Neighborhood Blogwatchby Carla Zanoni In the past month a few new local blogs have unveiled their pages and stories to Northern Manhattan readers. These differ from the sites typically featured in this column as they are written by staffs of burgeoning reporters studying in advanced degree journalism programs at New York City schools. Although many of the students are from far off lands internationally or states across the country, they have an enthusiasm to learn about the area (and desire to do well in school) and access to seasoned journalists and professors to edit their work which should make these sites chock-full of interesting and useful information. So, for now, we sit back and explore how these budding journalists might help us build and grow this community even further with the stories they uncover. NorthattonReporting the news from Manhattan’s northern neighborhoodsCovering news from as far south as 96th Street in Manhattan Valley and as far north as W. 218th Street in Inwood, this group of students from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism* has recently reported on crime in the Washington Heights, furry residents in Inwood and arborcide in Inwood Hill Park. northattan.org The UptownerAnother Columbia Graduate School of Journalism student-run blog covering Manhattan areas as southern as East Harlem and as north as Inwood, The Uptowner promises to “provide a voice for upper Manhattan communities that other news outlets miss.” theuptowner.org Interactive JournalismLess a blog about Northern Manhattan, but more a place to display student work about varied topics and varied locales, Interactive Journalism recently covered an interesting article by Northern Manhattan police that reported crimes have gone down in Washington Heights. blogs.journalism.cuny.edu Follow Carla Zanoni’s blog The Streets Where We Live to explore and stay connected to Northern Manhattan. *In the interest of full disclosure, Carla Zanoni survived Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism not long ago when blogging about local news was in its infancy and New Media was still a new idea. The Manhattan Times is the bilingual newspaper of Washington Heights and Inwood.
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