Tag: Kristen Joy Watts

An Art Therapist, Cyber Monday and an Ippie Award

By Collin Orcutt | December 7, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

We’re in the homestretch and the stories are coming in at a rapid pace. Here are some of the latest: 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. [...]

Thanksgiving Travel, Parking Tickets and The Boss

By Collin Orcutt | December 3, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Hope everybody had a great holiday. Here are some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Christopher Schuetze got into the holiday spirit for The Local with this piece about a store window decoration competition. Joe Walker, meanwhile, wrote about the unclear plans for retail space in an under-construction building. Damiano Beltrami covered [...]

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, [...]

Child Fruit Pickers, Gubernatorial Races and Pink-Slip Parties

By Collin Orcutt | November 5, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Hope everybody enjoyed the weekend’s extra hour. Here are some of our latest examples of time well spent: 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 [...]

A Flood in Queens, Canarsie Skatepark Plans and the Battle to Save a Building in Brooklyn

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

Another productive week – let’s get right to the stories: If you missed the live webcast of Audiophiles, produced by Kaili Boyd, Maureen Sullivan and Nicole Turso, no worries – you can listen here. Jenni Avins’ story about a screening of the film “The Bear” that was accompanied by a live, original score by No [...]

Christmas in September, Chef David Chang and Frank Sinatra High's New Home

By Collin Orcutt | September 29, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

The Class of ’10 is following the Class of ‘09’s lead in producing the clips/links. Some of the latest examples: Kerri MacDonald’s story about arts education and the debut of the Frank Sinatra high school’s new home in Astoria made the Queens Courier. Jessica Dailey’s story about the city’s latest student-designed playground found a home [...]

An Alleged Terror Plot, Twitter's Value and a Bucharest Children's Oncology Ward

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

Check out some of the latest examples of our reporters’ fine work: Kristen Joy Watts’ story and slideshow featuring the work of a photographer who chronicled life in a Bucharest children’s oncology ward made The New York Times’ Lens blog. Writing for the Times’ Local blog, Mike Reicher examined whether federal stimulus funds will be [...]

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 [...]

Moon Landing Anniversary, Paul McCartney and Burgers Across the Nation

By Collin Orcutt | July 30, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

Here are some hot stories for a late July day: 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 [...]

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 [...]