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 [...]
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Obama in Russia, Diplomacy Through Jazz and the Death of Robert McNamara
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 [...]
Celeb Deaths, Dirty Subways and a Brooklyn Building Collapse
The stories are popping faster than firecrackers on the Fourth of July. Here are some of the latest: Rima Abdelkader produced this video about the economy for Al Jazeera. Valerie Lapinski was the reporter for this Time.com video piece about wind power. Alana Rigal shared a byline with Brigid Bergin (’07) on this WNYC story about the Brooklyn [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Noise Complaints in Chelsea, Health Inspection Grades and Cupcake Eating Contest
During the open house, our visitors admired the clips on the Newsroom bulletin board. Here are some of the latest candidates for posting: Igor Kossov wrote about the city’s plans to slash all-day Kindergarten slots at day care centers. His piece got some nice play in The Queens Courier. Marcella Veneziale wrote about growing noise [...]
Latino Day Laborers, Rezoning Webster Avenue and an Oud Master
Judging by the prodigious output this week, it looks like spring fever has hit. Here are some of the latest fruits of your labor: The second and last part of Carla Murphy’s series on efforts to boost sports opportunities for girls in public schools was featured in Women’s eNews. Carla’s work on this subject has [...]
A Volunteer Crimefighter, Fashion Week and a 79-year Marriage
Forget about the Oscars – we have some award-worthy works of our own to celebrate: Mark Morales put together a very sweet video about the longest-married couple (79 years!) in the Metropolitan Area for WCBS AM’s website. Be sure to watch this one all the way through – the best part is at the end. [...]
NIMBY Fights, Michael Phelps Reacts and Bronx Hostage Drama
Sorry for the delay, but technical difficulties kept me from filing over the weekend. So let’s cut to the chase: Mike Reicher’s story about some ongoing NIMBY fights – and a counter-intuitive report that suggests introducing “supportive housing” into neighborhoods can raise property values –made City Limits. Jenni Avins’ fun review of The Drake Hotel [...]

