Language Corner
Small bites
Making big numbers more understandable
By Merrill Perlman Jun 17, 2013 at 03:00 PM
The wildfires are at it again: One near Colorado Springs was really big. How big? CNN said it was about... More
United States Project
Hillary’s first tweet: A 2016 harbinger?
Trivia and speculation signifying nothing
By Brendan Nyhan Jun 17, 2013 at 10:50 AM
After more than four years representing the US abroad as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton returned to the domestic political... More
Minority Reports
On covering same-sex marriage
Here are some takeaways from last week’s panel, moderated by the author
By Jennifer Vanasco Jun 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On Wednesday, CJR and the ACLU co-hosted a panel at Washington, DC's Newseum on how journalists can better cover same-sex... More
The Observatory
Science media centers & the press, part 1
Does the UK model help journalists?
By Fiona Fox and Connie St. Louis Jun 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM
With a mission to provide the press and the public with high-quality scientific information and sources, the Science Media Centers... More
The Audit
A new cross-border tax-haven database and its significance
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists pushes into new journalism territory
By Dean Starkman Jun 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists hit the mother lode when it published the first of its dozens of exposés... More
The Kicker
Video: CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
By The Editors Jun 15, 2013 at 11:30 AM
CJR hosted a panel discussion on June 12, "We Now Pronounce You..." to look at the ways journalists do, and... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Vineyard sign language, dictatorial exploits
By The Editors Jun 14, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR's frequently updated "Must-reads from around the Web," our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
The Second Opinion
Exchange Watch: The ongoing game of Spin the Rates
This time it’s Ohio, and the result is a phony tale about rising premiums
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM
First came the good news from the West Coast about how Obamacare will be lowering premiums for individuals shopping... More
The Audit
Exclusive survey: A year out, Times-Pic downsizing leaves bitterness, scorn among ex-, current employees
Harsh words for management and the Newhouse family
By Rebecca Theim Jun 14, 2013 at 06:50 AM
A year ago this week, about 200 now-former employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, including almost half the newsroom, learned... More
Behind the News
Consensus was that ERT needed reforming
“Of course there is corruption at ERT, but that is the fault of the politicians, not the journalists”
By Alison Langley Jun 14, 2013 at 06:50 AM
While journalists and advocates continue expressing outrage over the way Greek public broadcaster ERT was closed--it went dark with little... More
The Second Opinion
MRSA MRSA MRSA!
Some recent high points on the “superbug” beat
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 13, 2013 at 02:52 PM
This is the first installment in an occasional series about antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the planet's most... More
United States Project
The case for a secrecy beat
The press has a major role to play in fostering the debate on transparency that the nation needs
By Dan Froomkin Jun 13, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Despite the recent blockbuster leaks about spying on the phone records of millions of Americans, and President Obama's stated... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
Oops! LAX TSA officer shamed a BoingBoing writer’s daughter
And he used his media clout to make it a thing
Can ladymags do serious journalism?
Some people don’t seem to think so
Atlantic launches weekly iPhone mag
The paid product its prez teased a few months back has arrived
The usefulness of pie charts, in two pie charts
Business Insider launched an excellent attack against pie charts. But if all those words are bogging you down, WaPo has a simpler version
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
