Tag: Jessica Firger

People Meters, The Waterfalls and the Tunnel to Towers Run

By Collin Orcutt | October 3, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

Even with the recent holidays, our newsroom has been buzzing. Here are some of the latest rewards of your hard work: Rosaleen Ortiz reported for the AP from Chile about a document-preservation effort to help tell the full story of those who “disappeared” during the murderous Pinochet era. Her story was picked up by MSNBC, [...]

August 9 – 15, 2008

By Collin Orcutt | August 18, 2008 | Clips of the Week

Many of the internships are wrapping up, but the clips just keep coming. Here’s a sampling of the latest: I can guarantee that not one word of Henry Stewart’s review of “Henry Poole is Here” will be used as a blurb in any future advertisements. Check out his very entertaining piece in the L Magazine. [...]

A Hipster Friendly Doctor, Metrocard Ethics and an Unemployment Decrease

By Collin Orcutt | August 15, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

Many of the internships are wrapping up, but the clips just keep coming. Here’s a sampling of the latest: I can guarantee that not one word of Henry Stewart’s review of “Henry Poole is Here” will be used as a blurb in any future advertisements. Check out his very entertaining piece in the L Magazine. [...]

July 26 – August 8, 2008

By Collin Orcutt | August 13, 2008 | Clips of the Week

We’ve hit August, but they’re hardly the dog days for us. Here are some of the latest example of the Class of ’08′s fine work: Rebecca Harshbarger contributed to this Washington Post A-1 story about abducted Ugandans. She’s also been writing many pieces for The New Vision, including this story about the apparent rising asthma [...]

Return of the Zeppelin, Boat Dessert Deliveries and Mets Training Camp

By Collin Orcutt | August 8, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

We’ve hit August, but they’re hardly the dog days for us. Here are some of the latest example of the Class of ’08′s fine work: Rebecca Harshbarger contributed to this Washington Post A-1 story about abducted Ugandans. She’s also been writing many pieces for The New Vision, including this story about the apparent rising asthma [...]

July 19 – July 25, 2008

By Collin Orcutt | July 30, 2008 | Clips of the Week

Some more great news this week: The NYCity News Service took Best News Site honors at the first annual eduStyle Awards ceremony. The recognition is particularly gratifying because we didn’t enter this contest — they found us. We also beat out some quality competition: Virginia Tech and Boston University were the other finalists. The award [...]

July 5 – July 18, 2008

By Collin Orcutt | July 30, 2008 | Clips of the Week

Prescription for a steamy July day: Dress in loose clothes, drink plenty of liquids and check out these cool clips: Fritzie Andrade pulled together this nytimes.com video interview of All-Star Texas Ranger teammates Milton Bradley and Josh Hamilton just before Hamiliton’s Home Run Derby show. Barry Paddock made it into The Boss’ private suite (The [...]

Live Octopus Consumption, The Real World Brooklyn and the Award Winning NYCity News Service

By Collin Orcutt | July 25, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

Some more great news this week: The NYCity News Service took Best News Site honors at the first annual eduStyle Awards ceremony. The recognition is particularly gratifying because we didn’t enter this contest – they found us. We also beat out some quality competition: Virginia Tech and Boston University were the other finalists. The award [...]

Queens Sex Offenders, Stop 'Stop Snitching' and Bad News for Jelly Bean Eaters

By Collin Orcutt | July 18, 2008 | Clips of the Week, News

Prescription for a steamy July day: Dress in loose clothes, drink plenty of liquids and check out these cool clips: Fritzie Andrade pulled together this nytimes.com video interview of All-Star Texas Ranger teammates Milton Bradley and Josh Hamilton just before Hamilton’s Home Run Derby show. Barry Paddock made it into The Boss’ private suite (The [...]

March 15 – March 21, 2008

By Joe Filippazzo | March 21, 2008 | Clips of the Week

It’s still too damn cold out, but a couple of our colleagues are helping the Sun shine (sorry, I can’t help the puns). Check out Fritzie Andrade’s story in the New York Sun about a chef with an unusual hamantaschen recipe and her piece about upcoming foodie events, including the always fun Ninth Avenue International [...]