Author Archives: Greg David

Know the News: Post’s Gift To Legal and Ethics Class

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Greg David

I don’t what it is in store for you in the first-semester legal and ethics class, but the New York Post has presented a classic case study with its weekend stories alleging the housekeeper in the DSK case is a … Continue reading →

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Know the News: The 2013 mayoral race and 24/7 politics

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Greg David

Politics has become a 24/7, 365 days a year obsession for many media outlets and there is an explosion of jobs at places like politico.com and elsewhere. It is true in New York as well. Today, the Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Know the news: If at first you don’t succeed

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Greg David

In mid June, the New York Times put together a profile of the housekeeper who had accused powerful French politician Dominique Strauss Kahn of rape. “In dozens of interviews with people who know her or are familiar with her life, … Continue reading →

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Know the News: The biggest city crime story in a long time

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Greg David

The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a leading contender to be president of France, on charges that he raped a hotel housekeeper has been the most riveting crime story in New York in years, became an obsession in France and was … Continue reading →

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Know the News: Trouble in the schools

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Greg David

Last Friday, in an announcement overshadowed by the passage of the gay marriage bill, the mayor announced a deal on the city budget that prevented the layoffs of more than 4,000 teachers. Nevetheless, as a New York Times story today … Continue reading →

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Know the News: Gay marriage approved in NY

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Greg David

The most high-profile issue in New York in the past three months has been the effort to legalize gay marriage in New York–or marriage equality as its proponents describe it. The passage Friday of a very controversial bill makes New … Continue reading →

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Know the News: The Changing Face of the City

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Greg David

Last semester, virtually every student in Craft did a story on the 2010 Census. Census results will continue to be released for the rest of the year, and you will find them invaluable in the coverage of your community district, … Continue reading →

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Know the News: Many New Yorkers are rich

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Greg David

What kind of a city will you be covering in your Craft class and in many of the other courses you take? A city with a lot of very rich people as this story from the Wall Street Journal New … Continue reading →

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Know the News

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Greg David

When you walk into your Craft class in August, you will be assigned one of the city’s community districts to cover as your beat or you will be assigned a subject beat within a single community district. In either case, … Continue reading →

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