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Tribeca Film Festival Media Credential Notification for WORD Senior Editors Kadia Goba, James Kelly
Edited for style by Gregg Morris To: Senior Editor Kadia Goba, Senior Editor James Kelly Dear Kadia, James, Thank you for your interest in covering and participating in the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T. We are pleased to…
CUNYAlert – CUNY Colleges and Central Office Closed on Tuesday March 14, 2017
Edited by Gregg Morris CUNY Alert [CUNYALERT@nyalert.gov] ……….This is an ACTUAL NOTIFICATION………. Issued By: CUNY – University Offices Issued To: CUNY-CUNY School of Law, CUNY-Graduate Center, CUNY-Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY-Guttman Community College, CUNY-Hostos Community College, CUNY-Hunter Campus School, CUNY-Hunter…
The President Tweets and the World Shudders: What Say Hunter Students?
BY ANDREW HENRY, March 12, 2017 The President of the United States is tweeting himself into the history books. News stories report the major concern about something no other President in history has done. Headlines have read: Trump’s Sweden tweets…
2017 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Lineup with Narrative, Documentary and Animated Selections
From Powerful to Poignant, 10 Thematic Shorts Competition Programs Celebrate Storytelling and Contemplate Life, Dreams, Kindness and Compassion Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced its lineup of 57 thought-provoking and diverse short films in competition, including 36 world…
2016 Tribeca Film Festival’S NATIONAL BIRD Raises Ethical, Moral Issues on U.S. Drone Program
By Anthony Advincula, March 5, 2016 [Editor’s Note: This story was re-published at the request of the reporter because of copyediting errors that should have been addressed when the story was first published.] Forget about the quintessential image of an American…
After Screening at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, BETTING ON ZERO Still Sparks More Questions on Herbalife
By Anthony Advincula, Published February 28,2017 By the time the documentary BETTING ON ZERO, a documentary about Herbalife Ltd., premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring, and hit U.S. theaters March 10, millions of dollars had already been mailed…
Filipino Leaders Vow to Protect Immigrants on Impending Deportations
By Marivir R. Montebon, OSM! The city that never sleeps may not sleep on your rights as immigrants, even if you are undocumented. This was the assuring message of the office of Mayor de Blasio to the City’s Filipino community…
NYC Commission on Human Rights Reports 60 Percent Increase in Discrimination Inquiries in 2016 and an Increase in Damages for Aggrieved New Yorkers
NYC Commission on Human Rights reported a significant increase in reports of alleged discrimination in 2016, receiving 8,330 reports in 2016 compared to 5,296 in 2015, a nearly 60 percent increase.
MY NAME IS EMILY Film Review
Review by Avid Maldonado, February 13, 2017 The eponymous MY NAME IS EMILY opens up with Emily in a bathtub, saying, “Life happens quickly” and that people hope that once they wake up (assuming that they will) they can resolve…