The Craft of Research

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any class bylines…

Tim Persinko had a story in the Daily News last week about merchants struggling along Avenue U in Brooklyn.

On “The Local” blog for the New York Times, Mary Stachyra wrote a piece about a Public Advocate candidates forum and Kristen Joy Watts had a photo credit on another post.

Last but not least, Marcella Veneziale teamed up with Jeanmarie Evelly in City Limits to report on how pension changes could spur an exodus of nurses.

Kudos, all!

Jenni Avins, a/k/a the Professor, wrote a hotel review of The Drake in Toronto.

Ben Fractenberg and Tim Persinko shared separate bylines in the Daily News.

And our visiting Times stringer, Souad Mekhennet, had a Page One story on a wanted Nazi doctor.

Congrats to all!

We have our first class bylines for the new semester.

Ben Fractenberg had a mascot scoop in Sunday’s Daily News.

And there’s no need to cry when you read Jenni Avins’ reporting Over Spilt Milk.

All done with the enterprise stories, so this is my last post of the year.  A couple more congratulations are in order…

Maya Pope-Chappell had a News Service package on a Brooklyn youth marching band.  Maya was also a winner in Chuck Schumer’s inauguration ticket lottery.  Say “hi” to Mr. Obama!

Igor Kossov had a story and slideshow on rezoning in Brighton Beach published in City Limits.

Have a good vacation.  See you in the spring!

We have a bunch of stuff getting in under the wire as the semester comes to a close…

Nicole Turso wrote about a Balloonatic in the Queens Courier.

Karina Ioffee also had a byline in the QC about a Sari maker.

Collin Orcutt and Michael Preston are still on the case of the newest Villanova Wildcat.

On the New York City News Service, Nicholas Martinez and Brian Winkowski produced a video on the battle to save Admirals’ Row.

Geneva Sands-Sadowitz took on the dirty topic of urban composting.

Last but not least, Kate Nocera provides a great Christmas laugh.  (See where a little self-promotion gets ya, Kate?)

Better late than never, congratulations to Kristen Joy Watts for a Law Times story on Toronto’s Fatboys in the New York City Marathon.

Michael Preston and Collin Orcutt also produced a video on high school baller Dominic Cheek.

Last but not least, Hoops Orcutt continues to stand by his Lakers prediction in his latest entry on the Men’s Fitness blog.

(Almost forgot, the teacher joined in the fun too!)

Congrats to Sarah Trefethen for her story on a new Bronx church in the Norwood News. Collin Orcutt also had his weekly take on the NBA on the Men’s Fitness blog.

Collin keeps stacking up the bylines…a marathon story in his hometown paper, and of course, the Men’s Fitness blog.

Great work for the New York City News Service…

Several members of Steve’s class collaborated on Young Voters Speak.

Igor Kossov went solo for A Tale of Two Neighborhoods.

Karina Ioffee had a brief story on a Queens teen.

Plenty of audio dispatches filed too.  Rachel Senatore here and here.  Lindsay Lazarski here and here.  Geneva Sands-Sadowitz here.  Maya Pope-Chappell here, here and here.

Several members of Tim’s class collaborated here, here, here, here and here.

Robert Voris went solo for Backlogs Snag Citizenship Hopefuls.

Lastly, Collin Orcutt’s participation in a couple of the collaborations above didn’t keep him from filing his weekly blog entry at Men’s Fitness.

More bylines for Maya Pope-Chappell at the Amsterdam News and Collin Orcutt at Men’s Fitness.  Also this week, we get entries from Anastasia Economides in the Queens Courier and Lindsay Lazarski in the Huffington Post.  So score two for Team Tim and two for the Strass-class.  Congrats again.