Celeb Deaths, Dirty Subways and a Brooklyn Building Collapse

Last updated on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 at 10:33 pm

The stories are popping faster than firecrackers on the Fourth of July. Here are some of the latest:

  • Rima Abdelkader produced this video about the economy for Al Jazeera.
  • Valerie Lapinski was the reporter for this Time.com video piece about wind power.
  • Alana Rigal shared a byline with Brigid Bergin (’07) on this WNYC story about the Brooklyn building collapse.
  • Speaking of the building collapse: Kristen Joy Watts snapped a picture of the aftermath for The Local, while Jim Flood wrote a follow-up story, as did Mike Reicher, who found the contractor didn’t have proper permits for the work reportedly being done.
  • The Straphangers Campaign gave the R train an F — for Filthy, Jessica Simeone reported for the New York Post.
  • Kate Nocera wrote about the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots for the Daily News.
  • Speaking of the Daily News, Damiano Beltrami and Nick Loomis’ story about struggling immigrant day laborers being forced to cut back on wiring money home to Ecuador made the made the paper’s Queens section. You’ll find Nick’s accompanying audio slideshow on the News Service.
  • Xiomara Martinez-White wrote about one of last week’s celebrity deaths – Farrah Fawcett – for People.com.
  • Mark Morales wrote for NBC Local Integrated Media about how Time magazine rushed out a special edition commemorative Michael Jackson issue. Emily Feldman also contributed a sidebar to the Jackson coverage.
  • Marcella Veneziale interviewed the national PTA president for Parenting.com.
  • Nicholas Martinez was the lead researcher for this NBC News piece about former President George H.W. Bush’s latest skydiving adventure.
  • Tim Persinko covered a protest by Iranians in Britain for The Independent.

Congrats to all on the clips – and keep ‘em coming!

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