Tag: Emily Feldman

Secret Code in Sudan, Pizza Ovens and a Battle Against Paco

By Collin Orcutt | August 6, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

The stories are coming on strong in the homestretch of summer. Here are some of the latest: 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 [...]

Walter Cronkite, More Michael Jackson and the Astor Trial

By Collin Orcutt | July 23, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Here are some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Kate Nocera notched shared bylines on front-page Daily News stories two days in a row – including this piece about Walter Cronkite. Sergey Kadinsky worked on this NY1 story about an online job search site. Maria Clark profiled a doctor who opened a [...]

Obama in Russia, Diplomacy Through Jazz and the Death of Robert McNamara

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

Who says the summer is a slow time for news? Check out some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Karina Ioffee, working out of AP’s Moscow bureau, shared a byline on this story about President Obama’s recent visit to Russia. Nicholas Martinez help pull together a segment on Levi Johnston for the [...]

The Madoff Sentencing, Counterfeit Coupons and the Stonewall Riots Anniversary

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

Hope everybody got a little rest and had some holiday fun – the break was certainly well deserved. Here is a sampling of the latest results of our reporters’ hard work: Kate Zhao’s article about an increase in counterfeit coupons made The Wall Street Journal. Keeping in the holiday spirit – and in the spirit [...]

Celeb Deaths, Dirty Subways and a Brooklyn Building Collapse

By Collin Orcutt | July 1, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]

Road Rage, the U.S. Open and Social Networking in Iran

By Collin Orcutt | June 24, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

I’m a day late, but our reporters sure aren’t short on the clips. Here are some of the latest: Ben Fractenberg put together this video about Sudanese refugees in Tel Aviv for Haaretz. Our reporters turned out two stories about Iran and social networking: a BusinessWeek.com print piece by Joel Schectman and a video Rima [...]

Boxing Gloves, the Palm Pre and Twittering Through History

By Collin Orcutt | June 16, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Through rain – and more rain — our reporters keep delivering the stories: Jessica Simeone shared a byline on this New York Post piece about a mom-to-be riding the R local when her baby decided to go express. Speaking of trains… Jackie Linge put together this fun video compilation of cinematic subway moments for Salon. [...]

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. [...]