Mott Haven Herald

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Mott Haven Herald
TypeMonthly newspaper
Owner(s) Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York
Founder(s) Bernard L. Stein
PublisherJoe Hirsch
EditorJoe Hirsch
Staff writers15 students
Launched2009;15 years ago (2009)
LanguageEnglish
CityBronx, New York City
CountryUnited States
Circulation 4000 [1]
Sister newspapers Hunts Point Express
Website motthavenherald.com

The Mott Haven Herald is an online news site that covers the Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Melrose sections of the Bronx in New York City. [2] Founded in the spring of 2009 as a monthly newspaper, the Herald's news stories range from crime, arts, entertainment, and politics to the activities of local people and institutions.

The newspaper's editor is Joe Hirsch. The reporters are students at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. [1] [3]

The newspaper's partner publication is the Hunts Point Express, [4] which is also edited by Hirsch and staffed by Newmark students. The Herald was founded by Bernard L. Stein, former editor of the Riverdale Press, as was The Express, which began publication in 2006. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Resnik, Max (7 October 2017). "To Serve and Inform: The Mott Haven Herald". Max Resnik. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. https://motthavenherald.com/ [ bare URL ]
  3. "About the Mott Haven Herald". Mott Haven Herald. Joe Hirsch. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025032510/http://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hpe/ [ bare URL ]
  5. Hu, Winnie (22 April 2014). "Students Are Graded as They Give a Voice to the South Bronx". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2017.