Tag: Aisha Al-Muslim

Deep Throat, the Times Square Gunman and a MetroCard Scavenger

By Collin Orcutt | December 17, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Greetings, Our reporters were on-the-air, in the papers and all over the web this past week. Here is a sampling: Sophie Cocke, Indrani Datta, Jeanmarie Evelly, Meital Fried, Alex Green IV and Rachel Senatore served as production associates on the latest “Talking Health” webcast. The show, produced by Prof. Williston and moderated by Prof. Lieberman, [...]

The Yankees Parade, Murdoch v. Google and a New Use for a Facebook Status

By Collin Orcutt | November 22, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

The stories are piling up faster than autumn leaves – it’s getting hard for me to keep up. Here are some of the latest efforts: Damiano Beltrami’s story about a teenager cleared of a robbery thanks to a Facebook status alibi hit The New York Times trifecta: The front page of the New York section, [...]

Obama's Nobel Prize, a Brawl in Harlem and the J School's New TV Show

By Collin Orcutt | October 15, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Here are some stories that will make for some fine viewing and reading on a holiday weekend: Shoutouts are due on the premiere of 219 West, the new monthly TV news magazine produced out of the J-School and broadcast on CUNY TV. In the election-themed debut show, producers Geneva Sands-Sadowitz and Brian Winkowski examined the [...]

The Anniversary of Tianamen Square, Randy Johnson's Secret Weapon and the Brooklyn Immigration Project

By Collin Orcutt | June 9, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Looks like our reporters are off to a quick, productive start to the summer (and it’s not even officially summer yet!) Here are some of the latest links: Our Brooklyn immigration project – Brooklyn Bridges Culture ­- is online. Congrats and thanks to all of our Craft II reporters and profs for turning around another [...]

Mistaken Dynamite, Bronx Terror Plots and Illegal Bees

By Collin Orcutt | May 26, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

We had a predictably strong finish to very productive semester. Let’s get right to it: Damiano Beltrami scored a Gray Lady trifecta with a dynamite story and audio slideshow that first appeared on The Local. The Times also touted the piece on its City Room blog, and ran the print version in the Metro Section. [...]

Noise Complaints in Chelsea, Health Inspection Grades and Cupcake Eating Contest

By Collin Orcutt | April 28, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

During the open house, our visitors admired the clips on the Newsroom bulletin board. Here are some of the latest candidates for posting: Igor Kossov wrote about the city’s plans to slash all-day Kindergarten slots at day care centers. His piece got some nice play in The Queens Courier. Marcella Veneziale wrote about growing noise [...]

Competitive Double Dutch, Peanut Industry Moves to NY and a Fort Green Park Soccer Player

By Collin Orcutt | March 19, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

First some exciting news: The News Service is a finalist for two SPJ Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards — Best All-Around Online Publication and Best Online News Reporting (for our election coverage). If we place first in either or both categories, we’ll go on to the national finals. That we’ve gotten this far is [...]

Nov. 22 – Dec. 5, 2008

By Collin Orcutt | December 7, 2008 | Clips of the Week

I took a week off from Clips of the Week – but our reporters didn’t rest. Here are some offerings from the past two weeks: Rima Abdelkader scored a scoop with this interview with the victim of a suspected Election Night hate attack. Her piece appeared on the News Service, and is scheduled to be [...]

An Election Night hate attack, the Gotham Awards and the Fatboys Running Club

By Collin Orcutt | December 5, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

I took a week off from Clips of the Week – but our reporters didn’t rest. Here are some offerings from the past two weeks: Rima Abdelkader scored a scoop with this interview with the victim of a suspected Election Night hate attack. Her piece appeared on the News Service, and is scheduled to be [...]