Are the frustrations and joys of New York’s subway unique to my home city? A summer criss-crossing Paris in its metro answered my question. As a New Yorker, I am familiar with the dirt and delays that can define a commuter’s experience in a city where 5.4...
Chinese immigrants form a growing community in France. Two manicurists gave me insight into challenges facing workers in Paris’s beauty industry. Finding a good nail salon in a new city can be a challenge. After roaming the streets of Paris’ 14th arrondissement...
Barry Moody worked for more than four decades covering some of the world’s biggest stories. It was variously tragic, exhausting and exhilarating. This is the sixth in a series of profiles of News-Decoder correspondents. Barry Moody can tell you firsthand about...
Sue Landau reckons that “as long as there are humans, there will be some kind of news industry.” This is the fifth in a series of profiles of News-Decoder correspondents. Sue Landau reckons that “as long as there are humans, there will be some kind of news...
From school paper to the Wall Street Journal, Betty Wong covered major stories including the 1990s stock boom and the Great Recession. Betty Wong never expected to become a journalist.As a teenager attending a rigorous, science-oriented high school in New York City,...