The Audit
In defense of ‘Dasani’
The NYT series transcends the Pulitzers and the second-guessing
By Ryan Chittum Apr 17, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Columbia's Bill Grueskin tries to explain why the Pulitzer board dismissed The New York Times's "Invisible Child" series about Dasani... More
United States Project
What law did the Toledo Blade break? The Army won’t say
But we’ve got a guess—and the paper’s lawsuit could present the first challenge to the statute
By Jonathan Peters Apr 16, 2014 at 03:22 PM
After military police detained two journalists last month outside a military manufacturing plant, an Army spokesman said the journalists had... More
Behind the News
Another Pulitzer for reporting classified info
The prize’s board has “rewarded” coverage of leaked material before
By Cora Currier Apr 16, 2014 at 11:35 AM
The Pulitzer committee's decision to give its public service award this year to the Washington Post and the Guardian for... More
The Kicker
3 signs you’re in a bad relationship with your editor
What happens if, somewhere between first draft and publication, the editor-writer relationship goes south?
By Sarah Laskow Apr 16, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Just like any successful romance, a good editorial relationship starts with two people, a mutual attraction, and the hope that... More
Behind the News
Why was ‘Dasani’ shut out of the Pulitzers?
5 problems with The New York Times’ ambitious, influential series on the life of one homeless Brooklyn girl
By Bill Grueskin Apr 16, 2014 at 06:50 AM
On Monday afternoon, the Pulitzer board awarded the local news reporting prize to an impressive, powerfully written series of stories... More
The Second Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does the Medicaid story we’ve been looking for
Taking a close look at what life is like in the “coverage gap”
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 15, 2014 at 03:05 PM
Not long ago, we faulted press coverage of the Medicaid expansion debate for overlooking the personal experiences and struggles of... More
The Audit
USA Today’s third-rate clickbait
Trolling for pageviews à la Business Insider, but without the panache
By Ryan Chittum Apr 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM
What happens when America's Newspaper tries to go Business Insider? Something like this: That's the America's Markets section of USA... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
Sealing deadly court files, and Obama and his Cabinet
By Steven Brill Apr 15, 2014 at 10:55 AM
This column, a regular feature, was originally published on Reuters.com. 1. Sealing deadly court files: In the wake of continuing... More
Language Corner
Pretentious, or quaint?
Amongst, amidst, whilst
By Merrill Perlman Apr 15, 2014 at 06:50 AM
The headline on a recent article in a Tennessee newspaper said the local teachers were "among best-paid" in the state.... More
Behind the News
IBT Media is allegedly breaking labor law
Newsweek’s parent company only pays employees once a month despite laws mandating twice monthly, according to multiple former and current staffers
By Sara Morrison Apr 14, 2014 at 05:45 PM
IBT Media, the parent company of International Business Times and Newsweek, has been violating New York labor law for years... More
The Kicker
2014 Pulitzer Prizes announced
Guardian and WaPo win for public service
By The Editors Apr 14, 2014 at 03:00 PM
This year's Pulitzer Prizes were announced at 3pm on Monday at Columbia University, the final prizes overseen by outgoing administrator... More
#Realtalk
16 women whose digital startups deserve Vox-level plaudits
A look at the media entrepreneurs who aren’t grabbing headlines
By Ann Friedman Apr 14, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Even casual consumers of media news have heard of Ezra Klein and Nate Silver, two names that are now synonymous... More
Behind the News
The enduring pull of mag covers
Why do magazine cover images still hold so much cultural power in this decline-of-print era?
By Jill Filipovic Apr 14, 2014 at 06:50 AM
In some ways, the Julia Louis-Dreyfus Rolling Stone cover is a sign of how far we've come: A 53-year-old woman... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Heartbleed bugs and wonk bubbles
By The Editors Apr 11, 2014 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
The AP downplays its Obamacare scoop
Repeal on deductible caps marks another step in The Great Cost Shift
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 11, 2014 at 01:30 PM
Earlier this week, David Espo of The Associated Press broke the news that an unlikely alliance of Democrats and Republicans... More
The Kicker
OnEarth eliminates print
The science mag’s editors say sticking to digital will allow them to devote more resources to environmental journalism
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Apr 11, 2014 at 11:31 AM
Back in February we praised OnEarth, the editorial arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, for using its website to... More
The Audit
Michael Wolff’s digital media bloopers (UPDATED)
The Newser founder trolls (other) digital-news companies
By Ryan Chittum Apr 11, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Having accurately predicted that Lachlan Murdoch would return to his dad's company, Michael Wolff, in his exhilaration, made this crack... More
United States Project
A small paper scores an open-records win in a recovering city
The Joplin Globe’s court victory forces an investigation’s findings public before local election
By Greg Grisolano Apr 10, 2014 at 11:13 AM
KANSAS CITY -- Voters in Joplin, MO, the small Midwestern city still recovering from a 2011 tornado, went to the... More
The Second Opinion
The promise and peril of new Medicare data
Newly-released Medicare payment data offer key clues to how physicians practice, get paid—if reporters proceed carefully
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 10, 2014 at 08:00 AM
Yesterday's release by the Department of Health & Human Services of Medicare physician payment and service data--for decades out of... More
The Audit
The press and the tech bubble
How the groundwork might be laid for another Big One
By Ryan Chittum Apr 9, 2014 at 04:30 PM
Here's a headline you don't like to see if you're worried about a possible social-media/tech bubble: Slate wrote this toward... More
The Audit
Audit Notes: CNN, SEC scorched, how we read now
By Ryan Chittum Apr 9, 2014 at 03:00 PM
CNN is launching a show built for Twitter called Your 15 Second Morning, The Wall Street Journal reports. Fifteen seconds!... More
The Second Opinion
What coverage of New York’s ‘surprise billing’ fix left out
The fight between doctors and insurers is an important one to keep watching
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Last week, The New York Times ran an article announcing a significant healthcare provision in the budget deal reached by... More
Behind the News
The Local goes global
An English-language news site in Sweden is expanding across the continent
By Alison Langley Apr 9, 2014 at 06:50 AM
In 2004, James Savage and Paul Rapacioli were two Brits who had fallen in love with Swedes, leaving them with... More
It doesn’t add up - A science writer questions the conventional wisdom of US-born STEM workers
#Realtalk: Dear reader - For small sites, loyalty might be a better path to pageviews
Falling for internet hoaxes - Some people who share satire don’t realize they’re missing the punchline
Digital First plans layoffs (Updated) - High-level executives and high-profile digital projects targeted
‘Nobody’s that lucky’—except in Florida’s lottery? - Palm Beach Post ferrets out lottery fraud, prompts tightening of “meager” safeguards
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
The future of Facebook may not say ‘Facebook’
The future of the social network is apps—lots and lots of apps
Bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ unmasked-again?
A linguistics analysis suggests that Nick Szabo, a well known name in cryptography circles, is the mysterious father of the digital currency
The Center for Public Integrity’s response to ABC News
“I urge you to go to your reporters and engage in serious self-examination”
The slaughter bench of history
How war has made the world safer and richer
Despite the bridge scandal, Chris Christie’s state is relatively transparent and accountable. CJR’s Greg Marx talks to Gordon Witkin
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
