Check out the Bronx Ink, a community newspaper covering Bronx News.They boast a staff of some of the finest journalist minds in the industry from Africa to France…like
 | Eno Alfred from London. A 2009 graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science where she graduated with a Bsc degree in government. Alfred wrote for the news section of her university’s paper, read the news for the university’s radio station, and was the publicity officer for the campus television network. Alfred also interned at Family History magazine and ITV News. In her second year, she was selected to do a television story for BBC news on the low number of black students in top universities and is currently interning at BBC News, New York. She can be contacted at eno.alfred@gmail.com |
 | Mamta Badkar graduated from St. Xavier’s College with a degree in English and has worked as a cultural reporter for Verve in Mumbai. She can be reached at msb2166@columbia.edu. |
Read more about their staff members here
Got a news tip for Bronx Ink? If it’s Bronx related,shoot them an email at thebronxink@gmail.com
Below are some the current headlines for Bronx Ink:
“Doing This by Yourself:” A Teenage Father, Now a Single Dad
At 19, Travis Antonio Luciano is raising his two-year-old son as a single dad.
INTERACTIVE – Clam Diggers and Mussel Suckers
Hear what City Islanders have to say about the coastal community that they call home.
City Island: A Coastal Community in the Bronx
Take a look at the people and places that make up the Bronx's unique nautical
And don’t forget to visit their sister site, Brooklyn Ink.
Here are some of their headlines:
Brooklyn Student Lives with Violence
By Alyson Martin
Now, the bullet in Keanu Griffin’s leg will always set off the scanners that search her and her classmates for weapons and drugs each morning before school.
If you ask her, it doesn’t really matter to her either way. The metal detectors are just a cyclical irritation, a daily delay before she drops her [...]
VIDEO – Open Your Eyes
Domestic Violence in New York.
Grandeur and Cheese At The Brooklyn Bridge
By Jack Mirkinson
The bridge plays host to all shades of human activity.
East Brooklyn Clinic Celebrates Women’s Health Week
Patients and staff at Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center in East New York discuss their biggest health worries. Mary Plummer reports.
Hey thanks for mentioning me!
ReplyDelete