Check out some of the latest links from our reporters, past and present:
- Andrea González-Ramírez’s piece about young Puerto Rican entrepreneurs aired on NPR’s Latino USA.
- Maria Arcel, Christina Nordvang Jensen, Isabel Riofrío, Yu Vongkiatkajorn and Marguerite Ward teamed on our latest News Service special report: Unsettling, which exposes hidden challenges faced by Syrian refugees coming to the U.S.
- Suman Bhattacharyya, on assignment for DNAInfo.com, reported on plans for a cooking school and restaurant in Brownsville. Meanwhile, Megan Cerullo and Jack D’Isidoro contributed to the news site’s crane collapse coverage.
- Samuel Lieberman wrote about the Flint water scandal for New York magazine’s Daily Intelligencer.
- Maura Ewing’s report on a push in Massachusetts to restore driving rights to former inmates found a home in The Atlantic.
- Kathryn Casteel, on assignment for the Mott Haven Herald, wrote about the Bronx’ growing tech sector. Harini Chakrapani reported on the fight for wage hikes. Patrick Donachie interviewed NYCHA residents who believe their problems are being ignored by candidates in a local City Council race. Cole Rosengren covered a debate featuring the candidates. Michael Wilson reported on the aftermath of a police-involved shooting in the Melrose Houses.
- Chauncey Alcorn covered anti-gun demonstrations for the Daily News.
- Gustavo Martínez Contreras, working for Voices of NY, reported on a City Council hearing on challenges facing community and ethnic media. Catherine Roberts contributed to a series examining the city’s translation services. Alum Melissa Noel found a slice of Garifuna culture in Harlem, while Roxanne Scott reported on a Black Lives Matters-themed Wikipedia edit-a-thon.
Speaking of our alumni…
- Paul DeBenedetto contributed to this front-page Sunday New York Times story about incidents involving armed hospital guards.
- Kiratiana Freelon, working for New York magazine, interviewed a Brazilian doctor who connected the Zika virus to birth defects.
- Erin Horan produced a story on race car driver Lewis Hamilton for 60 Minutes Sports on Showtime.
- Nesh Pillay made news on her wedding day.
- Mike Reicher, working for the Los Angeles Daily News, detailed major natural gas pollution problems.
Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!