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, looks at the future of Medicare.
• The latest edition of “219 West” aired this week, with contributions by Rima Abdelkader, Aisha Al-Muslim, John De Petro, Nick Loomis and Geneva Sands-Sadowitz. “219 West” repeats today (Saturday) at 8 p.m. and tomorrow (Sunday) at 10 a.m., on CUNY TV, Channel 75.
• Our two latest audio webcasts can be found here: “The Aerial View,” featuring Mark Morales, Rachel Senatore and Jessica Simeone; and “Audiophiles,” with Kaili Boyd, Maureen Sullivan and Nicole Turso.
• Shane Dixon Kavanaugh contributed a story and photo gallery to The Local about a former neighborhood woman slain during a visit home. Speaking of The Times, Kerri MacDonald contributed a post to The Lens blog about a photographer who is documenting the impact of climate change.
• Sergey Kadinsky wrote about Bruce Springsteen’s support for gay marriage in a piece for CBS News.com.
• Mike Reicher’s News Service story about Mark (Deep Throat) Felt’s FBI file gained some notice from Politico and The Daily News. Meanwhile, Jordan Shakeshaft offered a piece about a fleet-footed MetroCard scavenger.
• Joel Schectman shared a byline on a Daily News story about State Sen. Hiram Monserrate. Kate Nocera contributed to a follow-up story about the Times Square gunman.
• Amber Benham wrote a book review for The Brooklyn Rail. Her piece is second-to-last in the string.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 a big drug bust.
• Speaking of The Times, Kristen Joy Watts scored the lead photo in a holiday-exodus slideshow.
• Alana Casanova-Burgess earned a Daily News clip with her piece about a row of Harlem buildings slated for a green overhaul. Kate Nocera wrote a first-person piece about testing how fast traffic agents are on the draw. Maria Clark shared the byline on a story about a double-murder in Queens. Rima Abdelakader and Mary Stachyra wrote about the scourge of sex trafficking, interviewing a woman once forced to work in a Queens brothel. Joel Schectman contributed to the paper’s Black Friday coverage.
• Shane Dixon Cavenaugh wrote a piece for the Westside Independent about the crackdown on pedicabs.
• Tim Persinko covered a fraud case sentencing in Manhattan Federal Court for Arkansas Business.
• Sergey Kadinsky’s story about recycling woes in Mott Haven made the Mott Haven Herald. Carla Candia, meanwhile, wrote about the day laborers who congregate on E. 141^st St. and Jackson Ave.
• Karina Ioffee, Sophie Tewa and Nicholas Martinez’s video piece about the hassle of getting rid of e-waste found a home on the News Service, and packages nicely with Karina’s previously published Daily News article.
• Jessica Simeone’s story about an art peddler bounced from the High Line made the New York Post.
• Michael Preston writes about The Boss and David Brooks in his latest post for True/Slant.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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, the City Room blog and The Local. The story also got picked up by the AP and a ton of other media outlets.
• Speaking of The Local, Kerri MacDonald covered a debate over whether rooming houses should be allowed in South Orange. Ines Bebea wrote about a $25,000 prize awarded to Fort Greene’s Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project. Valerie Lapinski’s piece about a photographer who chronicled life in a Hong Kong public housing complex made The Times’ Lens blog. Nick Loomis, meanwhile, put together a package on sports photography for Lens, and Kristen Joy Watts co-produced an audio slideshow for Lens featuring the work of the chief photographer for The Times’ Neediest Case Fund series.
• Michael Cohen’s essay about graduating college during a recession made The Nation.
• The latest edition of “219 West,” which airs on CUNY TV, features stories by Rima Abdelkader, Aisha Al-Muslim, John De Petro, Geneva Sands-Sadowitz and Brian Winkowski. The show should be posted online here in the coming days.
• Joel Schectman shared a byline on a Daily News front-page story about college students struggling with high school-level math. Kate Nocera wrote an article about how rocker Ryan Star put out-of-work New Yorkers in a music video. Mark Morales contributed to a story about the accidental death of a popular drummer. Karina Ioffee got nice play in the Your Money section with her feature on recycling e-waste.
• Lots of news coming out of the Bronx: The new issue of The Hunts Point Express features contributions by Maria Clark, Azriel James Relph and Sandra Roa (I have a copy of Sandra’s story and photo spread – come on by for a look). The latest Mott Haven Herald boasts stories by Carla Candia, Jeanmarie Evelly, Sergey Kadinsky and Lindsay Lazarski.
• The runner stumbles: I inadvertently neglected to mention last week that Krissy Dolor contributed to the News Service’s marathon package. Meanwhile, both Erica Soto and Janet Lawrence placed marathon pieces on websites.
• Sherry Mazzocchi’s story about the effort to save Stella Maris High School made The Queens Courier. Meanwhile, the paper published Perry Santanachote’s story about the bid to attract younger veterans to a Queens VFW post. (Come on by my office for a look at the piece.) Almudena Toral’s article about the graduation of a Latino youth military cadets group made El Correo de Queens, the Courier’s Spanish-language edition.
• Liza Eckert’s article about a vigil held by gay marriage advocates made the Queens Chronicle.
• Michael Preston tackles the Murdoch-Google battle for True/Slant.
• Maya Pope-Chappell’s story about a new life for a nightspot named Death & Co. made NBC Local Integrated Media’s New York site. Meanwhile, Emily Feldman wrote about a Sesame Street 40^th anniversary ceremony.
• Jessica Simeone shared a byline on a New York Post story about the city’s slowest bus lines.
• Eleanor Miller contributed to the Tribeca Trib’s Yankees parade cover.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 41^st street and found herself amid decked-out “art cars” and their creators. Her story and slideshow was featured on NBCNewYork.com. Emily Feldman, meanwhile, wrote a story for NBC about Rush Limbaugh’s bid to buy a piece of the St. Louis Rams.
• Rima Abdelkader scored an interview with, as the headline put it, the “chief Yahoo! of the Arab world” for DinarStandard.com
• Peggy Truong’s article chronicling community concerns about a planned development found a home on the Westside Independent website.
• Mike Reicher’s story about a mural restoration in Harlem made The New York Times’ City Room blog.
• Speaking of The Times, David Montalvo’s story and slideshow about the annual open house at the Millburn firehouse found a home on The Local’s New Jersey branch. Meanwhile, Jordan Shakeshaft covered a community board meeting for The Local’s Fort Greene edition, and Jim Flood contributed a photo to a story about the partial opening of a community center.
• Mark Morales shared a byline on a Daily News front-page story about a DWI-related death in the Bronx, while Kate Nocera covered another drunk driving fatality in Brooklyn.
• Michael Preston’s latest True/Slant post offers his take on Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe’s health-care plan vote.
• Mirva Lempiainen’s article about open bar promotions is featured on the News Service. Meanwhile, Karina Ioffee and H’Rina DeTroy combined on a News Service piece about moms on the campaign trail.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 financial health of the city and efforts to diversify the economy. Rima Abdelkader took an intimate look at mounting a first-time campaign. Nicole Turso profiled the youngest member of the City Council and Alana Rigal introduced us to some unorthodox mayoral candidates. Aisha Al-Muslim and John DePetro served as anchors. The show, which first aired Wednesday, will be repeated on Channel 75 Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 10 a.m. If you miss 219 West on the tube, don’t worry ­– the show should be online soon.
• Sophia Tewa and Jessica Simeone’s video-and-print package on the hot costume – Michael Jackson – of a not-so-hot Halloween season can be found on the News Service. The video also is making a splash on YouTube.
• Another example of J-School teamwork: Mark Morales and Barry Paddock (’08) combined on a Daily News story about a bloody brawl in Harlem. Maria Clark, meanwhile, wrote about a Bronx-inspired soda company.
• Eleanor Miller’s feature about bringing the Bard to the Boardwalk found a home in The Brooklyn Rail.
• Sandra Roa’s story and photo spread/slideshow about a new urban oasis known as Concrete Plant Park are featured in The Hunts Point Express. Azriel James Relph covered the Uptown Girl Power! awards for the paper. (Scroll down the homepage a tad to find both pieces.)
• Kieran Meadows and Mike Reicher’s story about the dispute over whether Superfund money should be used to clean the Gowanus Canal made Crain’s New York Business. Feel free to drop by my office to read a copy of the article.
• Meanwhile, Mike’s article about plans to lop off the top two floors of the old Corn Exchange Bank Building in Harlem was published in The New York Times’ New York section. More Times news: Joe Walker’s piece about Pratt closing its campus to the public was featured in paper’s Local blog, as was Samantha Stark’s coverage of a citywide high school fair held at Brooklyn Tech. Valerie Lapinski contributed a package to The Times’ Lens blog about a photographer who chronicled the travels of the Van Gujjar tribe of northern India.
• Sergey Kadinsky’s story about top scientists who were awarded medals by President Obama made CBSNews.com.
• Liza Eckert contributed a sweet recipe and even sweeter item to BUST magazine. (See attached pdf.)
• Xiomara Martinez-White’s brief about Nancy Grace’s clash with Jon Gosselin made TheFrisky.com.
• Proof you should always carry a camera: a picture of a protest snapped by Erica Soto as part of a Daybook assignment was picked up by the website of Shambhala Sun, a Buddhism culture magazine.
• Emily Feldman wrote about the debut of new MTA boss Jay Walder for NBC Local Integrated Media. Meanwhile, Maya Pope-Chappell shared a byline on the site’s spot news story about President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

Congrat to all – and keep ‘em coming!

Meanwhile, here are some more fruits of your summer labors – appropriate reading/viewing for Labor Day Weekend:

• Sandra Roa contributed a two-part multi-media series to The New York Times’ Lens blog about photographers who chronicled upheaval in South Africa during the 1990s. You’ll find Part One here and Part Two here.
• Speaking of The Times, Lois DeSocio wrote a three-part series for The Local’s New Jersey edition about the fate of a prime piece of property in South Orange. Mike Reicher, meanwhile, contributed a video and print package to The Local’s Brooklyn edition about who hang out at a Fort Greene bar.
• Jackie Linge interviewed filmmaker Barbara Kopple, whose latest project, a Woodstock documentary, recently aired. Check out Jackie’s multi-media report for Salon.
• Rima Abdelkader helped put together this CNN podcast about Iraqi refugees in the U.S.
• Michael Preston weighed in on the healthcare debate for True/Slant.
• Joel Schectman’s article about low-tech hackers made BusinessWeek, and he was interviewed about the story for the magazine’s website.
• Jessica Simeone contributed to the New York Post’s coverage of DJ AM’s death.
• Jenni Avins wrote about a (Mom-and-)Pop Art installation atop an Elizabeth Street roof for Dossier.
• Kate Zhao’s piece about an influx of tourists to Taiwan from mainland China made The Wall Street Journal.
• Karina Ioffee wrote a story for the AP about officers being pushed out of the Russian Army.
• Check out the latest issue of Insight, the arts magazine edited by Maya Pope-Chappell.
• Emily Feldman wrote a piece for NBC Local Integrated Media about the tell-all book by Bernie Madoff’s alleged former mistress.
• Mark Morales shared the byline on this Daily News story about an arrest in the slaying of a livery driver.
• A picture of a subway musician snapped by Ben Fractenberg made the Queens Chronicle.
• The latest issue of The Hunts Point Express is out, and includes Maria Clark’s story about the slow start of much-needed repairs to a local housing complex. Jeanmarie Evelly wrote about a green-thumbed local teen who got an invite to Michelle Obama’s White House garden. Alum Joe Hirsch (’07) covered an event honoring folk legend Pete Seeger.

Also in our alumni corner, Linnea Covington (’08) wrote a story for New York Press about a Brooklyn business that offers a strange combination of goods: tombstones and bread.

To the Class of ’09, welcome back and well done on a great summer. To the Class of ’10, welcome – and well done on your first week of classes.

Please feel to send me links to your work as you start amassing clips.

So congrats to all on the stories – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 Journal.
• Karina Ioffee wrote an article for the AP about an African-born farmer running for office in Russia, where folks call him “the Russian Obama.”
• Michael Preston invokes Thomas Jefferson in this True/Slant post about the healthcare debate.
• Alana Rigal put together a story and slideshow for WNYC about the Waterpod Project, an experimental water-based community.
• Kieran Meadows and Mike Reicher combined efforts on this story about the latest stink over the Gowanus Canal. You’ll find their article in 219 Magazine.
• Kate Nocera contributed to the Daily News’ coverage of Saturday’s fatal plane-helicopter collision over the Hudson.
• Mark Morales contributed to NBC Local Integrated Media’s story about the crash. Meanwhile, Emily Feldman wrote about Starbuck’s efforts to speed up service.
• Damiano Beltrami wrote about injured Iraqi children awaiting surgery in Jordan. You’ll find his story in The Jordan Times.
• Jim Flood reports for The Local that rats are finding refuge around an abandoned Fort Greene church.
• Xiomara Martinez-White wrote a story for People.com about former “American Idol” rocker Constantine Maroulis.
• Jessica Simeone covered Friday’s Lower Manhattan water main break for the New York Post.
• Ben Fractenberg put together a very sweet story and audio slideshow for Haaretz about his grandparents’ courtship.
• This story isn’t by one of our reporters, but it is about one: Elan magazine profiled Rima Abdelkader.

Clips of the Week is going to take a week or two off. Congrats to all on a great summer – and keep those links coming.

• 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 Today show.
• Speaking of Sarah Palin (and NBC), Emily Feldman wrote this piece for NBC Local Integrated Media about the soon-to-be ex-governor’s plans. Mark Morales, meanwhile, contributed this story to NBC LIM about the censoring of South Park in Russia.
• Carla Murphy’s article about an exhibit of photos showing American music greats abroad during the Cold War-era Jazz Ambassadors program made The Christian Science Monitor.
• Kate Zhao’s story about how the baby clothing business is doing well amid the recession can be found on the Wall Street Journal’s website.
• Rima Abdelkader helped produce this video about the death of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for Al Jazeera.
• Ben Fractenberg’s slideshow about South Africans settling in Israel can be found on Haaretz’s website.
• Mirva Lempiainen covered a UN panel on the recession and gender equality for UNA-USA’s World Bulletin. Sarah Trefethen, meanwhile, wrote a piece for the World Bulletin about a worldwide poll in which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon placed second in popularity to President Obama.
• Sergey Kadinsky’s photo essay showing College Point’s waterfront was featured on the Forgotten New York website.
• Jessica Simeone shared a byline on this New York Post exclusive about spending by City Council members.
• Damiano Beltrami’s article about how learning Spanish is becoming popular in Jordan made The Jordan Times.
• Joel Schectman’s story about a call for changes at NASA is featured on BusinessWeek’s website.
• Jeanmarie Evelly reports that St. Barnabas Hospital has halted plans to construct a health center, citing the economy. You’ll find her story in the Mount Hope Monitor.
• Heather Chin shared a byline on this Philadelphia Inquirer story about the debate over expanding state-sponsored health insurance in Pennsylvania.
• Our Local team has been busy: Kristen Joy Watts began training area kids in photography last week and contributed a photo herself to this piece. Mike Reicher put out a call for historic photos of Fort Greene in this post. Jim Flood showed the value of follow up in this story about the ongoing Myrtle Avenue building collapse saga. Lois DeSocio helped put together this well-knit slideshow for the New Jersey edition of The Local.

In our alumni corner, Henry Stewart’s capstone piece about eco-friendly burials made The L Magazine’s website. Linnea Covington’s interview with writer Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda Palmer was featured in New York Press.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• Kate Zhao’s article about an increase in counterfeit coupons made The Wall Street Journal.
• Keeping in the holiday spirit – and in the spirit of J-School teamwork – Alana Rigal and Rachel Senatore combined efforts on this multi-media preview of the annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
• Speaking of holiday stories: Emily Feldman wrote a piece for NBC Local Integrated Media about the discovery of an early printing of the Declaration of Independence – it was found in the National Archives in London. Keeping with the amazing-finds theme, Mark Morales wrote about an “Antiques Roadshow” discovery: a carved jade piece worth an estimated $1.7 million.
• Veterans of the 1969 Stonewall Riots offer reminiscences in this video Jackie Linge produced for Salon.com.
• Jim Flood also put together a video pegged to the Stonewall anniversary for The Local, interviewing two longtime Clinton Hill residents about how life has changed over the last 40 years. Lois DeSocio put out the call for participants in an upcoming journalism workshop for students in North Jersey, a key part of our Local mission. Kristen Joy Watts and Mike Reicher are mounting similar efforts in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for more details.
• Joe Walker wrote a piece for City Hall about a documentary chronicling the unsuccessful attempt to unseat Shelly Silver.
• Heather Chin wrote an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about a mentoring program that pairs students with health care professionals.
• Igor Kossov’s story about Ecuadorean immigrants who are returning home because of economic woes in New York made The Queens Courier.
• Damiano Beltrami shared a byline on a story about teenage drinking in Jordan for the Jordan Times.
• Marcella Veneziale reviewed a book about a young mom’s battle with the bottle for Parenting.com.
• Rima Abdelkader helped produce this walkup video to the Bernie Madoff sentencing for Al Jazeera.
• Mike Reicher wrote about opposition to plans to add an intake center for homeless men to the shelter in the Bedford-Atlantic Armory in Crown Heights. You’ll find his story in City Limits.
• Joel Schectman produced a video and wrote an accompanying print piece for BusinessWeek about a new iPhone and BlackBerry app that’s an English-Arabic translator.
• Jessica Simeone wrote a story for the New York Post about a proposal to use GPS technology to track alleged stalkers.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

• 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 building collapse.
• Speaking of the building collapse: Kristen Joy Watts snapped a picture of the aftermath for The Local, while Jim Flood wrote a follow-up story, as did Mike Reicher, who found the contractor didn’t have proper permits for the work reportedly being done.
• The Straphangers Campaign gave the R train an F — for Filthy, Jessica Simeone reported for the New York Post.
• Kate Nocera wrote about the 40^th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots for the Daily News.
• Speaking of the Daily News, Damiano Beltrami and Nick Loomis’ story about struggling immigrant day laborers being forced to cut back on wiring money home to Ecuador made the made the paper’s Queens section. You’ll find Nick’s accompanying audio slideshow on the News Service.
• Xiomara Martinez-White wrote about one of last week’s celebrity deaths – Farrah Fawcett – for People.com.
• Mark Morales wrote for NBC Local Integrated Media about how Time magazine rushed out a special edition commemorative Michael Jackson issue. Emily Feldman also contributed a sidebar to the Jackson coverage.
• Marcella Veneziale interviewed the national PTA president for Parenting.com.
• Nicholas Martinez was the lead researcher for this NBC News piece about former President George H.W. Bush’s latest skydiving adventure.
• Tim Persinko covered a protest by Iranians in Britain for The Independent.

Congrats to all on the clips – and keep ‘em coming!