Faculty

Prof. Betty Ming Liu

  bml3@nyu.edu

Betty Ming Liu, a former nationally syndicated columnist for The New York Daily News, was also a commentator for thirteen/WNET. Before launching her national column on diversity issues at The News, she was a gossip columnist, business reporter and wrote for the paper’s feature section. Earlier, she worked for The Newark Star-Ledger, Crain’s New York Business, The Hudson Dispatch and The Village Voice. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and Baruch College.

Stories contributed by Prof. Liu’s students:

“Investing in Body Art” AIn downtown New York, twentysomethings see a tattoo as a good investment by Elana Roth

“Graffiti” A new brand of recession-themed graffiti is tightening its grip on the streets of SoHo and residents don’t seem to mind, as long as it’s not on their property.
by Dean Stattman

“Crying In Their Beer” Sulky Wall Streeters are trading fine wines for $3 pints of Miller by Ishita Singh

“The Real Deal”
If you don’t have the cash to buy diamonds or Prada, these companies will help you fake it. by Diana Vilibert

“Check Your Purse, Sir?”
And other things men will soon be hearing, if the fashion industry gets its way by Diana Vilibert

“The Bittersweet Truth”
Dark chocolate is probably less wonderful for your health than you think. by Alyssa Galella

“Sizing It Up”
Do you fit into a size 6 in one store, but need a size 8 in another? Don’t be fooled — it’s a ploy to get your business. by Stephanie Wu