Value proposition

We're rooted in the core skills and ethics of journalism: strong reporting and writing, critical thinking, and accuracy.

The mission of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is to prepare outstanding journalists to make a difference as they transform journalism.

We serve our profession, our city and the cause of global democracy by training truth-seeking future journalism leaders propelled by curiosity and courage.

Working across a spectrum of identities, cultures, languages and storytelling media, our students and faculty are united by a dedication to news reporting rooted in the eternal verities of fairness, accuracy and equity. Our alumni stand proud as guardians and carriers of a critical public trust: a free and independent press that helps people understand and navigate a complicated world.

We see journalism as a calling, service and power to be wielded responsibly, ethically and with transparency — by all, for all. The crucial quest to advance hard-hitting, equitable and sustainable journalism to help foster a just and civil society demands no less.