Deadline in Depth
Spring 2002
Each week, students enrolled in The Deadline In Depth are sent out on real-life breaking news and feature stories that can take them virtually anywhere in the New York City: ground zero, City Hall, backstage at the Westminster Dog Show, a matzo-ball-eating contest at a midtown deli. Working under deadlines as tight as any they would face in the newsroom, they report, write, and, when necessary, revise their pieces to the same high standards that would be expected of them on the job. Here are some samples of their work:
May
- Reality TV Going to the Dogs — Literally — on New Animal Planet Show
By Cristina Cardoze
- Wish You Were Here: Agency Launches Postcard-Writing Campaign to Lure Tourists Back to NYC
By Jennifer Lazarus
- AARP Tells Advertisers That Wooing Aging Baby Boomers Will Pay Off
By Daphne Sashin
- Council Committee Approves Bill To Stem Predatory Lending Practices
By Paula Marie Valle
- Life's a Beach in Times Square: Miami Tourism Board Stages Exhibit to Lure Tourists South
By Alison Damast
- The Stones Have Landed: Mick Jagger & Co. Arrive in NY Announce Plans for New World Tour
By Matthew Van Dusen
April
- Eleven Years Later, Family of Slain College Student Asks for Case to Be Reopened and Reclassified
By DeMarco Morgan
- Through a Child's Eyes: Fifth Graders Tour Exhibit of 9/11 Letters and Art
By James A. Dean
- By George, It's a Time Warp: The Father of Our Country Takes the Oath of Office
By Jennifer Lazarus
- Harlem Leaders Say Bodegas Are Eyesores of the Neighborhood
By Daphne Sashin
- Hallelujah! Harlem Churches Receive Money for Badly Needed Repairs in Yet Another Sign of Economic Revival
By Allison Fashek
- Supporters of Living Wage Bill Turn Out to Urge Its Passage
By Matthew Van Dusen
- Approval of Anti-Discrimination Bill is Landmark for New York's Transgender Community
By Jennifer Cho
- Seinfeld for Sale: Props from the Famed Sitcom Hit the Internet Auction Block
By Daphne Sashin
- Skating on Thin Ice: Heat Wave Takes Toll on Outdoor Rink
By DeMarco Morgan
- And You Think You've Got it Bad in the Heat Wave? Try Wearing a Fur Coat
By Cristina Cardoze
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Nailed! Early Arrival of Sandal Weather Catches Many Off Guard
By Veronica Torres - With Taxes Behind Them, City's Accountants Take a Breather
By Jennifer Cho and Lisa Deaderick
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"Welcome to the Zoo": Most Taxing Day of the Year Brings New Yorkers Out En Masse
By Allison Fashek and Susanne Beal - New Technology — and a Little Holy Water — Give Hope to Livery Cab Drivers
By Eric Marx and Veronica Torres
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City Council Speaker Wants New Yorkers to Pay Special Tax for Education
By Cristina Cardoze and Daphne Sashin -
Holocaust Survivors Gather to Commemorate Warsaw Ghetto Children's Day
By Allison Fashek and Jennifer Cho - Students Rally in New York to Protest Human Rights Abuses
By Veronica Torres and Eric Marx
- Consumer Group says ATMs are Always Taking Money
By Daphne Sashin and Cristina Cardoze
- California Students Donate Handmade Quilt to Queens School in Memory of Sept. 11
By Jennifer Lazarus and Alison Damast
- Wall Street Journal Goes Color in First Makeover in Half Century
By Paula Marie Valle and Nicole O'Dell
- Taking a Drive Down Memory Lane: Old Cars Are the New Thing at Auto Show
By Jennifer Cho
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New Models Now on Display at Car Show — But We're Not Talking About Automobiles
By Traci Spencer - One for The Road: The Art and Science of Automobile Cup Holders
By Susanne Beal
- Before Clicking, Check It Out: Auto Show is Online's Big Showroom
By Nicole O'Dell
- Fingerprints and Chamois: The Glamorous Life of an Auto-Show Detailer
By Daphne Sashin
- The Games People Played: NY Historical Society Opens New Exhibit
By Alison Damast
March
- Andersen Employees Speak Out Against Indictment
By Daphne Sashin
- New Line of Baby Food Hopes to Make Kids Smarter
By James Dean
- Poll: Chaos Will Reign If There Is an Attack at Indian Point
By Matthew Van Dusen
- Specifics of Reconstruction Plan for Financial District Delayed Until Mid-April
By Allison Fashek
- New BMW Mini Cooper to Hit US Highways
By Alison Damast
- Return of the Mini — the Car, Not the Skirt
By Susanne Beal
- WTC Tenants Look for Help to Start Over
By Lisa M. Deaderick
- Workers Claim Inequality in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Program
By Eric Marx
- Jewish Teenagers Rally in Support of Israel
By Daphne Sashin
- Bill Introduces New Idea: Senior Healthcare and Housing Under One Roof
By Jennifer Cho
- New Bill Would Bring Health Care Centers to Federally Funded Senior Housing Sites
By Cristina Cardoze
- Six Months Later: Remembering 9/11
By Wendy Ladd
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Women in Uniform Recognized in Medals Day Ceremony
By Eric Marx
- Ten Years after Bashing by Quayle, Sitcom Character Murphy Brown Honored as Mother of the Year
By Traci Spencer
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Saving the Penguins: Philanthropist Donates Patagonian Islands to Conservation Society
By Nicole O'Dell
- New York Philanthropist Donates Two Islands for Conservation
By Veronica Torres
- New York City Eighth Graders Boycott State Tests
By Daphne Sashin
- A Tree (Sculpture) Grows in Central Park: Museum Biennial Exhibition Opens
By Paula Marie Valle
- Art in the Park Marks Museum Biennial
By DeMarco Morgan
- The Nasdaq Gets Booped
By Allison Fashek
February
- Offshore Wind Farms Proposed to Help Meet New York's Energy Needs
By Alison Damast
- Wynton Marsalis Jazzes Up City Schools — Literally
By Eric Marx
- Celebrating Black History Month: Tutu and Glover Receive Awards
By Wendy Ladd
- Bowling for Dollars: Knicks Hit the Lanes for a Good Cause
By Wendy Ladd
- An Oasis for Ground Zero Workers Closes Its Doors, But Meals and Memories to Continue
By Jennifer Cho
- Going to the Dogs: Kennel Club Show Stressful for Both Dogs and Owners
By Jennifer Lazarus
- Vendors Are The Highlight of Dog Show Back Stage
By Cristina Cardoze
- The Hotel Pennsylvania Takes the Westminster Dog Show in Stride
By James Dean
- Manhattan Museum Exhibit to Mark Worst Attack on U.S. Soil
By DeMarco Morgan
- National Lawyer's Guild Accuses Police of Punishing WEF Protesters
By Matthew Van Dusen
- Now They're Cookin': Firefighters Face Off In Tabasco Recipe Contest
By Lisa B. Deaderick
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Sign of Hope: Restaurant Reopens on the Edge of Ground Zero
By Jennifer S. Lazarus
January
- Ohio Town Aids Bronx Firefighters in Wake of 9/11
By James Dean
- Protesters of World Economic Forum Promise Methods Will Be Peaceful
By Daphne Sashin
- Lots o' Matzo: Contestants Vie for Dumpling-Eating Crown
By Susanne Beal
- Having a Ball — or 10 or 15 — At Charity Matzo-Eating Contest
By Cristina Cardoze
- Aiming for the Stars: Sixth Graders to Launch Science Projects into Orbit
By Jennifer Lazarus
- Think, Laugh and Live: Family of Late Comedian Chris Farley Urges Use of Humor to Help Combat Drugs
By Lisa Deaderick
Instructors for The Deadline in Depth are Laura Muha, a former general-assignment and feature writer for Newsday (tel.: 212-854-0117) and Adam Horvath, a national editor for the Wall Street Journal.
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