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-20 posts tagged "New York Times"
Liam Price | Monday, November 21, 2022
Apparently it was Janet Malcolm who said that every journalist “who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” Shoutout to Google for helping me out there, but I also want to shout out my newfound eidolon, Janet Malcolm. Her next
Natalie Allton | Thursday, February 17, 2022
It’s hard to be on social media — or on campus — right now and not know what Wordle is. The word-based puzzle game has boomed into popularity over the past few weeks, leading to its recent acquisition by the New York Times as part of the publication’s “Games” site. Wordle’s buyout has been approached
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 11, 2022
Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times, spoke to students and faculty Wednesday about her experience covering the COVID-19 pandemic. After completing an undergraduate degree in biochemistry, Mandavilli said she intended to be a scientist. Four years into her doctoral degree, however, Mandavilli said she “didn’t feel challenged enough”
Alexa Schlaerth | Friday, January 14, 2022
As spring semester 2022 has dawned upon us all, now more than ever is the time to reflect on the policies and behaviors that have allowed us to come back to campus in (what is seemingly) one piece. Many of our college-aged peers in other universities across the country have fallen into a “soft-start” approach
Isa Sheikh | Friday, November 5, 2021
Over the past two years, The New York Times’ “1619 Project” has been the subject of much controversy. The long-form journalistic project spearheaded by Notre Dame alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative”
Gabrielle Penna | Friday, February 19, 2021
Part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Recovery Plan to address increased economic inequality during the pandemic includes proposed changes to the child tax credit policy by temporarily providing additional funds to parents. Earlier this month, Sen. Mitt Romney proposed an alternative bill that would give parents more money than allocated in the America Recovery
Christopher Parker | Monday, February 15, 2021
What do journalists do when the details of an event aren’t quite adding up? At The New York Times, they often turn to Malachy Browne. Browne spoke to Notre Dame professor James O’Rourke over Zoom as part of the Ten Years Hence lecture series on Friday. He works with a team of investigators and computer
Maria Leontaras | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Electric. Magical. Terrifying. These are a few words students used to describe the storming of the field after Notre Dame football’s double-overtime victory over Clemson Saturday. There was a tangible shift in the Stadium’s energy as the Irish settled for a game-tying play. Fans rushed to the first 15 or so rows of each designated student
Sara Schlecht | Monday, November 25, 2019
“Dark Waters,” the latest from Todd Haynes, is in some sense a typical, albeit slow, legal thriller that takes place less in the courtroom and more on a farm. Where it differs is its unnerving basis in fact. Based on a New York Times Magazine article, the film tells the story of Robert Bilott, played
Kelli Smith | Friday, September 27, 2019
Jack Mowat loves crossword puzzles. A Notre Dame sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, Mowat grew up bent over puzzle after puzzle with his grandmother. They started with word searches, but once Mowat was old enough to advance to crosswords, the duo discovered a new passion. So when Mowat received an email this June informing him his