The Kicker
Investigative journalism on demand
Uncoverage, a new crowdfunding project, helps the public sponsor accountability reporting
By Edirin Oputu Dec 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Resources for investigative reporters are increasingly thin on the ground. Which is why technologist Israel Mirsky created Uncoverage, a new... More
The Audit
Squeezing Time Inc. dry
Time Warner prepares to dump a dangerous debt load on its publishing spinoff
By Ryan Chittum Dec 12, 2013 at 07:00 AM
Keith Kelly of the New York Post reports some inauspicious news for the soon-to-be-spun-off Time Inc. Kelly reports Time Warner... More
Behind the News
Covering Sandy Hook, one year later
The town is asking reporters to stay away, but many victims’ families have started speaking out
By Sarah Laskow Dec 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM
As the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting approaches, the first selectman of Newtown, CT, Pat Llodra, has... More
The Audit
Fox’s Dennis Kneale takes on ‘out of control’ unions
Hosts an industry shill fighting against the hapless Alan Colmes over poverty wages
By Ryan Chittum Dec 11, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Fox Business Network's Dennis Kneale asks "Are unions out of control in America?" in a segment about fast-food workers striking... More
The Observatory
‘A very special’ Esquire story
The magazine claims that advocacy and good intentions exempt them from a scientific critique
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Dec 11, 2013 at 02:56 PM
If you like or follow literary journalism, you've probably stumbled upon Esquire's "Patient Zero," a new Tom Junod and Mark... More
The Second Opinion
Did the gee-whiz drug story make a comeback?
NPR’s piece on a new hepatitis C med fell short on costs, conflicts, and caveats
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 11, 2013 at 10:50 AM
To hear NPR's piece last week about the FDA's then-imminent approval of a new drug to treat hepatitis C--sofosbuvir, approved... More
Behind the News
Jana Winter’s victory
And what she lost along the way
By Lauren Kirchner Dec 11, 2013 at 06:55 AM
On Tuesday, The New York Court of Appeals overturned a subpoena that's been hanging over investigative reporter Jana Winter's head... More
The Audit
Beastie Boys sue GoldieBlox after all
Lawsuit says toy company “acted intentionally and despicably with oppression, fraud, and malice”
By Ryan Chittum Dec 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I really didn't think the Beastie Boys would risk the bad PR to sue GoldieBlox for ripping them off in... More
The Audit
Audit Notes: Steve Jobs’ liver, NYT v. Bloomberg, WSJ overkill
The Commercial Appeal uncovers a conflict with the late Apple chief’s surgeon
By Ryan Chittum Dec 10, 2013 at 03:00 PM
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has some very good reporting on the questions surrounding the late Steve Jobs's liver transplant in... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
Behind a legislative triumph, Mandela memorial security, and a question for Politico
By Steven Brill Dec 10, 2013 at 11:10 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
The Audit
Fortune flacks for the ‘sharing economy’
Airbnb astroturf group Peers gets a puff piece
By Ryan Chittum Dec 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM
If you've at all followed the Airbnb story, in which the rent-a-room startup is in trouble with New York and... More
United States Project
Healthcare reporter ISO agenda-free source
CJR convened Midwestern journalists to discuss pitfalls, possibilities of covering the politicized ACA
By Anna Clark Dec 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM
DETROIT, MI -- Healthcare reporters are in a tricky spot. They may understand that covering the Affordable Care Act's insurance... More
Fox News not outraged by retailers’ War on Thanksgiving - As giant stores commercialize the last holdout, Bill O’Reilly & Co. shrug
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.
Disappointing Deadspin - It broke the Manti Te’o story, but then stopped reporting and resumed trashing
Healthcare in Great Britain vs. healthcare in the USA: part one - A conversation with Chris Smyth, health reporter for The Times of London
Asperger’s, pedophiles, and questionable motivations - A dart to the Daily Beast, for its ill-informed speculation on Adam Lanza’s psyche
Daily blasts from CJR writers and editors
Can you factcheck a twerking video?
True on the internet
Different century, same tricks
Hint: viral wins
It’s no contest, Time: Edward Snowden is the Person of the Year
Bestowing the annual honor on Snowden would send an important message
National security and freedom of the press
Jane Hall interviews Barton Gellman about his NSA stories, including how Edward Snowden contacted him
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.
