Commencement @ms_rose791 (at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium)
The Web according to Samuel Rubenfeld, a journalist published in The Wall Street Journal, WSJ.com, Dow Jones Newswires, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram, The Hill, Village Voice, Newsday, Times of Middle Country and my alma mater's campus newspaper, The Hofstra Chronicle.
I write the Corruption Currents blog, which is hosted on the Wall Street Journal's website.
I'm 26 and I live in Astoria, Queens. I listen to a ton of music and read a lot about politics, public policy, the news media and the future of journalism. I also am a big fan of the Knicks, Jets and Mets. Expect a heavy dose of things to read. • Ask me anything
Samuel Rubenfeld's Tumblr
I write the Corruption Currents blog, which is hosted on the Wall Street Journal's website.
I'm 26 and I live in Astoria, Queens. I listen to a ton of music and read a lot about politics, public policy, the news media and the future of journalism. I also am a big fan of the Knicks, Jets and Mets. Expect a heavy dose of things to read. • Ask me anything
Samuel Rubenfeld's Tumblr
SEC Bars Former Goldman Banker Over Pay-to-Play - Risk & Compliance - WSJ
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that a former banker for Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $100,000 and be barred for five years from the securities industry for his role in a pay-to-play scheme.
Neil M.M. Morrison, who was fired by Goldman in 2010, allegedly used company phones and email to solicit contributions for his former boss, then-Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill, as Cahill was a candidate for governor.
While Morrison campaigned for Cahill, Goldman was winning underwriting business in Massachusetts.
UK, France to Join Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - Risk & Compliance - WSJ
The U.K. and France committed to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, or EITI, a global group that pushes for greater disclosure of government revenue from natural resources.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande jointly announced their countries’ intentions on Wednesday at a press conference in Paris. They join about 40 other countries in committing to implement the EITI Standard, which requires disclosure of taxes, royalties and other fees from a nation’s oil, gas and mining sectors.
“Think hard about the lead. Don’t be afraid to begin with your best fact.”
— Ezra Klein, Washington Post journalist, on what it takes to make hard policy facts easy reading. (via poynterinstitute)
“In the convoluted world of corporate tax accounting however, simple concepts like “overseas” and “returned to the country” are not as simple as they appear.”
— For U.S. Companies, Money ‘Offshore’ Means Manhattan - NYTimes.com
“Everything that can go wrong for me is going wrong.” - Ike Davis
“Once upon a time, Ike Davis was a very good first baseman. But, he has made some huge mistakes out there lately, and today, his whole mountain came crumbling down … I mean, the offensive slump is one thing, but if it’s being taken out into the field too and Ike is going to make these kinds of mental mistakes, it’s hard to continue justify playing him.” - Michael Baron, MetsBlog
“Write something short every day. Don’t wait for an invitation to write for a major publication. Or even a minor one. Invest time and energy in the spaces you control: your blog and Twitter account. (I’m assuming you already have both of these things because you are no fool.) Use them to dash off quick opinions and keep track of things you’re interested in exploring at greater length. This won’t prevent you from pitching these ideas to paying outlets or combining them into bigger projects — it’ll prepare you to do exactly that. When you apply for a job or pitch a freelance piece, editors will google you. Until you’ve got a lot of great clips (which will take a while), you want them to be able to find your awesome idea. You want them to be able to, at the very least, see what other publications you read and what kind of thinker you are.”
— Ann Friedman, journalist (via gracebello)
(Source: niemanlab.org, via gracebello)
Today, Mayor Bloomberg joined the Museum of the Moving Image to announce that the Museum will be the permanent home for Jim Henson’s creations including 400 puppets, costumes and props- the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and more!
“It’s only fitting that this extraordinary collection of puppets, costumes, props, and more should find a home in New York, where imagination and free expression are part of the fabric of our city, and where anyone who’s watched an episode of ‘Sesame Street’ sees the inspiration provided by the vibrant neighborhoods and characters that make our city so extraordinary.” - Mayor Bloomberg
It’s official: the Muppets now live in Astoria.
(via capitalnewyork)
IT’S HERE… Somersault’s spring music issue!
Check out our free, downloadable pdf magazine for essays by David Grossman, Qainat Khan, Alexia Chandon-Piazza, Corinne Grinapol and your two editors, Evan Fleischer and Torie Rose DeGhett, not to mention beautiful artwork by Gregory Muenzen. Check back here throughout the day as we post the essays to this Tumblr so you can reblog and otherwise share them individually.
Happy reading!
And voilà!
“…already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere.”
— Roll Call (via brooklynmutt)
(via brooklynmutt)
NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'
A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he’s seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages obtained by The Associated Press show otherwise.
