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| − | '''Capital New York''', or '''Capital''' for short, is a news website that reports on the politics, culture, media, and sports of New York City. It was created in summer 2010 by Tom McGeveran and Josh Benson, two veterans of ''[[The New York Observer]]''. Its mission is to report on "how things work in New York"<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/page/about-us Capital's "About Us" page]</ref>. Naturally, it reports on Columbia with some frequency.<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/tags/columbia-university Capital's Columbia | + | '''Capital New York''', or '''Capital''' for short, is a news website that reports on the politics, culture, media, and sports of New York City. It was created in summer 2010 by Tom McGeveran and Josh Benson, two veterans of ''[[The New York Observer]]''. Its mission is to report on "how things work in New York"<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/page/about-us Capital's "About Us" page]</ref>. Naturally, it reports on Columbia, especially the [[J-school]] with some frequency.<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/tags/columbia-university Capital's coverage of Columbia]</ref><ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/tags/columbia-journalism-school Capital's coverage of the J-school] |
| − | ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and [[Bwog]] partisans | + | Many ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and [[Bwog]] partisans have found a home there. [[Eliza Shapiro]] is currently an education reporter for Capital, while [[Conor Skelding]] writes for their politics section and [[Peter Sterne]] works on their media desk. [[Avi Zenilman]] and [[Mark Hay]] have freelanced for the site. [[Jimmy Vielkind]], a former [[Speccie]], is the head of Capital's Albany bureau. |
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| + | Of especial note are Eliza's longform story on [[Moodygate]]<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/02/5204638/distant-president-and-mysterious-mckinsey-report-send-columbias-lib Eliza's article on Moodygate]</ref><ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/02/06/the-college-is-healthy-but-the-university-is-ill/ Bwog post about Eliza's article]</ref>, her interview regarding [[Operation Ivy League]]<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2010/12/928203/faq-who-knew-columbia-was-such-exciting-place-go-school Eliza's interview about Operation Ivy League]</ref>, and Mark's piece about Columbia's global expansion<ref>[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2011/09/3176134/campus-colossus-nyu-and-columbia-pursue-global-university-model-hot Mark's piece about Columbia's global expansion]</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 01:51, 2 February 2014
Capital New York, or Capital for short, is a news website that reports on the politics, culture, media, and sports of New York City. It was created in summer 2010 by Tom McGeveran and Josh Benson, two veterans of The New York Observer. Its mission is to report on "how things work in New York"[1]. Naturally, it reports on Columbia, especially the J-school with some frequency.[2]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[3], her interview regarding Operation Ivy League[4], and Mark's piece about Columbia's global expansion[5].
