United States Project
MLive lays off two senior journalists
John Barnes and Meegan Holland helped lead coverage of Michigan
By Anna Clark Jan 30, 2015 at 12:18 PM
DETROIT, MI — MLive, one of Michigan’s largest online news sources, has laid off two senior journalists who helped lead... More
United States Project
Venezuela uses US reporter’s photo in tourism campaign
The problem? He had just been released from detention
By Susannah Nesmith Jan 30, 2015 at 11:13 AM
MIAMI — The Miami Herald’s Jim Wyss made a startling and surreally ironic discovery Friday morning. The discovery: Venezuela state-run... More
Behind the News
When Burning Man is your beat
The Reno Gazette-Journal hires its first reporter to cover the experimental community year-round
By Chris Ip Jan 30, 2015 at 06:50 AM
This summer will be Jenny Kane’s first trip to Burning Man. No surprise—last year, six out of 10 attendees were... More
United States Project
Grand-jury leaks shouldn’t get shield law protection, says grand jury
An imbalanced proposal seems to be finding little support in Pennsylvania
By Jonathan Peters Jan 29, 2015 at 04:36 PM
In a story that reminds me of The Onion’s “Area Man” series, a group of randomly selected Pennsylvania citizens, with no collective... More
The Kicker
7 ways Andrew Sullivan changed blogging
From attribution to pacing, the digital crusader has been one of the most significant writers of our time
By Steven Waldman Jan 29, 2015 at 11:43 AM
It's hard to prove for sure who invented what on the internet. Innovations spread rapidly and sometimes seem to materialize... More
United States Project
What a cardboard cutout says about local news priorities
Stanford scholar James Hamilton discusses TV stations’ pursuit of the marginal viewer
By Corey Hutchins Jan 29, 2015 at 10:46 AM
Yesterday, Jim Romenesko introduced readers to “Michelle” and “Lisa DeVries,” a pair of middle-aged, prosperous white moms who, according to... More
Behind the News
The ethics of saying ‘sorry’
Should journalists apologize when their stories take off without them?
By Monica Guzman Jan 29, 2015 at 06:50 AM
Last month, Slate published a Year in Outrage calendar, which chronicled the stories that enraged the general public each... More
Behind the News
Snapchat ventures into news territory
But stories will not drive traffic to websites
By David Uberti Jan 28, 2015 at 03:54 PM
The app used by millions as a creative outlet for duck-face selfies, fleeting nude photos, and covert humiliation of unknowing... More
Behind the News
What will happen to The New York Times’ race beat?
It’s uncertain if the newspaper will replace Tanzina Vega, who is moving to the metro desk
By Chris Ip Jan 28, 2015 at 02:33 PM
The future of race coverage at The New York Times is under scrutiny as Tanzina Vega, the paper’s sole reporter... More
Full-Court Press
Covering the Knicks? Good luck
The team’s public relations staff appears to restrict access
By Christopher Massie Jan 28, 2015 at 11:10 AM
New York Knicks basketball player Carmelo Anthony talks to reporters after practice. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) "The only thing worse... More
The Observatory
Is national media ignoring local science fraud?
Instances are being covered as local stories rather than as data points in a national narrative
By Anna Clark Jan 28, 2015 at 06:50 AM
In a rare case, a former Iowa State University scientist was prosecuted by a federal attorney last summer for faking... More
Language Corner
In between ‘before’ and ‘after’
Think before you speak
By Merrill Perlman Jan 27, 2015 at 02:50 PM
Today, we're going to discuss "prior to" and "following," in the hopes that some people will realize they are not... More
United States Project
It’s still early, but the Sun Times Network does not look very good
So far, the network has done little to distinguish itself—and observers doubt that it will
By Rui Kaneya Jan 27, 2015 at 10:57 AM
CHICAGO, IL — When Wrapports LLC, the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, announced in October that it was launching a... More
Behind the News
Here’s how you run a newspaper that’s under attack
Step 1: Be strategic
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Jan 27, 2015 at 06:50 AM
In the early hours of a November morning in 2011, a car pulled in front of the offices of... More
Behind the News
Why moving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial won’t nullify pretrial media coverage
Live and digital coverage of the Boston Marathon makes pretrial publicity almost inescapable
By David Uberti Jan 26, 2015 at 03:01 PM
As jury selection in the alleged Boston Marathon bomber’s trial entered its final stages last week, defense attorneys filed a... More
Behind the News
How hacking confusion threatens tech reporters
Barrett Brown’s case highlights the need to hire experts to dissect digital scenarios
By Kelly J O'Brien Jan 26, 2015 at 01:40 PM
Not everyone agrees on what to call Barrett Brown. He has been dubbed a journalist, a hacktivist, a criminal, and... More
United States Project
How the Houston Chronicle is catching up to a changing city
Top editor Nancy Barnes opens up about the paper’s transition
By Richard Parker Jan 26, 2015 at 10:50 AM
HOUSTON, TX -- The biggest city in Texas isn’t just big. Houston is vast, growing, and changing--fast. The city proper... More
Behind the News
How media managers should share bad news
Communication is key during layoffs
By Jill Geisler Jan 26, 2015 at 06:50 AM
Liz Spayd: It's hard to find a newsroom, with a few exceptions like maybe BuzzFeed, that don't have financial... More
Behind the News
The end of Modern Farmer?
An award-winning magazine struggles to connect with readers
By Anna Clark Jan 23, 2015 at 05:26 PM
Modern Farmer, the stylish quarterly that tried to mix cosmopolitan glamour with a back-to-the-land ethos, is ceasing publication one month... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Pro-regime propaganda in Egypt, conflicts of interest among TV doctors, and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly moment
By The Editors Jan 23, 2015 at 03:36 PM
Culled from CJR’s own stories, plus the frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best... More
United States Project
New law threatens reporter-source relationship
Pennsylvania’s “Silencing Act,” passed in latest Mumia backlash, faces court challenge from journalists
By Anna Clark Jan 23, 2015 at 12:25 PM
DETROIT, MI — Why should journalists care about a new Pennsylvania law that limits the speech of people convicted of... More
The Second Opinion
Database may uncover conflicts of interest for TV doctors
Free lunches, paid speaking gigs & free drug samples are often not disclosed by media physicians
By Paul D. Thacker Jan 23, 2015 at 06:50 AM
Last September, the federal government rolled out a website that offered a searchable database of the $3.5 billion in payments... More
United States Project
Paper files public records request—and city’s response is a lawsuit
Local officials argue Montana courts should strike balance between privacy and disclosure
By Corey Hutchins Jan 22, 2015 at 03:20 PM
When a newspaper requests information, there are plenty of ways government bodies can try to avoid releasing it. But the... More
Virginian-Pilot journalists: Corporate management pressure is stifling coverage - “Lovers of journalism in this newsroom are pissed. It’s bad.”
Paper files public records request—and city’s response is a lawsuit - Local officials argue Montana courts should strike balance between privacy and disclosure
BBC Pop-Up reports from small town America - A small team is traveling across the United States for six months in hopes of finding underreported local stories
What game design can do for journalism - Three newly selected fellows at American University talk about the medium’s future
Timeline, an app based on ‘the history of…’ - But chronology doesn’t reveal everything
7 ways Andrew Sullivan changed blogging (6)
Should journalists care about the State of the Union address? (5)
BBC Pop-Up reports from small town America (4)
How the Houston Chronicle is catching up to a changing city (4)
Come write for us: CJR seeks Chicago correspondent for United States Project (3)
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
Photojournalism while pregnant (NYT Mag)
“Momentarily forgetting I was pregnant, I jockeyed for a position close enough to capture the initial moments of euphoria, hurling myself into the mix of hundreds of frenzied relatives. As the weight of men started to close in on me, I realized how vulnerable I was and started to panic.”
We should all step back from security journalism (Medium)
“It should be made clear, in law, that the tasks security reseachers do to make the net more secure and journalists do to understand and contextualize the truth for the public are not crimes”
Trust In Business And Media Is Declining, But People Have Faith In Search Engines (Buzzfeed)
People have become less trusting of major institutions, according to the annual Edelman Trust Barometer. And large majorities doubt that businesses want to make the world a better place.
With New Charlie Hebdo Cover, News Value Should Have Prevailed (NYT)
Public editor Margaret Sullivan on why the paper should have published the images.
Greg Marx discusses democracy and news with Tom Rosenstiel of the American Press Institute
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.
