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Entries Tagged as 'Journalism'
Brooklyn we go hard
May 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · Art, Brooklyn, Education, Hip-Hop, Humor, Journalism, Photos
I took a trip out to Brownsville today to shoot some video for my Covering Education class. I shot this on the drive back. I’m so close to graduating. I can taste it.
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The Daily Show
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Humor, Journalism, Photos
Today, I did this: Several J-school friends and I went to a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Strictly no cameras in the studio so an awning shot will have to suffice. The man is really good at his job. He did the whole show in one take. It must have been an [...]
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MTA coverage
March 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Education, Journalism, Manhattan, Photos
One of my courses this is semester is Covering Education. The focus of the class is providing coverage on the New York City public school system. I’ve been following the plight of the MTA’s budget crisis, which will directly impact almost half of New York City’s 1.1 million public school children who rely on the [...]
Staten Island ferry trip
February 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Journalism, Photos, Staten Island
I traveled to Staten Island today for the first time. My partner, Evan Wexler, and I are setting the groundwork for a documentary we will be shooting about members of the Tea Party movement on the island. We took the ferry from the tip of Manhattan. Now, after seven months, I’ve set foot in all [...]
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Emergency surgery
February 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Education, Journalism, Manhattan, Music, Photos, Queens, Upper West Side
I got a call just before midnight last night. It was CJ, with whom I have been spending lots of time for my master’s project on pit bulls in New York City. His oldest (and dearest) of his two dogs, Snow, had been peeing a lot and he had just passed it off as a [...]
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Busy Saturday
February 7th, 2010 · Comments Off · Brooklyn, Journalism, Manhattan, Photos
I had a good Saturday. Very busy. Slept in. Went for a run. Met up with Fred. Biked to Central Park. They had a rail jam going on. Fred indulged in some swag. This woman was grooving to the tunes supplied by the Red Bull mobile sound system. She had moves. Next, we cruised to [...]
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Coney Island to Times Square in 60 seconds
February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Brooklyn, Humor, Journalism, Manhattan, Multimedia
My assignment was to travel from Coney Island to Times Square, document it and produce a 60-second clip of the journey. I hadn’t been to Coney Island, so I was excited for the opportunity to see that part of the city. It’s a place that is both eerie and wholly intriguing. Now that it’s winter [...]
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School visit
January 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Brooklyn, Education, Journalism, Writing
I’m starting a new course this semester called “Covering Education.” It’s focused on reporting on the New York City public school system. My professor, LynNell Hancock, has partnered all of her students with an embed school that has someone on the inside who is willing to serve as a sort of liaison inside the school. [...]
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Pit bulls in the park
January 16th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Journalism, Manhattan, Photos
This is Snow and Layla. Snow, the white one, is a nine-year-old pit bull. Layla, her daughter, is five. I’ve been hanging out with Layla and Snow a lot this week for my master’s project which is a piece on pit bulls in New York City and how they are such a polarizing dog, loved [...]
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