freddy.cicchetti on Mar 17th 2014 Story 1
The “selfie” craze is running rampant. Just look at the record-breaking Twitter reaction to Ellen DeGeneres’ celebrity selfie she posted during the Academy Awards this year. But not all selfies are that successful. Sometimes selfies can be inappropriate or come across as self-promoting. Students at Baruch College in Manhattan advise moderation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilv7kvCyRw
Hayley Bifulco on Mar 17th 2014 Story 1
By: Hayley Bifulco
The trend of when women are having children and the circumstances surrounding that decision has been changing for the last few decades.
The National Center for Health Statistics found that “the number of women giving birth at age 30 has doubled, at age 35, tripled and after age 40 has almost quadrupled” from 1980-2004, Psychology Today said in 2008.
There’s a correlation between going to school and having a family. “The average female college grad (of any race) starts her family at 30 and many wait longer, according to the CDC,” CBS News reported in 2012.
Jamie LeGrand is part of the increasing number of women giving birth over the age of 35. Instead of delaying pregnancy for later to go to school first, LeGrand delayed school and became a mother first…and then again.
LeGrand became a step-mom, at about 20 years old, to a young boy when she married her husband. LeGrand’s first pregnancy came shortly after she got married and she gave birth to her daughter. LeGrand birthed her second daughter four years later.
By the time LeGrand’s stepson moved out of the house, and her two daughters were in high school and middle school, she made plans to go back to school herself to fulfill her dream of becoming a Social Worker.
While working hard to achieve her Associate’s Degree, LeGrand became unexpectedly pregnant with her third child at age 37.
LeGrand had to shift gears in her life in order to raise a new baby, two teenagers, and figure out if she would ever finish school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWg4Zew_xf0
VHaller on Mar 17th 2014 Story 1
As we wrap up this current assignment, we need to start moving forward on your next multimedia feature. Please hand in the pitch for your next story on Monday, March 24. Again, these will be graded and your ability to meet deadlines will be considered.
For the story pitch, you MUST do advance interviews with potential sources to understand what the story is, and to confirm that they will actually be available to do interviews.
You will be shooting video and/or recording audio for this feature the last week of March and first week of April.
When you write your pitch, you must include who you talked to and what they said. This is to show me that you aren’t just basing your pitch on a Google search but that you actively researched the topic and know you will be able to report the story.
deena.farrell on Mar 17th 2014 Story 1
By: Deena Farrell
The dog run in Tompkins Square Park, the city’s first, is a forerunner of New York’s now well-established canine culture. But its importance looms even larger in the East Village. Many residents and dog owners think it has helped turn around the neighborhood after the tumultuous 1980s.
ellie.eckert on Mar 17th 2014 Story 1
A fast-growing trend in Manhattan neighborhoods is encouraging coffee shop goers to combine caffeine and commerce. Known as hybrid boutiques, these coffee shops incorporate coffee bars and retail items, such as surf boards, clothing and grooming products. Among those participating in this new experience are Lost Weekend and Saturdays Surf, among others.
https://vimeo.com/89536350