Check out some of the latest links from our reporters, present and past:
•Briggette Sayegh profiled a Beirut restaurateur for The Daily Star of Lebanon.
•Amital Isaac contributed to NBC News’ Olympics coverage with her report on how technology is changing Taekwondo.
•Tom DiChristopher’s story about a possible boost for American satellite makers found a home in The Daily. Taylor Tepper reported on Texas auto-parts suppliers doing big business with car-making factories in Mexico.
•Linda Villarosa wrote a piece for The Root about fighting AIDS in Africa, based on her recent reporting trip to Zambia.
•Joanna Fantozzi wrote about Ryan Reynolds’ upcoming stint on “Family Guy” for the Daily News. Casey Quinlan reported on a Caribbean art exhibition. David Sanchirico covered the controversy over the proposal to legalize sports gambling in New Jersey. Joe Stepansky wrote about a comedian’s comeback. Vanesa Vennard channeled her inner Katniss for this archery article.
•Cesar Bustamante and Lisa Mahapatra’s interactive graphic offering a neighborhood-by-neighborhood view of foreclosures over the last decade made the News Service. Meanwhile, Lisa’s interactive graphic from “The Doctor Drain” special report got picked up by Loop21.com, a site now edited by J-School Prof. Lisa Armstrong.
•Julie Strickland examined parks funding for Brooklyn Based.
•The latest on The Local includes contributions by Erin Horan, Kyle McGovern, Matthew Perlman, Erica Robinson and Mitch Trinka
In our Alumni Corner:
•Alva French produced this AP video about a young South African woman living with HIV.
•Mirva Lempiainen went oyster fishing with Senegalese subsistence farmers for PassBlue.
• Sherry Mazzocchi’s story for DNAInfo about the New Orleans-style sendoff for Bluey the car got big pick-up.
•Noah Rosenberg, who was a fellow at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism in the spring, just launched his start-up, Narratively, on Kickstarter.
•In honor of Mick Jagger’s 69th birthday, Chase Rosen co-produced a slideshow-driven feature about the medical state of the Rolling Stones for Everyday Health.
•Almudena Toral’s video piece about a young woman battling back from leukemia made The New York Times.
Congrats to all — and keep ‘em coming!
Cheers,
Jere