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, [...]
Tag: Jessica Firger
People Meters, The Waterfalls and the Tunnel to Towers Run
August 9 – 15, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]

