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    Ten Reasons to Choose CUNY

    1. Our M.A. in Journalism and M.A. in Entrepreneurial Journalism programs teach real-world professional skills. You learn storytelling in every media format and help form a vision for the future of news, even as you’re studying the traditional journalistic standards of reporting, writing, editing, critical thinking, and ethical values.
    2. You get to choose a subject concentration. This enables you to practice a higher form of journalism: stories that require expertise, analysis, and strong beat development skills. Here’s where a lot of analytical stories, narratives, profiles, and lengthier pieces emerge. And you graduate with an area of specialty on your resume.
    3. We provide a paid summer internship to all students between the second and third semesters. Either the media employer pays or we do. We know of no other school that does that. Internships are critical when you’re seeking a job in journalism, so we make sure our students are equipped.
    4. Our NYCity News Service syndicates students’ stories to major media outlets. You will soon amass a bunch of professional-quality clips, links, videos, or interactive projects that will help you get a job.
    5. We have an exceptionally strong faculty of working journalists with many ties across the media community. They will teach you, mentor you, and reach out to colleagues in the profession to help you find jobs, internships, and freelance opportunities.
    6. Our J-School is small and intimate, so every student gets plenty of personal attention from faculty, staff, and classmates. You won’t get lost in the crowd. Our students are top-notch: a smart, motivated, and diverse group. You’ll be in good company.
    7. Our wireless facility is cutting edge. And our Times Square location can’t be beat. We’re right next door to The New York Times and an easy walk to many other major media companies.
    8. Our alumni network is hard at work for our graduates. The network includes dozens of working journalists who attended one of the CUNY undergraduate schools, such as City, Hunter, Brooklyn, or Queens College.
    9. Our grads get good jobs. They’re working at top media organizations, such as ABC News, Bloomberg, The New York Times, DNAinfo.com, Psychology Today, and WNYC. Many started as summer interns and returned as full-time hires after they graduated.
    10. You can’t beat the price. As a public university, we offer the best value in the country.
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