Greetings, Our reporters were on-the-air, in the papers and all over the web this past week. Here is a sampling: Sophie Cocke, Indrani Datta, Jeanmarie Evelly, Meital Fried, Alex Green IV and Rachel Senatore served as production associates on the latest “Talking Health” webcast. The show, produced by Prof. Williston and moderated by Prof. Lieberman, [...]

Here are some stories guaranteed to make good weekend reading and viewing: Valerie Lapinski’s exclusive about the contents of Studs Terkel’s FBI file, posted on the News Service, went viral – The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post and scores of other news sites and [...]

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 [...]

Some great reading/viewing to help pass a rainy weekend: Maureen Sullivan’s review of a short story collection called, “Love in Infant Monkeys” was by published by The Internet Review of Books. Maya Pope-Chappell acted quickly on a tip (from Prof. Williston), ran down to 41st street and found herself amid decked-out “art cars” and their [...]

Here are some stories that will make for some fine viewing and reading on a holiday weekend: Shoutouts are due on the premiere of 219 West, the new monthly TV news magazine produced out of the J-School and broadcast on CUNY TV. In the election-themed debut show, producers Geneva Sands-Sadowitz and Brian Winkowski examined the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Many of the internships are wrapping up, but the stories keep coming. Here are some the latest pieces by our reporters: Joel Schectman wrote a story for BusinessWeek about rejected iPhone apps. Kate Zhao’s piece about the coming “smart-grid” world, where appliances like dishwashers will automatically run in off-peak electric-use hours, made The Wall Street [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]