The School of The New York Times

"The School of The New York Times was one of the best experiences of my life and has been critical to my development as a journalist and artist. In the summer of 2019 I took Angel Franco's "Photojournalism as Art" course. Angel and the other instructors gave me an entirely new perspective on my work and encouraged me to branch out in what I was photographing. When I started the course I wasn't especially comfortable photographing in such a foreign place like New York City, bu...t with their guidance I was able to grow a lot. Since then my work has improved drastically as I have been able to be more comfortable as a photographer and more outgoing as a person. I like to think that every photograph I have taken since my time in New York has more depth and intention because of my experience at #SoNYT." -- Jivan West, SA19 : In April 2020, during lockdown JIvan started "Distanced", an eerie photographic essay of socially distanced images in a socially distant reality. Follow the link in bio to explore Jivan's project. Explore your passions and expand your horizons. Study with New York Times journalists and other industry experts who will deepen your understanding of the world and help you plan for the future. Discover our programs at nytedu.com #SoNYT #GapYearOnline #SummerAcademy #nytimes See more

"I wasn't intending on taking a gap year, but #SoNYT's program seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass. It offered real-life experience [..] working with professionals and networking with experts. I left the program with a brand new family, all of us international students became so close and we still talk so often to this day. I learnt and grew so much during my time in the program, not only with my writing skills but also just as a person. I am so grateful to have m...et and worked with the other students, teachers and staff. I can honestly say it was the best experience of my life, without a doubt." -- Tanya Mehta, Gap Year Student This spring we're offering #GapYearOnline! Spend 6 or 12 weeks learning about the stories that shape our world, exploring your passions and building practical skills for life. Study online with New York Times journalists and other industry experts who will deepen your understanding of the world and help you plan for the future. Learn more about #GapYearOnline http://ow.ly/FCnl50C3f29 #OnlineLearning #GapYear # NYTimes #SkillsforLife See more

CONGRATULATIONS to the 10 finalists of the 2020 #SoNYT Photojournalism challenge: Ruth Metcalfe Hanaa Saleh Tyler Keim... Anna Calvo Talia Lissauer Kiara Taylor Matthew Robertson Tory Kazan Kaiden J. YU Catherine Kapp James Estrin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning senior staff photographer for The New York Times will choose two grand prize winners whose photos will be featured in a nationwide print edition of the newspaper this fall. Thank you to everyone who participated, we had more than 1000 submissions this year! Stay tuned as we'll be announcing the two winners soon #SummerAcademyOnline #SummerAcademy #NYTimes

In honor of their Second Annual Personal Narrative Contest which began Oct. 13, #NYTimes Learning Network is featuring three winning narratives from last year’s challenge, annotated by the students who wrote them. "After analyzing Langston Hughes’s short story Salvation in my creative writing class, we were asked to write an essay describing how a contradiction in our own lives has influenced us. Immediately, I knew that I wanted to write about my experience at my first ...high school speech tournament." -- Maria Fernanda Benavides, a winner of the #NYTimes Learning Network 2019 Personal Narrative Contest Read about how Maria Fernanda Benavides hooks readers by dropping them into a scene. http://ow.ly/7OIO50BY6pA Fine-tune your personal narrative and discover what drives you with our Gap Year Online program. Visit nytedu.com/gap-year to learn more

When you think of The New York Times, you probably think of front-page news, but The Times also has a long tradition of publishing personal narratives, and you can find new ones online nearly every day if you know where to look. With that inspiration, The Times launch the 2nd Annual Personal Narrative Writing Contest. Write a personal narrative of your own about a meaningful life experience in 600 words or less and submit it before November 17th. "We want to hear your st...ory, told in your unique voice, and we hope you’ll experiment with style and form to tell a tale that matters to you, in a way you enjoy telling it." (via @nytimes) Learn more and apply! https://www.nytimes.com//our-2nd-annual-personal-narrative See more

This Spring, learn online with The Times. Applications for Gap Year Online are now open! Now, more than ever, the adjustment from high school to college or the work force can be jarring and intimidating. Take your time to pause, think and reflect. Discover what drives you, what you find meaningful and what you want to contribute to the world. Spend six or twelve weeks learning with Times journalists and other industry experts who will deepen your understanding of the wo...rld, widen your horizons and help you plan for the future. We encourage students from all backgrounds to apply and offer financial aid and scholarships to qualified applicants Learn more about Gap Year Online. http://ow.ly/H0q350BSzVm #SoNYT #NYTimes #GapYearOnline See more

Mark your calendars! Applications for Gap Year Online open Thursday, October 15. The Gap Year Online program is designed for anyone ages 1821 who is deferring college or taking time off to pause, think and reflect. Spend 6 or 12 weeks learning online with New York Times journalists and other industry experts about the stories and ideas that shape our world as you prepare for the future and build practical skills for life. Explore our Gap Year Online program. We encourage students from all backgrounds to apply and offer financial aid and full-tuition scholarships to qualified applicants. http://ow.ly/50PO50BPsrA

What is going on in this picture? What do you see that makes you say that? What more can you find?... "We started this feature with the simple idea of taking interesting photos from The Times and asking students to look closely and describe what they see. We partnered with the arts education organization Visual Thinking Strategies to provide live moderation on Mondays and to use their powerful three-question protocol [feaured above]" (via #NYTimes) Learn more about one of the most commented-on sections of the entire New York Times, the weekly "What is going on in this picture?" feature. http://ow.ly/ttJF50BIUM6 See more

"This summer, I got the chance to publish a story for Black and Magazine about an Instagram account drawing attention to local racism, and I was incredibly grateful for the opportunity to shed light on an important issue long overlooked in my own local community. I first started pitching freelance stories this year after attending The School of The New York Times last summer, and that experience taught me a lot about how to strengthen my reporting skills, form meaningful conn...ections in the journalism industry, and create stories that inspire people. I also love reading stories from my fellow SONYT alumni and hearing their amazing youth perspectives on important issues!"-- Lena McEachern, SA 2019 Read Lena's piece in Black and Magazine http://ow.ly/L70A50BHd9h @lenamceachern #AlumniAchievements #SoNYT #SummerAcademy #NYTimes #Writing #Journalism #SocialJustice See more

Whether you’re in the classroom, at home, or a blend of both, the New York Public Library offers a range of online resources for remote learning. Visit the link in our bio to discover all of their resources! (via NYPL The New York Public Library) #RemoteLearning #OnlineResources

"For more than 20 years, Metronome, which includes a 62-foot-wide 15-digit electronic clock that faces Union Square in Manhattan, has been one of the city’s most prominent and baffling public art projects. Last Saturday at 3:20 p.m., messages including The Earth has a deadline began to appear on the display. Then numbers 7:103:15:40:07 showed up, representing the years, days, hours, minutes and seconds until that deadline." Read the story about the New York Clock ...that told time and now tells the time remaining in the critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. http://ow.ly/UpGI50BzyIe #climatechange #environment #globalwarming #sustainability #climatechangeisreal See more

In a tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the #FearlessGirl statue outside the New York Stock Exchange now wears a lace collar like those RBG was known to wear. Today we celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy with a list of books curated by the New York Public Library: "Learn more about the life, career and views of Ruth Bader Ginsburgand tell her story to a young personwith these books." (via @nypl) Many are available through their free app SimplyE and as e-books and e-audiobooks via their catalog. Follow the link in bio for more

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Join us in remembering the scholar, advocate, and judge that shifted the entirety of American political thought. Read her profile in The Times at the link in our bio : Sebastian Kim, @michaelamccoyphotography, @anna.money, @dontgabalot and Samuel Corum/Getty Images.... #SoNYT #NYTimes #RBG See more