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Note the detailed anecdotes that give the reader an impression of Quinn’s personality. Some folks have questioned whether the coverage of her up until now has been sexist, focusing on her clothing, her hair cut, her personal style. Is this piece fair, biased?
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The NY Times offers an interactive graphic to help keep track of mayoral candidates. What other aspects of candidate money-raising and spending do you think would lend themselves to interactive treatment?
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When we talk about the “other guys” in class, we are usually referring to the Public Advocate, the Comptroller, the Borough Presidents, and other publicly elected officials who offer checks and balances on the strong mayor system in New York City.
However, as Michael Barbaro argues persuasively in the New York Times, the judiciary should also be seen as part of that alternative power structure. Great fodder for class discussion!
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We were very lucky to have four of the city’s best City Hall reporters with us, sharing their tips to up-and-coming reporters. From left to right, they are: Azi Paybarah from Capital New York, Michael Howard Saul from the Wall Street Journal, Sally Goldenberg from the New York Post and David Chen City Hall bureau chief for the New York Times.
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One issue that could have a huge impact on New York is the impending budget sequestration in Washington D.C. – here’s a piece that describes the potential damage to New York’s budget.
Meanwhile, Shelly Silver is trying to thwart Cuomo’s plans on state education spending.
This week there’s also a very comprehensive piece in City and State about the problems mayoral pollsters have had predicting election results. Which is particularly interesting because of today’s Quinnipiac poll showing Chris Quinn within a hair of the magical 40 percent she needs to avoid a run-off. She keeps piling up the union endorsements, which helps.
Michael Howard Saul from the WSJ, one of the reporters who joined us on the City Hall panel last week, has an interesting piece about candidates trying to woo Latino voters, another reminder of how demograghics will help shape the coming election.
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Read this unusual memo to candidates for mayor from City Councilmen Jumaane Williams and Daniel Garodnick.
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This has to do with the on-going confusion over the timing of the New York City primaries. As a recent piece by J-School alum Andy Hawkins (’07) made crystal clear, there is utter chaos still. And now there’s a new idea: let’s go back to the old machines! Only in New York…