Elise Czajkowski

Editor/Writer

New York, New York

Elise Czajkowski

Editor/Writer

New York, New York

After Ruling, Two Muslim Comedians Closer to Having Ads Posted in Subways
Lighthearted ads that both aimed to promote the 2013 documentary “The Muslims Are Coming!”. and tolerance toward American Muslims should start appearing in dozens of the city’s subway stations in the near future, following a district-court ruling on Wednesday that reversed a decision by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reject the ads.
ArtsBeat
Legal Comedy
Taiwanese Man Gets 42 Months For Exports To Iran
A Taiwanese businessman was sentenced Friday to 42 months in prison for breaking U.S. trade laws by exporting American goods with military uses to Iran. Yi-Lan Chen was sentenced by Judge Adalberto Jordan of the U.S.
Law360
Legal
Calif. Lawmakers Limit Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
California's Senate has passed a bill that would limit the amount of cadmium allowed in children's jewelry, the latest push to rid children's merchandise of the toxic metal.
Law360
Legal
Bret Michaels Sues Promoter Over Axed Concert
Rock star Bret Michaels is demanding $5 million from a concert promoter who allegedly canceled a scheduled concert in upstate New York and blamed the musician's appearance on the television show "America's Got Talent" for the cancellation.
Law360
Legal
Yuan Not Manipulated, But Undervalued: US Treasury
China is not actively manipulating its currency, but the renminbi remains undervalued despite recent changes in policy, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The department on Thursday sent its semi-annual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies to Congress, saying that no major trading partner of the U.S.
Law360
Politics Legal
'Fly' Must Pay Atty Fees In Barclays 'Hot News' Spat
A judge has ordered financial news website theflyonthewall.com to pay $200,000 to Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. for attorneys' fees stemming from a copyright infringement suit against the site over its posting of the banks' reports and suggestions.
Law360
Legal
Judge Lets Al-Qaida Donors Off Hook In 9/11 MDL
A federal judge has granted dismissal to more than three dozen foreign defendants - including relatives of Osama bin Laden - in a case accusing them of donating funds later funneled to the group behind the Sept. 11 attacks, finding that the court did not have specific jurisdiction over them.
Law360
Politics Legal
Enviros Claim Wash. Dam Spill Laws Threaten Salmon
Fishing groups have joined with conservationists in a suit that accuses Washington state's water quality regulator of failing to protect endangered salmon by refusing to allow beneficial water releases over dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
Law360
Legal
Northeast Fisheries Threaten Endangered Whales: Suit
The Humane Society of the United States has hit the National Marine Fisheries Service with a suit alleging the continued operation of four federal fisheries off the coast of New England threaten the lives of endangered whales.
Law360
Legal
Markey Pushes FDA On Seafood Safety In Gulf
Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to monitor the effect on the region's seafood of chemical dispersants used to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Law360
Legal
DVD Standards Antitrust Suit Tossed
A judge has dismissed an antitrust suit against international DVD standard-setting organization DVD Forum brought by the manufacturer of a thinner, recyclable optical disc, which accused the organization of trying to run it out of business. Judge Mariana R.
Law360
Legal
EU Adopts New Competition Rules For Online Selling
New antitrust rules adopted by the European Commission will allow brand owners to block online sales of their goods by distributors without brick-and-mortar outlets, and ease restrictions currently facing online companies.
Law360
Legal
Best Buy Accuses Rival Of False Ad Campaign
Best Buy Stores LP has accused rival electronics retail chain Ultimate Electronics of misleading consumers through an ongoing advertising campaign that falsely promises to always beat Best Buy's prices. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S.
Law360
Legal
BA, AA Offer Up Routes To Remedy Antitrust Fears
British Airways PLC, American Airlines Inc. and Iberia SA have offered to lease out certain trans-Atlantic flight slots to competitors in an effort to secure European Commission approval of their proposed Oneworld Alliance and allay fears that the alliance could hurt competition on trans-Atlantic routes.
Law360
Legal
Coke Slapped With IP Suit Over Face-Matching Program
The maker of popular face-matching software has filed suit against the Coca-Cola Co., alleging that the Coke Zero Facial Profiler - an application found on the soft drink giant's Web site - infringes two patents.
Law360
Legal
Ex-Bernstein Partners Open Mass Tort Firm In NY
Two former Bernstein Liebhard LLP partners have launched a boutique plaintiffs firm in New York, through which they will specialize in mass tort product liability and qui tam cases, while continuing to work with former securities clients.
Law360
Legal

About

Elise Czajkowski

💰 Currently, I work as the Manager of Local News at Bash Advisory, a consultancy that helps nonprofits newsroom raise money from foundations and individuals.

🖋️ I'm also a freelance editor, writer, and content marketer. I write and edit the "Need to Know" newsletter for the American Press Institute, and my other clients include Wirecutter, the Local Media Association, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and Podreacher.

My background is a bit eclectic:

🗞️ In the spring of 2019, I was a Tow Knight Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Newmark School of Journalism, where I launched a non-profit called Sidewalk News, which uses outdoor advertising to distribute local news.

🎤 I also covered comedy and media in New York City; I previously compiled the comedy listings for The New York Times, and wrote for The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Splitsider, Flavorpill, Time Out New York, Paste Magazine, Vulture, The Awl, and GOOD Magazine.

🎒I have a degree from New York University in Broadcast Journalism and International Politics.

📺 📻 🎭I have written questions for BBC 4 quiz show "Only Connect", read the news on New Zealand radio, and audio-described plays for blind audiences.