• The latest issue of the Mott Haven Herald is packed with stories and photos by Carla Candia, Jeanmarie Evelly, Sergey Kadinsky, Erin McCarthy, Vishal Persaud and Chris Prentice.
• Maureen Sullivan weighed in on “The Evolution of Shadows” for The Internet Review of Books.
• Shane Dixon Kavanaugh is the managing editor of Overflow magazine – the latest issue of which features stories by Dale Eisinger and Joe Walker. (See the attached pdf).
• Erica Soto’s story and audio slideshow about an Arthur Ave. culinary instititution made the Tremont Tribune.
• Thomas Chan’s audio slideshow about the reopening of the Edison museum in West Orange was featured on Baristanet.com.
• Nadia Sussman contributed a post about a Romanian photographer to The New York Times’ Lens blog.
• Emily Feldman wrote about the city’s latest anti-obesity campaign for NBC Local Integrated Media.
• Jessica Simeone shared a byline on this New York Post story about a parking scam.
• Alana Rigal’s video piece about asthma and H1N1 made the News Service, as did Suyeon Kim’s package about a composer with an off-beat (or beat-on) approach to music. Ines Bebea and Azriel James Relph combined on a video piece about tough times for holiday toy drives, while H’Rina DeTroy offered a video story about a Bronx-based program that trains folks for green jobs.
• Daniel Tucker wrote about a Queens sculptor who found inspiration in a classic photograph. You’ll find Dan’s piece in The Queens Courier.
• Jordan Shakeshaft’s story about a young artist brightening Montague Street for the holidays made the Brooklyn Eagle.
• Some examples of the J-School alumni network at work: Kate Nocera shared by a byline on this Daily News fire follow-up story with Barry Paddock (’08). Mark Morales got co-billing with Barry on this murder story. Maria Clark worked with the very busy Barry on this fire rescue story.

Speaking of our alumni network, congratulations to the Class of ’09! And kudos to the Class of ’10 on completing the first semester.

To answer a frequently asked question: Yes, the News Service is open for business over the break. I’ll be out of the office until Jan. 4, but feel free to email anytime, and I’ll do my best to get back to you.

So have a happy and safe holiday – and keep those stories coming!

• Alexander Abad-Santos and Peggy Truong covered a pet store protest for The West Side Spirit.
• Erin McCarthy’s videos about the impact of the recession in the South Bronx were picked up by The Bronx Times.
• Eleanor Miller’s article chronicling complaints against a Murray Street bar was featured in The Tribeca Trib.
• Shane Dixon Kavanaugh’s piece about a marathon runner from Oregon with a great comeback story made the Eugene Weekly. (Note that’s Kavanaugh with a “K” – not a “C” as I blundered last week. Mea culpa.)
• Matt Robinson’s story about an Albanian celebration in the Bronx made the Daily News (see attached pdf). Meanwhile, Kate Nocera scored an exclusive interview with a shooting victim, and Mark Morales shared a byline on a Cyber Monday story.
• Megan Finnegan’s story and audio slideshow about a women’s chorus in New Jersey made The Local. Speaking of The Times, Damiano Beltrami’s video profile of an art therapist was featured on the paper’s website, while Kristen Joy Watts wrote a post and produced an audio slideshow about geologist and photographer Roger Ballen for The Lens blog.
• Sergey Kadinsky wrote about Sarah Palin’s reaction to the President’s Afghanistan plan for CBS News.com.
• Aisha Al-Muslim’s video piece about the travails of street vendors made the News Service (it’s a version of a story first seen on “219 West.”) Meanwhile, H’Rina DeTroy, Karina Ioffee, Mark Morales, Nicholas Martinez, Alana Rigal, Jessica Simeone and Sophia Tewa contributed to a package of stories and audio slideshows about the state of parking in the city.
• Emily Feldman wrote about how to deal with odd MetroCard balances for NBC Local Integrated Media, while Maya Pope-Chappell contributed a piece about the end of “Monk.”
• In his latest post for True/Slant, Michael Preston weighs in on the end of school, the end of the decade and the future.
• This clip may look familiar, but it’s well worth another read. That’s because Carla Murphy’s two-part series for Women’s eNews about the inequities girls face in school sports support earned first-place honors in the education category for the Ippies Awards, handed out by the New York Community Media Alliance.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• The reporters in our Interactive Fundamentals sections fanned out around the city, Flip Video cameras in hand, and asked dozens of New Yorkers: “Tell us one way the recession has changed your life.” The results of the video vox pop are plotted out on a Google map. The hits already are starting to roll in, through both the News Service site and YouTube. Thanks to all the reporters and professors involved. Special shoutouts are due to Drew Geraets, Collin Orcutt and Kristen Joy Watts who made the map presentation come to life.
• Kieran Meadows spent his summer as a Carnegie Fellow with the Brian Ross Investigative Unit at ABC. The piece he worked on – a “Harvest of Shame”-style expose of the use of children as fruit pickers – hit the ABC trifecta last week, with segments on “Good Morning America,” “World News with Charlie Gibson” and “Nightline.” ABCnews.com also ran a print story – co-written by Angela Hill (’07), our first Carnegie Fellow. It looks like the Ross story already is having an impact.
• Joel Schectman’s report about fears that U.S. satellites might be vulnerable to attack made BusinessWeek.
• Joe Walker broke into The New York Times’ Metro section with his story about a developer who was barred from selling apartments in New York State. Mike Reicher, meanwhile, wrote a piece for The Times’ City Room blog about a U.N. investigation of New York’s affordable housing situation. David Montalvo, writing for the New Jersey branch of The Local, profiled a Millburn township committee candidate, while Lois DeSocio wrote about new lacrosse nets for Memorial Park.
• Page 18 of last Monday’s Daily News was a J-School affair. Maria Clark, Mark Morales and Kate Nocera’s bylines popped up on different stories.
• Sergey Kadinsky wrote about the New Jersey gubernatorial race for CBSNews.com.
• Alana Rigal’s video piece about offbeat mayoral candidates made the News Service. It’s a version of a longer story she did for “219 West,” which now can be found online.
• In you missed last week’s live webcast of “The Aerial View,” produced by Mark Morales, Rachel Senatore and Jessica Simeone, no worries: you can catch the show here.
• How’s this for J-School teamwork: Nicholas Martinez’ feature about “pink-slip parties” included additional reporting by Aaron Adler, Aashish Jethra, Erin McCarthy. The story made am New York.
• Janet Lawrence’s profile of a maintenance worker at the Paramount Plaza is featured in Our Town.
• Emily Feldman wrote a story for NBC Local Integrated Media about three Harlem restaurants offering an unusual special: free round-trip car service rides.  Maya Pope-Chappell, meanwhile, wrote about two young brothers who gave their World Series tickets to charity.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 financial health of the city and efforts to diversify the economy. Rima Abdelkader took an intimate look at mounting a first-time campaign. Nicole Turso profiled the youngest member of the City Council and Alana Rigal introduced us to some unorthodox mayoral candidates. Aisha Al-Muslim and John DePetro served as anchors. The show, which first aired Wednesday, will be repeated on Channel 75 Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 10 a.m. If you miss 219 West on the tube, don’t worry ­– the show should be online soon.
• Sophia Tewa and Jessica Simeone’s video-and-print package on the hot costume – Michael Jackson – of a not-so-hot Halloween season can be found on the News Service. The video also is making a splash on YouTube.
• Another example of J-School teamwork: Mark Morales and Barry Paddock (’08) combined on a Daily News story about a bloody brawl in Harlem. Maria Clark, meanwhile, wrote about a Bronx-inspired soda company.
• Eleanor Miller’s feature about bringing the Bard to the Boardwalk found a home in The Brooklyn Rail.
• Sandra Roa’s story and photo spread/slideshow about a new urban oasis known as Concrete Plant Park are featured in The Hunts Point Express. Azriel James Relph covered the Uptown Girl Power! awards for the paper. (Scroll down the homepage a tad to find both pieces.)
• Kieran Meadows and Mike Reicher’s story about the dispute over whether Superfund money should be used to clean the Gowanus Canal made Crain’s New York Business. Feel free to drop by my office to read a copy of the article.
• Meanwhile, Mike’s article about plans to lop off the top two floors of the old Corn Exchange Bank Building in Harlem was published in The New York Times’ New York section. More Times news: Joe Walker’s piece about Pratt closing its campus to the public was featured in paper’s Local blog, as was Samantha Stark’s coverage of a citywide high school fair held at Brooklyn Tech. Valerie Lapinski contributed a package to The Times’ Lens blog about a photographer who chronicled the travels of the Van Gujjar tribe of northern India.
• Sergey Kadinsky’s story about top scientists who were awarded medals by President Obama made CBSNews.com.
• Liza Eckert contributed a sweet recipe and even sweeter item to BUST magazine. (See attached pdf.)
• Xiomara Martinez-White’s brief about Nancy Grace’s clash with Jon Gosselin made TheFrisky.com.
• Proof you should always carry a camera: a picture of a protest snapped by Erica Soto as part of a Daybook assignment was picked up by the website of Shambhala Sun, a Buddhism culture magazine.
• Emily Feldman wrote about the debut of new MTA boss Jay Walder for NBC Local Integrated Media. Meanwhile, Maya Pope-Chappell shared a byline on the site’s spot news story about President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

Congrat to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• Joel Schectman wrote a story for BusinessWeek about rejected iPhone apps.
• Kate Zhao’s piece about the coming “smart-grid” world, where appliances like dishwashers will automatically run in off-peak electric-use hours, made The Wall Street Journal.
• Karina Ioffee wrote an article for the AP about an African-born farmer running for office in Russia, where folks call him “the Russian Obama.”
• Michael Preston invokes Thomas Jefferson in this True/Slant post about the healthcare debate.
• Alana Rigal put together a story and slideshow for WNYC about the Waterpod Project, an experimental water-based community.
• Kieran Meadows and Mike Reicher combined efforts on this story about the latest stink over the Gowanus Canal. You’ll find their article in 219 Magazine.
• Kate Nocera contributed to the Daily News’ coverage of Saturday’s fatal plane-helicopter collision over the Hudson.
• Mark Morales contributed to NBC Local Integrated Media’s story about the crash. Meanwhile, Emily Feldman wrote about Starbuck’s efforts to speed up service.
• Damiano Beltrami wrote about injured Iraqi children awaiting surgery in Jordan. You’ll find his story in The Jordan Times.
• Jim Flood reports for The Local that rats are finding refuge around an abandoned Fort Greene church.
• Xiomara Martinez-White wrote a story for People.com about former “American Idol” rocker Constantine Maroulis.
• Jessica Simeone covered Friday’s Lower Manhattan water main break for the New York Post.
• Ben Fractenberg put together a very sweet story and audio slideshow for Haaretz about his grandparents’ courtship.
• This story isn’t by one of our reporters, but it is about one: Elan magazine profiled Rima Abdelkader.

Clips of the Week is going to take a week or two off. Congrats to all on a great summer – and keep those links coming.

• H’Rina DeTroy wrote about how women in the Sudan are using a secret code to subvert the insidious practice of female genital mutilation. You’ll find her piece on The Huffington Post.
• Jenni Avins’ brief about a new mural at Houston and Bowery made New York Magazine.
• Joe Walker, writing for City Hall news, profiled a darkhorse City Council candidate who notched Local 1199’s endorsement.
• Kate Zhao wrote a piece for the Dow Jones Newswire about a plan to help make the Empire State Building a little greener.
• Check out some of the photos taken for The Local by middle schoolers trained by Kristen Joy Watts. Some of the pictures also made yesterday’s Metropolitan section of The New York Times. Meanwhile, Mike Reicher produced this video, reported by two of the high school students he helped train last month.
• Sandra Roa worked on this NYTimes.com video about an Argentinean man’s battle against a drug called paco.
• Our latest example of J-School teamwork: Rachel Senatore, Alana Rigal and Brigid Bergin (’07) combined on this WNYC post about pizza ovens.
• Valerie Lapinski reported, produced and edited this Time.com video about a Brooklyn hair salon that’s donating proceeds from Farrah Fawcett-inspired hairdos to help domestic violence survivors.
• Damiano Beltrami shared a byline on this Jordan Times story about Jordan’s efforts to improve science training.
• Ben Fractenberg put together this audio slideshow package for Haaretz about the Ofra settlement on the West Bank.
• Mark Morales wrote a piece for NBC Local Integrated Media about a way to Twitter prayers for placement in the Western Wall. Emily Feldman, meanwhile, wrote about some tough requirements for astronauts in the Chinese space program.
• Kate Nocera shared a byline on this sad story about a 5-year-old boy who died a day after the Jet Ski accident that also killed his father. You’ll find her article in the Daily News.
• Jessica Simeone shared the byline on this New York Post story about a math problem to chew over.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• The new edition of Mott Haven Herald is on the streets – and on-line. The issue features contributions from Sarah Trefethen (on the proposed South Bronx Greenway), Lindsay Lazarski (on a rat problem at a senior citizens complex), Jeanmarie Evelly (on a public art project involving trees – and stories), and Maria Clark (on the closing of a senior citizens service center).
• Joe Hirsch (’07), the paper’s community editor, wrote about a march to denounce gun violence (Maria contributed an audio slideshow). Incoming student Azriel James Relph (’10) wrote about artists’ fears of being forced out by rising rents.
• Geneva Sands-Sadowitz worked on this Nightline Twittercast web show about the swine flu.
• Valerie Lapinski interviewed Buzz Aldrin for this Time.com video pegged to the 40^th anniversary of the moon landing.
• Speaking of space travel, Joel Schectman wrote this article for BusinessWeek about NASA considering hiring private contractors to take on some key duties.
• Jenni Avins wrote a piece for Saveur about hamburgers that are worth a trip.
• Alana Rigal put together the slideshow for this WNYC post about Albany’s so-called Four Amigos.
• Nicholas Martinez worked on this NBC News story about Paul McCartney.
• Karina Ioffee wrote an article for the AP about the Russian government telling postal officials that cops are allowed to open private mail.
• Kate Nocera shared a piece of Page 1 and the byline with this Daily News story about a cop wounded in the line of duty.
• Xiomara Martinez-White wrote about the viral “JK Wedding Entrance Dance” video for People.com.
• Jessica Simeone, covering the Astor trial for the New York Post, wrote about disputes over money and marbles.
• Emily Feldman penned a piece about oddball jail mates Phil Spector and Charles Manson for NBC Local Integrated Media. Meanwhile, Mark Morales wrote about a report that Walter Cronkrite was floated as a possible running mate for George McGovern in 1972.
• Damiano Beltrami, who is working in Jordan, filed a long distance post for The Local, following up on a story he broke before the summer. Jim Flood wrote about the opening of a much-needed bank. Mike Reicher, along with Sandra Roa and others, led a three-day journalism training session for high schoolers in Ft. Greene, as Kristen Joy Watts wrapped up her photography training for middle schoolers. Meanwhile, a montage of some of the pictures and video captured by the high schoolers Lois DeSocio worked with in New Jersey can be found here.

In our alumni corner, Kate Pastor wrote an article for The Riverdale Press about the family that started the now-embattled Stella D’oro cookie company.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming.

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• Kate Zhao’s article about an increase in counterfeit coupons made The Wall Street Journal.
• Keeping in the holiday spirit – and in the spirit of J-School teamwork – Alana Rigal and Rachel Senatore combined efforts on this multi-media preview of the annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
• Speaking of holiday stories: Emily Feldman wrote a piece for NBC Local Integrated Media about the discovery of an early printing of the Declaration of Independence – it was found in the National Archives in London. Keeping with the amazing-finds theme, Mark Morales wrote about an “Antiques Roadshow” discovery: a carved jade piece worth an estimated $1.7 million.
• Veterans of the 1969 Stonewall Riots offer reminiscences in this video Jackie Linge produced for Salon.com.
• Jim Flood also put together a video pegged to the Stonewall anniversary for The Local, interviewing two longtime Clinton Hill residents about how life has changed over the last 40 years. Lois DeSocio put out the call for participants in an upcoming journalism workshop for students in North Jersey, a key part of our Local mission. Kristen Joy Watts and Mike Reicher are mounting similar efforts in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for more details.
• Joe Walker wrote a piece for City Hall about a documentary chronicling the unsuccessful attempt to unseat Shelly Silver.
• Heather Chin wrote an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about a mentoring program that pairs students with health care professionals.
• Igor Kossov’s story about Ecuadorean immigrants who are returning home because of economic woes in New York made The Queens Courier.
• Damiano Beltrami shared a byline on a story about teenage drinking in Jordan for the Jordan Times.
• Marcella Veneziale reviewed a book about a young mom’s battle with the bottle for Parenting.com.
• Rima Abdelkader helped produce this walkup video to the Bernie Madoff sentencing for Al Jazeera.
• Mike Reicher wrote about opposition to plans to add an intake center for homeless men to the shelter in the Bedford-Atlantic Armory in Crown Heights. You’ll find his story in City Limits.
• Joel Schectman produced a video and wrote an accompanying print piece for BusinessWeek about a new iPhone and BlackBerry app that’s an English-Arabic translator.
• Jessica Simeone wrote a story for the New York Post about a proposal to use GPS technology to track alleged stalkers.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 40^th 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!

• 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 published by In Focus, a monthly newspaper based in Southern California.
• Alana Rigal reported from the red carpet outside the Gotham Awards, and co-produced this video for the Daily News’ website.
• Henry Stewart offers some off-beat holiday gift ideas in this fun piece for The L Magazine.
• Francesa Levy has the lowdown on the most and least family friendly cities in the U.S. Check out her story and slideshow at Forbes.com.
• I’m just catching up to this fine Marathon story Kristen Joy Watts wrote for Law Times about a group of runners from Toronto who call themselves the Fatboys Running Club.
• Kate Lurie’s feature about a group of former prisoners who performed their off-Broadway show about life in a Manhattan half-way house for a grateful audience at the Greenhaven Correctional Facility merited full-page treatment in the Daily News.
• Stephen Bronner shared a byline on this Daily News story about protests at Rent-a-Center outlets.
• Matt Townsend contributed to this Daily News article about complaints over a new Burger King ad campaign.
• The city’s efforts to push its new regulation mandating chain restaurants to post calorie counts was chronicled in this video by Aisha Al-Muslim and Mirva Lempiainen. Their story is featured on the News Service.
• Cristiana Oliveira hit a Manhattan food pantry on Thanksgiving Eve, and found a huge line of folks waiting for turkeys and trimmings to take home. Her video made the News Service.
• Kieran Meadows and H’Rina DeTroy reported on the effort to force building owners to provide parking for bicycles in this video piece for the News Service.
• Mary Stachyra’s story and slideshow about the 75^th anniversary of Prohibition’s end made the News Service.
• Michael Preston and Collin Orcutt profiled an up-and-coming high school basketball star. Their video was picked up by sportcaster Adam Zagoria’s blog.
• Sergey Kadinsky’s Flushing River photo essay as featured on the Forgotten New York website.
• One of Candice Johnson’s Election Day photos made about.com.
• Three of our recent podcasts – Culture Shock, HealthPods and This Place Called Home – were broadcast Dec. 1 on radio station WHCR.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!