Research Center at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

04/27/2026

Reporting on a New York statehouse election? Add data to your story! .org has data profiles by assembly and senate districts. https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US36037-assembly-district-37-ny/

Census Reporter provides useful facts about every place in America. Compare places using tables and maps, download data, and embed charts on your site!

04/23/2026

We've been paying attention to canary mission for years now. Check out this new reporting from dropsite and our guide about dealing with doxxing.

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mission-israel-megamot-shalom-highest-paid-employees

https://researchguides.journalism.cuny.edu/doxxing

A Drop Site investigation reveals the highest paid employees of the Israeli group running the infamous pro-Israel doxxing site.

04/16/2026

Did you know that this public space is within a 10 minute walk of our school? We're going on a field trip there and to other library locations next week!

Wednesday, April 22 | 2:00 PM

RSVP: https://journalism-cuny.libwizard.com/f/April_2026_Event

03/31/2026

Are you working on a story about nursing homes/older adults? ProPublica's Nursing Home Inspect Database added the ability to search for the owners of nursing homes. Check out the tool here: https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/?_gl=1*13s7og8*_ga*MzUxNzI4OTU4LjE3NzIyMDQwNTU.*_ga_K9RW8M6GL5*czE3NzQzNzU2OTQkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzQzNzcyMDMkajYwJGwwJGgw

Photo by Jsme MILA : https://www.pexels.com/photo/nurses-stand-with-senior-patient-18459196/

03/24/2026

Join us TODAY explore the intersections between journalism and labor organizing.

03/23/2026

With so many people planning to get together to talk about politics this weekend it is a great opportunity to share excellent reporting! If you are a CUNY student interested in turning your reporting into a zine, stop by and we can help you find a template.

03/18/2026

Fact checking and verification. It's GOT to be REAL.

LibGuides: Fact Checking & Verification for Reporting: Be Skeptical, It's Your Job.

03/16/2026

Join City Tech Library and the City Tech Pride Club to edit Wikipedia! Explore how Wikipedia can be a tool for increasing online visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics. Learn to edit Wikipedia or, if you already know how, edit in community with others.

March 26: City Tech LGBTQIA+ Wikipedia Editathon RSVP HERE! Join City Tech Library and the City Tech Pride Club to edit Wikipedia! We’ll be looking at how Wikipedia can be a tool for increasing online visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics. Join us if you want to learn to edit Wikipedia, already know how t...

03/16/2026

News Research Webinar Alert: SkillsFest 26 is a free two-day VIRTUAL program featuring hours of hands-on journalism training each day in collaboration with leading journalism organizations.

Topics include FOIA, digital safety, algorithmic literacy, and how to handle law enforcement raids on newsrooms.

Registration is free and open to all.

03/13/2026

Data in the news!

Story here: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/12/mta-demands-albany-deal-with-toll-evasion-already

Answers here: https://www.mta.info/article/policy-brief-urgent-need-toll-enforcement-and-albanys-role