0 Maha Atal ’09 profiles IMF chief Lagarde for cover of Forbes Magazine

     

August 30, 2011

In her first story back from cofounding a journalism nonprofit, Maha Atal ’09 wrote a cover story for Forbes Magazine about Christine Lagarde, the new head of the International Monetary Fund.
 Lagarde, the first woman appointed head of France’s economic policy, was chosen as head of the International Monetary Fund this summer following the high-profile resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.“I’ve been working full time for the past nine months launching a journalism nonprofit with Damian Kahya ’09 and this was my return to practicing journalism,” Atal said. “The challenge – and thus the reward – was teaching myself to write all over again.  It was a sobering experience.”Atal’s story took three months to produce, and is the cover of Forbes’ annual issue on powerful women.“Reporting is a skill like riding a bike, a set of instincts and reflexes about how to drive a conversation,” Atal said. “Those came back naturally as soon as I started asking questions.”The issue of Forbes featuring Maha Atal’s story is available on newsstands now.

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0 J-School students cover 2012 election

J-School students hit the streets on Nov. 6 to cover Election Day, filing stories for their class websites from all corners of New York City, as voters casted their ballots.  

Lauren Davidson ’13 wrote about Astoria, Queens residents who flocked to gas stations rather than polling stations to fill up, following a shortage due to Hurricane Sandy. Jessica Gould ’13 spoke with Staten Island evacuees who lost everything during the recent storm, but maintained the will to vote. 

The New York Torch, which covers the ethnic communities of the city, documented first-time immigrant voters’ experiences. The Brooklyn Ink also live-blogged the election, providing regular updates from early morning until the final call was made. 

After most of the voters were tallied and the election was called definitively for President Obama, the Uptowner staff canvassed Harlem, as people danced in the streets, slammed on car horns and banged on saucepans.  Also Jasmine Bager '13 compiled a photoslideshow of the reaction of Times Square spectators upon hearing of the president's re-election.

Here is a video from our Centennial Series which chronicles several student reporters’ experiences throughout the day and evening.

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