Greetings,
Even during the break, the clips kept coming. Here are some of the latest:
•Nadia Sussman’s print and audio report about teenage girls who experienced genital cutting in West Africa got great play in The New York Times. Alissa Ambrose’s post about a photographer who chronicled everyday life in South Africa was featured on The Lens blog.
•Speaking of The Times, the latest on The Local includes contributions by, among others, Shannon Carlin, Cheryl Chan, Zachary Kussin, Nicholas Rizzi, Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Ian Thomas, Mitch Trinka and Ichi Vazquez.
•Juan DeJesus reported on a Westchester church’s rebound from a fire for New Rochelle Patch.
•Amy Kraft’s guide to composting can be found in Our Town.
•Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke’s story about the stalled push for mandate relief found a home in The Capitol.
•Patrick Wall reported on the city’s plan to scale back workfare programs in an article for City Limits.
•Jose Bayona’s piece about financial services for undocumented immigrants made the Daily News.
•The latest edition of 219 West TV Magazine is online and features contributions by Tamy Cozier, Elis Estrada-Simpson, Nathan Frandino, Alicione Gonzalez, Brenda Gonzalez, Channon Hodge, Megan Izen, Judy Le, Annais Morales, Amy Stretten and Margaret Teich.
•The latest on the News Service includes profiles of a beloved Bronx pizzeria owner by Ashley Welch, an Easter egg artist by Debra Pangestu and a locksmith with an artistic bent by Lauren Friedman.
In our Alumni Corner:
•AnnMarie Costella, an assistant editor for the Queens Chronicle, won a New York Press Association award for her coverage of the Haitian earthquake’s impact on Haitian Americans in Queens.
•Erin McCarthy’s piece about the ups and downs of the euro made The Wall Street Journal.
•Chris Prentice’s article about the continuing impact of the Gulf oil spill on small businesses in the region was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!
Cheers,
Jere