Columbia News Service is staffed by master’s candidates at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Articles are written by the students, then edited and vetted by professional journalists and professors. All articles are transmitted to New York Times News Service clients, but are also available for republication by any professional media outlet at no charge. Photos may also be downloaded from this site; multimedia links are also provided

Shanti was interested in hearing how Skype was used in Schools. We connected when our timezones were decent for the both of us via , yes, you guessed it via Skype. She just informed me by email that her article Skype Gives Students Window on the World was published.  Of course, Silvia was interviewed and Wes Fryer, was too.