Behind the News
Native ads aren’t as clear as outlets think
Consumers skip over labels, and even when they see them, many don’t understand what they mean
By Tracie Powell Dec 5, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Publishers and marketers believe they are being responsible by distinguishing native advertising--advertising designed to look and feel like journalism--from news... More
The Kicker
Millennials: not bringing mom to interviews
Debunking another dumb bit of millennial truthiness
By Jesse Singal Dec 5, 2013 at 10:50 AM
I'll never forget the interview that led to my first job, as associate editor at Campus Progress (which has since... More
#Realtalk
Viral done right
Not all shareable content is empty clickbait
By Ann Friedman Dec 5, 2013 at 06:50 AM
First the Wall Street Journal profiled Gawker traffic powerhouse Neetzan Zimmerman. Then came the news that, thanks largely to social... More
United States Project
Seriously slick
At Jake Silverstein’s “amped up” Texas Monthly, water policy, immigration, and BBQ are all cover stories
By Richard Parker Dec 5, 2013 at 06:50 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- From his posh office on the 17th floor, Jake Silverstein, the editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly, has the... More
United States Project
Pizza parties, backroom drinks won’t fix DC
A Boston Globe story undercuts an unpersuasive theory
By Brendan Nyhan Dec 4, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Why can't members of Congress just get along? Critics of polarization often suggest that a key reason for the decline... More
Behind the News
The media’s struggle for survival in Bhutan
The changing media landscape in the tiny Himalayan nation
By Edirin Oputu Dec 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
When Bhutan began its transition into a parliamentary democracy in 2006, its media scene exploded. People in the remote Himalayan... More
The Audit
Print: It’s alive!
Newsweek’s return to print is another body blow to the idea of free content from old media
By Dean Starkman Dec 4, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Newsweek's announcement that it is resurrecting its print edition is probably the most dramatic sign yet that digital-only ad models... More
Behind the News
Ukraine’s deep-rooted media problem
As the country is roiled by protest, a Kiev-based journalist looks at a long-standing problem in the media business, where fake, paid-for “news” stories are routine
By Ivan Verstyuk Dec 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM
KIEV—For Ukrainian journalists, "jeans" is not just a pair of denim pants, but also a media piece published for a... More
The Second Opinion
Entitled to better reporting
There’s a wider (and increasingly urgent) Social Security story out there—beyond the Beltway and deficit talk
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM
A year ago, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein appeared on the CBS Evening News to talk about the debt crisis--a... More
Cloud Control
Creative Commons: Ur doing it wrong
Give credit where it’s due and, under new rules, take credit for changes you make
By Sarah Laskow Dec 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Creative Commons--an incredibly powerful legal tool that many media outlets take for granted, and without which the internet would be... More
United States Project
LAT exposes wasteful spending on the biowarfare beat
Local media outlets around the country can do that, too
By David Cay Johnston Dec 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
An expose of dubious Pentagon spending hit the front page of the Los Angeles Times front page not long ago,... More
The Observatory
Asperger’s, pedophiles, and questionable motivations
A dart to the Daily Beast, for its ill-informed speculation on Adam Lanza’s psyche
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Dec 3, 2013 at 02:00 PM
Midway through the third page of the state's attorney report on the Sandy Hook shootings, released last week, the authors... More
Disappointing Deadspin - It broke the Manti Te’o story, but then stopped reporting and resumed trashing
Fox News not outraged by retailers’ War on Thanksgiving - As giant stores commercialize the last holdout, Bill O’Reilly & Co. shrug
A bogus NY Post piece sets off a frenzy - Serious problems with column alleging Census rigged unemployment for Obama
GoldieBlox picks an unfair fight with the Beastie Boys - A dismal press performance on a clear case of aggressive copyright infringement
BuzzFeed’s all-positive books section - It doesn’t make sense to pledge positivity if your aim is to provide readers with critics’ takes on new books. It makes more sense if your aim is to cultivate a thriving community.
Daily blasts from CJR writers and editors
Providence Journal owner explores sale of newspaper
The 184-year-old Rhode Island newspaper is the oldest major daily paper in the country
Pro-tip: “avoid critiquing writing with terms that could reasonably be used to describe a penis”
What we learned in the first year of Matter
And why we changed the way we work
How should I propose?
Morgan Freeman finger painting
Timelapse of a photo-realistic painting of the actor being done on an iPad
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.
