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 [...]
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Child Fruit Pickers, Gubernatorial Races and Pink-Slip Parties
Bread and Tombstones, Low-tech Hackers and the Healthcare Debate
Some good news to kick off the Fall semester: The News Service’s election coverage is a finalist in the Online News Association awards, marking more well-deserved recognition of our school-wide effort on that historic day. The winner will be announced Oct. 3. Meanwhile, here are some more fruits of your summer labors – appropriate reading/viewing [...]
Moon Landing Anniversary, Paul McCartney and Burgers Across the Nation
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
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
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
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 [...]
Road Rage, the U.S. Open and Social Networking in Iran
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
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. [...]
Asthma, Layoff Insurance and Snail Mail Price Hikes
Xiomara Martinez-White wrote about the trend of folks purchasing travel insurance with a layoff insurance option. Her piece made Marie Claire. Stop by my office for a look. Mike Reicher helped produce a timely blog post for The Local, written by a merchant who is balancing business with motherhood. Maria Clark informed Daily News readers [...]
Artificial Turf Wars, Merchant Struggles and Smack Mellon
March is going out like a lion at the J-School. Here are some more great examples of our reporters’ work: The Mott Haven Herald, our latest effort to cover to journalistically underserved neighborhoods, is off to a strong start. Prof. Stein’s staffers, among them Maria Clark, Lindsay Lazarski and Caroline Linton, contributed to the first [...]

