Tag: Rima Abdelkader

Deep Throat, the Times Square Gunman and a MetroCard Scavenger

By Collin Orcutt | December 17, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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, [...]

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, [...]

Art Cars, Mural Restoration and Sen. Snowe's Health Care Vote

By Collin Orcutt | October 17, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]

Obama's Nobel Prize, a Brawl in Harlem and the J School's New TV Show

By Collin Orcutt | October 15, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]

Bread and Tombstones, Low-tech Hackers and the Healthcare Debate

By Collin Orcutt | September 8, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]

Invoking Thomas Jefferson, Helicopters Crash Above the Hudson and Rats Find Refuge

By Collin Orcutt | August 12, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]

Obama in Russia, Diplomacy Through Jazz and the Death of Robert McNamara

By Collin Orcutt | July 15, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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

By Collin Orcutt | July 9, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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

By Collin Orcutt | July 1, 2009 | Clips of the Week, News

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 [...]