219West

219West

By CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismNews
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219West episodes

  • No Mosque
    On this edition of 219West, a campaign against a mosque in Brooklyn and a campaign to save a bus line in that borough; free fresh fruits and vegetables in East Harlem and the extreme sport of park our. Plus,a subway conductor turned chess instructor.
    30 min
  • The Reality of Sex in the City
    On this edition of 219West, we look at the impact "Sex in the City" has had on New York. We report on the growing popularity of organic wines and the resurgence of burlesque.
    30 min
  • The Issue of the Irish
    On this edition of 219West, a walk through Irish Woodside;  Irish artists contribute to Haitian earthquake relief; preserving Irish culture;  National Book Award winner Colum McCann, and saving a French speaking church.
    30 min
  • No Safety Net
    Show Description: On this edition of 219West, a dancer’s health hangs in the balance; covering the quake in Haiti; some local athletes go for the gold; birds versus ballfields in Queens, and finding treasures in trash.
    30 min
  • The Catch-22 of Swine Flu
    Show Description: On this edition of 219West educating asthma and allergy sufferers about swine flu; boycotting the Census; an aspiring basketball pro; Studs Terkel’s FBI file, and gum busting the streets of New York.
    30 min
  • Amanpour on "Amanpour"
    On this edition of 219West: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on her new show and the future of journalism; the season’s hottest (and deadliest) video game; diversity in the Latino community; an AIDS orphanage in Swaziland, and financial literacy 101.
    30 min
  • Conflict Phones
    On this edition of “219West”, the connection between cell phones and the war in the Congo; a food vendor who is back on the street and an author who is “good without God”; plus, investment advice for young people and, is the baseball season too long?
    30 min
  • Premiere
    Series premiere: the youngest member of the New York City Council; behind the scenes with a political newcomer mounting her first campaign; the effort to diversify New York's economy, and some unorthodox mayoral candidates.
    30 min

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219West, once the home of the fabled New York Herald-Tribune, is now the address of the CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. From their home base on 40th Street,…