival invite you to a book launch and discussion with Naeem Inayatullah on his new book, “Pedagogy as Encounter: Beyond the Teaching Imperative.” Join us on Wednesday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. Watch the full recording here. Scholar Aida Hozic will join Inayatullah […]