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IN THE NEWS

A Remarkably Rich Publication

January 2007
In a new book, "Fight for Air: The Battle To Control America's Media, " Eric Klinenberg called the Gotham Gazette" a remarkably rich publication" and an example of "innovative Internet journalistic projects."

Top Ten "Place Blogs" In The Nation

January 2007
Placeblogger's first Top 10 list of the best placeblogs in the nation. #7. Gotham Gazette, New York, NY

The Best "Urblogs"



January 2007
It's not a blog, but New York's Gotham Gazette deserves attention. It's a daily online news and policy digest that's serious but not stuffy. In fact, Gotham Gazette has a nice sense of humor: Take its "Judges Game," an interactive contest that tests whether you have the right stuff to be a judge in Brooklyn, home of frequent judicial scandals. (If your answers are cynical enough to win, you're pronounced as having all it takes to win a court seat in Brooklyn and perhaps do a stretch in federal prison.)


Nonprofit Journalism: Removing the Pressure of the Bottom Line
Spring 2005
" In the media cacophony that is New York, whoever heard of Gotham Gazette? Apparently lots of people. The web site, devoted to news of the city and its neighborhoods, gets more than 105,000 unique visitors per month. "In May [2005]," says Sara Stuart, Gotham's director of marketingand communications, "when you Googled 'New York City politics,' Gotham Gazette was the first of 26 million results.
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September, 2005
The primary is next Tuesday, and it seems like some registered Democrats still don't know who they will vote for in various races. Luckily, Gotham Gazette has some great resources for New Yorkers, including an excellent Guide for the Last Minute Voter...The good folks at the Gotham Gazette spent a lot of time breaking down the key issues


U.S: Watch those DNC bloggers go!

July, 2004
The Gotham Gazette has launched Clogs, a snappily-written site keeping an eye on the credentialed bloggers at the Democratic National Convention this week in Boston. It's a bit New York-centric -- what do New York Democrats do when marooned in little old Boston for a week?-- but then again, so am I.


Technologists Explore How Games Can Be Used As Learning Tools

June 9, 2004
A recent workshop spearheaded by Global Kids called "Serious Issues, Serious Games" explored whether the power of gaming can be harnessed to help the powers of good. more

By the Book: Reading Clubs Downtown
April, 2004
" If I had to belong to one book club in New York, [Gotham Gazette Book Club] would be it," said Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland and Paradise Alley and Sometimes You See It Coming. more

Holy Policy Wonks, Batman!
Gotham Gazette Aces Civic Duty

November 20, 2003
How does a small nonprofit site win awards and grab attention in media-saturated New York City? By staying hyper-focused on local issues and government -- and making it fun. more


News You Can Use. Seriously.
November, 2003
As far as we can tell, there is no other resource, in print or online, that is so tightly focused on New York City, yet that offers such a broad range of coverage. more


City News Site Goes Interactive
August 28, 2003
New York is a city of thousands of journalists and nearly as many news outlets. Amid such media noise, one small publication is creating news content that stands out from the crowd. more

Planning Your Park: A Game of Choices
April 15, 2004
Play the GothamGazette.com's newest interactive game and you come to understand that parks are about choices, choices and more choices.more


Playing the Budget Game
June 16, 2003
Newsday article about The NYC Budget Game. more

Rebuilding NYC on the Internet
April 2, 2002
Newsday article about Rebuilding NYC site. more


Behind the Scenes: Gotham Gazette
October 30, 2002
In an essay for CyberJournalist.net, Gotham Gazette Editor Jonathan Mandell describes how the tiny staff of Gotham Gazette put together this award-winning package. more


Port Authority no-show for WTC plans
November 23, 2002
Daily News article cites a Gotham Gazette live chat with Roland Betts of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. more

Translating The Varied Voices Of N.Y.C.
July 15, 2002
Daily News article about the efforts to translate the best stories from the immigrant and ethnic press. more


Extra, Extra
Time Out New York, July 25-August 1, 2002
Gotham Gazette, meta-best website? more


Website Works To Provide Comprehensive WTC Coverage
February 06, 2002
NY1’s Adam Balkin visited Gotham Gazette's office and talked with the staff about Rebuilding NYC site. more


One-Stop Shopping For the Civic- Minded
September 10, 2000
"A good-government guide to the issues and policies affecting New Yorkers." more

Gotham Gazette, The Future Of Urban Journalism? more

 

AWARDS


EARTH DAY NEW YORK
2005 Earth Day New York Award for "Excellence in Environmental Reporting"
Gotham Gazette has placed a major focus on New York City's environment with daily reports and well written columns covering a variety of environmants issues of concern to New Yorkers.

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ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS

2004 FINALIST:Creative Use: Independent
For Gotham Gazette's Gazette's interactive games and quizzes.

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2003 WINNER: General Excellence in Online Journalism: Fewer than 200,000 visitors - Independent
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2003 FINALIST:Service Journalism: Independent
For Gotham Gazette's Community Gazettes

2003 FINALIST:Creative Use: Independent
For Gotham Gazette's Gazette's Budget Game

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2002 WINNER : Service Journalism: Independent
For Gotham Gazette's Rebuilding NYC


2002 FINALIST : General Excellence in Online Journalism: Fewer than 200,000 visitors - Independent

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2001 FINALIST : Service Journalism: Independent
For Gotham Gazette's Searchlight 2001


BEST OF REFERENCE
"As an intelligent summation, commentary and positive influence on the civic life all around us, Gotham Gazette can't be beat!" more



INNOVATOR AWARDS
GothamGazette.com's "Searchlight on Campaign 2001" created a superbly navigable Web site that informed New York City voters about 40 0 candidates running in 70 races, the largest turnover in city history. "It did everything I ever wanted to do in an election."


JOURNALISM AWARD

American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter

 

FAN MAIL


Kent Barwick,
President of the Municipal Art Society:


The two best things to happen to New York in the past couple of years have been the MetroCard and the Gotham Gazette.

Kent Barwick

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Ruth Messinger,
Former Manhattan Borough President and 1997 Democratic Candidate For Mayor:

I am more than a fan. I am an addict.
I love the Gazette and refer many people to it. When I am traveling for work you take care of my junkie's need to know and you help me read only two and not four papers a day.

I would like to have the January-June campaign highlights in print, just as you have them on the web, for a class I will be teaching on the elections this fall....

Ruth Messinger

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Jerold Kayden,
Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Harvard Design School:

I have been meaning to send an e-mail to you and colleagues for months about the superb job you do every day with your publication.  I look forward to it every morning, and read mostly the specially prepared, exclusive materials rather than the selected articles from local papers (although I’m happy to have them there to skim as well).  With time at a premium, and so much to read, it is as you may imagine no small thing to get habit-hooked on a push e-mail every morning.  I just thought you might like to get feedback from an enthusiastic reader.  I know that there are many others as well.   

Sincerely,
Jerold Kayden

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Arturo Ignacio Sanchez,
Professor of Urban Planning at the Pratt Institute:

As an academic and frequent writer on New York urban issues for HOY (the largest Spanish language newspaper in the tri-state region), I am very pleased to see that the Gotham Gazette is including reprints from the so-called ethnic press.

Congratulations -- this new policy adds significant value to your excellent service because it offers our Newest New Yorkers a voice and presence on your frequently accessed site. In a city characterized by immigration and difference -- this is clearly an important development. In short, this important and necessary form of inclusion offers policy makers, analysts, and concerned individuals with a set of important windows into New York's growing immigrant communities. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Arturo Ignacio Sanchez

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Alan J. Friedman,
Director New York Hall of Science:

Just a short review: Gotham Gazette is superb. It has become part of my daily routine, and is the only website I check every day. Thank you for a unique and invaluable news service for those of us who live and breathe New York..

Alan Friedman

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Jill Chaifetz,
Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.:

Congrats on GG being a finalist for the Columbia award! I've been meaning to write to say that GG has performed with grace under extreme pressure since 9/11. I've been reading you everyday.

Jill Chaifetz

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Alex Snell,
Assistant to the Managing Director, Razorfish, Inc.:

Your site and daily e-mail are of immense value to NYC residents. It is my sole source of news about local issues. The comprehensiveness of your coverage is amazing. I actually prefer your original reportage on the issues to the articles you direct readers to (although that service is useful as well).

The new "Citizen" feature is OUTSTANDING. That you are expanding your offerings in a time when most internet enterprises are closing is inspiring to see.

This is a tremendous service, executed with a simplicity and clarity that is accessible and very easy to interact with. I would happily pay for it, as there is no other source of news and information about NYC that is as serious, expansive, non-sensationalistic and respectful of its readers -- on the web or in any other medium.

Thank you for your effort,
Alex Snell

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Rachel Donadio
City Editor, The Forward:

Just wanted to say that Gotham Gazette and the Eye Opener are fantastic and indispensable resources. I read them every day and always learn something useful and interesting. Now how many sites can you say that about? Bravo!

Best,
Rachel Donadio

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Meline Toumani
Graduate Student:

I just want to say thanks for this great resource.  I moved to NY last month and, as a journalism grad student, immediately had to absorb what was going on here. Gotham Gazette has been the most useful resource I have found to get a broad sense of both historical and current issues that are important in New York. I'm so glad to see this project thriving.

Thanks,
Meline Toumani

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Judith Berdy,
Loyal Fan:

I sent you a donation this morning so I can read the news guilt free for a year... Hope all your subscribers are generous. Where else can I get so depressed before breakfast. Give us the cheerful news occasionally.

Judith Berdy

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Sean Dwyer,

Gotham Gazette is the greatest thing to happen in New York City democracy since the end of the Board of Estimate.

Sean Dwyer

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