What better way to kickoff the new semester than with some of the latest links from our reporters, past and present:
- Josh Keefe’s story about a young Canadian hoops magician whose dunk video went viral made The New York Times. Joe Swide’s photo essay on Erasmus Hall High School’s football team also found a home with The Times.
- Annamarya Scaccia’s look at the presidential hopefuls’ attention – or lack thereof – to disability rights made the New Republic.
- Joseph Jaafari, on assignment for Vice’s Motherboard, reported on medical advances that could help injured soldiers father children. Angely Mercado looked at video games inspired by Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant comments.
- Allison Fox, working for The Hechinger Report, wrote about a new STEM program aimed at girls and students from impoverished areas.
- Chauncey Alcorn reported on the Oscars controversy for the Daily News.
- Karen Savage shared the byline with another familiar name on this Youth Today story about Ruby Bridges.
- Catherine Roberts, working for Inside Energy, wrote about New York’s efforts to protect its power grid.
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Muri Assunção, on assignment for the Mott Haven Herald, reported on some bodega owners’ attempts to stock more healthful food. Suman Bhattacharyya and Kara Chin teamed on a story about Longwood residents’ bid to save a local playground. Victoria Edwards covered an anti-gentrification demonstration. Erica Jackson profiled City Council candidate Marlon Molina.
- George Goss’ story about using art to fight gun violence made Fort Greene Focus.
- Barbara Marcolini’s video about a busking fiddler got picked up by Viewing NYC.
Our reporters are marking their mark at City Limits:
- Check out Aliza Chasan’s report on the freegan movement.
- Nicole Ashley, Kazi Awal, Johanna Chisholm, Shane English, Devin Holt, Janae Hunter and Everic White contributed to pieces to a package on immigrant life in New York.
- Jessica Bal, Jack D’Isidoro, Patrick Donachie, Maura Ewing, Rose Itzcovitz, Olivia Leach, Samuel Lieberman, Annamarya Scaccia and Brooke Williams worked on a special report about the failed promise of New York’s green jobs program.
In our Alumni Corner:
- Joseph Gargiulo wrote about the new “Star Wars” film for Business Insider.
- Sarah Kazadi’s package on the Congolese youth activism movement made The Guardian.
- Kieran Meadows’ piece about the music startup Soulection made Forbes.
- Melissa Noel, on assignment for NBC News, reported on the fight against a Dutch Christmas tradition that includes a character in blackface. Lisa Riordan Seville reported on the human toll of the Flint water crisis.
- Mitch Trinka, working for The Seventy Four, wrote about some students’ failed attempt to scam a snow day.
Congrats to all – and keep ’em coming!