NYU

About New York University

New York University is a private research university headquartered in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the largest private universities in the United States, enrolling more than 60,000 students across 20 schools and colleges. The university operates campuses in New York City, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, and maintains study-away sites in more than a dozen cities worldwide.

NYU is consistently ranked among the top research universities globally, with particular strength in law, business, the arts, and the social sciences. Its location in New York City, the global center of media, finance, and technology, gives students direct access to professional networks and primary sources that few universities can match.

The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

NYU’s journalism program is housed in the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, named after the co-founder of Goldman Sachs and former publisher of The Nation. The institute is consistently ranked among the top journalism schools in the United States, known for producing reporters who cover federal politics, investigative beats, and technology policy at the highest level.

The program emphasizes the primacy of primary source reporting: court documents, congressional filings, regulatory agency records, and direct sourcing from named individuals in positions of authority. This document-first framework produces journalists who resist speculation in favor of what the record shows.

ObjectWire Alumni

Jack Sterling, ObjectWire’s reporter covering breaking news, federal investigations, Congress, and AI policy, graduated from NYU’s journalism program. Based in Washington, D.C., Sterling’s document-first approach to reporting on federal policy, technology regulation, and gaming industry finance reflects the Carter Institute’s core methodology.