Monthly Archives: March 2011

Good Networking Opportunity

Posted on March 24, 2011 by A. Adam Glenn

The folks at the well-read PBS blog MediaShift are looking for a J-School student or two who’d be willing to help out at a MediaShift mixer in the East Village, staffing the door on the evening of April 5. In … Continue reading →

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Week 8 Assignment – Multimedia Pitch

Posted on March 24, 2011 by A. Adam Glenn

Folks – Below you’ll find a detailed description of the upcoming multimedia project, along with your first assignment for it: a multimedia pitch due at the start of Week Nine class. Please read the description of the project thoroughly, before … Continue reading →

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Stepfamily Tree: A Portrait of American Stepfamilies (Revised)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by tierney.mcafee

I made several revisions to my flash project. On the first page, I moved the text around and changed the font colors–I think it looks a bit cleaner now. I also added some information about how and why families have … Continue reading →

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Understanding Retail Sales (Revised)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Ian Thomas

With the economic crisis officially over, the American economy has started to grow again, and one of the constant themes thrown around is that the consumer is spending more money. This economic statistic is tabulated as retail sales, and when … Continue reading →

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Charter vs. Traditional: Comparing Bed-Stuy’s Public Schools (Revised)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Patrick Wall

They’re super schools sent to save America’s neediest children. Or they’re corporate creations meant to privatize America’s public school system. Whatever else they are, charter schools are controversial. Last month, a panel full of mayoral appointees voted to close 22 … Continue reading →

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A History of Tablets Edit

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Nicholas Rizzi

The Apple iPad and iPad 2 cause a major wave of interest and sales in tablet computers. However,  the idea has been around for much longer. The idea has its roots in the Telautograph, invented in 1888, which transmitted pen … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Migration of Blacks in America (Revised)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brooks Newkirk

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Food Stamps: Do You Qualify? (Revised)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Shannon Carlin

In today’s economy, one in every six Americans struggles with poverty. In Sunnyside and Woodside, the number of people on food stamps – or food cards as they are known now- has nearly doubled since the current recession began – … Continue reading →

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Automotive Spring Cleaning REVISED

Posted on March 23, 2011 by kevin.sheehan

After surviving this terrible winter, there’s little doubt that most cars can use a little Spring cleaning. Local mechanics have been seeing a new pattern as the increasingly sophisticated automobiles contend with a more sand-heavy sanitation mix. Below, our interactive … Continue reading →

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Neuroimaging our Better Selves: Interactive

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Mccutcheon

Recent improvements in the discipline known as neuroimaging are allowing us to understand how the brain works on a whole new level. Its showing that at least a few behaviors, if repeated, can have a long term effect on the … Continue reading →

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