An Instagram Photographer in North Korea
This is just a public service announcement to make sure everyone’s following AP photographer David Guttenfelder on Instagram. Guttenfelder's feed is mostly photos from inside North Korea. He shoots...
View ArticleBroad Questions
The push for a female libido pill reveals misunderstandings about female sexuality. Plus: Jorge Ramos' confrontation with the GOP front-runner; a guide to parsing stock market coverage; and an...
View ArticleThe Fat Jew: Superstar or Supervillain? (Part 2)
In the wake of widespread allegations of joke theft on his wildly-popular Instagram page, Josh Ostrovsky (aka "The Fat Jew") was pummeled by the media, derided as trashy, lazy, and talentless....
View ArticleThe Fat Jew: Superstar or Supervillain? (Part 1)
The news that Josh Ostrovsky (better known by his online persona "The Fat Jew") had signed a deal with CAA sparked outrage across the comedy community. Ostrovsky maintains an extraordinarily popular...
View ArticleSlate: The Culture Gabfest, The Paranoid Style in American Podcasting Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas, and Julia Turner speak with Slate social media editor Jeremy Stahl about his new series of Slate articles on 9/ 11 conspiracy...
View ArticleFacebook's Mobile Problem
We’ve been talking all week about Facebook’s looming step into public life, set to take place this Friday. But since the social networking giant filed for its IPO back in February, there’s been one...
View ArticleInstagram, Your Privacy, and A Photo Project
The mobile photo service Instagram caused a furor yesterday when they announced expansive new terms of service. Sam Biddle, reporter for Gizmodo, explains the backlash, and what we know about social...
View ArticleTech Writer Anil Dash on The Web We Lost
Blogger Anil Dash says we tend to trumpet the tech revolution, with its vast social networks and slick smartphones, as a triumph of usability and empowerment. But Dash says a spirit of collaboration...
View ArticleHoliday Weekend Instagram Project: #WNYCgratefulfor
The project for this holiday weekend is to take photos of the people, pets, and things that make you feel grateful.RULES:Tag your photos #WNYCgratefulfor. Tell us the story behind the photo in the...
View ArticleInstagram Changes Your Memory
Emily Badger, contributor to Atlantic Cities, discusses how Instagram and other services like it change your memory about events. She says it "really changes the way people interact in public space"...
View Article16 New York City Instagrammers You Should Follow
Who are your favorite New York City Instagrammers taking unique and interesting photos of our city?That's the question we've been asking, and our followers had some great suggestions. Check out the...
View ArticleThe Best Photos of the Snow on Instagram
Here are some of our favorite photos of the snow! Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your own snow photos: @wnycradio.
View ArticleThis Week on Instagram
Some of our favorites photos of New York City posted on Instagram this week.
View ArticlePi In The City
Today is Pi Day, in that it’s March 14th, or 3.14. It’s the one day a year we pause to reflect on that beautiful symbol used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.To...
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We're Taking Instagram Out on Assignment
We often use our Instagram account (@wnycradio) to give you a behind-the-scenes view of what's happening in our studios, but starting today, we're taking our account out on the streets of New York...
View Article#WhyIStay In My City
In one of the first episodes of our new show, Death, Sex & Money, we talked to a freelance documentary producer who came to New York in the 80s, but is now finding herself priced out, feeling broke...
View Article11 New York City Instagrammers You Should Follow This Summer
We love the New York City Instagram community, and regularly feature our favorite "Instagram of the day." Here are a few photographers that regularly catch our eye; we're looking forward to seeing what...
View ArticlePhotos show the struggles women in Mozambique face getting health care
During a global health reporting trip to Mozambique, Sonia Narang witnessed the challenges women and children face in one of the least developed countries in the world. Thus was born "The Women of...
View ArticleAfter 20 years abroad, an American photojournalist turns his lens homeward
After college, photojournalist David Guttenfelder set off to find freelance work abroad. Twenty years later, he's back in the US and photographing his home country for the first time.
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Sideshow Podcast: Christoph Niemann, Instagram Savant
If you’re an illustrator with a dozen and a half New Yorker covers in your portfolio, several popular children’s books, and your own blog at the New York Times, you’re doing something right. But...
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