What makes good audio, and how do you get it? How do you know which photos should accompany certain audio clips? Aligning two different media isn't always easy, and it's more challenging if neither is a format you're very comfortable with. Multimedia Producer Lindsay Lazarski talked about some of that when she guest-lectured last week.... Continue Reading →
Storify Assignment
Socially, many people want to capture a piece of the Italian Culture every day! I located bakeries and markets within the city and throughout greater Philadelphia and their customer's reactions towards their selections! See the Storify here
The Hot Spot for Contemporary Musical Theatre in Philly
From 1999 to 2003, native Philadelphian Michael O’Brien had been living in New York with the hopes of making a career in the theatre capital of the world. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University, O’Brien was eager to bust into the city’s theatre scene. In 2001, O’Brien... Continue Reading →
Only at Altomonte’s Italian Market
You can't find a "the-way-grandma-used-to-make-it-recipes" anywhere unless you're down to take a trip back Italy. Every culture and their recipes have melted within the "American" traditions. When it comes to our rooted cultures, we can all agree that the best dishes were served from our mothers and grandmothers growing up as a kid. They just... Continue Reading →
Let Them Eat Foie!
In the last decade, foie gras, more honestly known as fattened waterfowl liver, has become one of the most controversial yet popular ingredients in restaurant menu items across the country. This fattened duck or goose liver is commonly served pan seared, and it is often used as a spread for breads. It can be found... Continue Reading →
Connect With Strangers: Cupid’s Answer for Commuters
Thomas Knox, 28, is your average male from Brooklyn, New York. One evening, he called his female friend who was currently making her commute back home by way of public transportation. On the first subway car, Knox’s friend began getting harassed. Like any normal female would do at night on a subway car in New York... Continue Reading →
The Effort Of Renovations
William Penn founded Philadelphia with the intentions of continuing his love of London’s neighborhoods. Philadelphia has been called “the City of Homes” to “the City of Residences,” but now is being established as the “City of Neighborhoods,” as Penn once dreamed. While the total population of people moving into the city of Philadelphia and its... Continue Reading →
Written story assignment details
Write and publish on your site a 500-600 word short feature story from your beat. Stories should include at least two human sources and one non-human documentary report or statistical source. Ask yourself who the story is for and what that audience would want to know. You are required to take a photo for this... Continue Reading →
A Daring Take on Shakespeare’s Greatest Tragedy
Philadelphia is a city known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. In March 2015, Philadelphia's Wilma Theater at Broad and Spruce opened its production of Hamlet, starring Zainab Jah. While plenty of women have played Hamlet, Jah became only the second black woman to take on the iconic role. Given this twist on one of the... Continue Reading →
The Most Expensive and Luxurious Philly Cheesesteak
The city of Philadelphia has over a dozen claims to fame. As one of the busiest and largest cities in the U.S., and known for it's cultural diversity and history, there are infinite things that Philly has to offer. As far as the food department is concerned, there is only one food in the entire... Continue Reading →