Behind the News
Contently launches an investigative nonprofit and a foundation
The details are still vague, but the organization seeks to further its opportunities for freelancers
By Fiona Lowenstein Jul 30, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Contently, a self-described "storytelling platform," launched an investigative reporting publication Wednesday along with a center that the three-year-old outlet plans... More
Behind the News
Notes from Chilecon Valley
In Latin America, the money may be in the media startups
By Fiona Lowenstein Jul 29, 2014 at 03:20 PM
When the news blows up in Mexico City, Dulce Ramos is on the case. She is editor in chief of... More
The Audit
The NYT’s new paywall products flounder
Early problems for the paper’s new apps
By Ryan Chittum Jul 29, 2014 at 03:00 PM
The New York Times' expanded paywall offerings are off to a poor start, and its three-year run of higher circulation... More
United States Project
What’s the matter with South Carolina?
The trend in the state turns against open government, but this debate shouldn’t be over yet
By Jonathan Peters Jul 29, 2014 at 11:20 AM
When it comes to secrecy in South Carolina, less more is more. In the last 90 days, the state Supreme... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
The Russian sanctions information gap
By Steven Brill Jul 29, 2014 at 10:48 AM
This column, a regular feature, was originally published on Reuters.com. There are so many gaps in the reporting about the... More
Behind the News
In a tabloidized world, tabloids struggle
With dwindling newsstand sales and fierce competition for viral stories online, the New York tabloids are forced to recalibrate
By David Uberti Jul 29, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Pranksters’ mysterious swap of American flags for white banners on the Brooklyn Bridge last week seemed made for tabloid glory.... More
Language Corner
Your head will spin: Uses of ‘naught,’ ‘aught,’ and ‘ought’
Time to start writing some tongue-twisters
By Merrill Perlman Jul 28, 2014 at 02:50 PM
If someone says "I know aught about football," the amount of knowledge could be a lot or nothing. That's because... More
United States Project
Girl’s foul-ball injury raises a question: When should the media withhold a name?
News organizations in Atlanta abide by a family’s request
By Susannah Nesmith Jul 28, 2014 at 11:07 AM
MIAMI, FL — When a 6-year-old girl was hit in the face by a foul ball and seriously injured during... More
Behind the News
The Guardian experiments with crowdsourcing translations
Users are invited to translate a new multimedia project on World War I
By Lene Sillesen Jul 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM
Speakers of English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, or Arabic can explore the Guardian's new multimedia project on World War... More
Behind the News
Journalists subpoenaed in ‘pink-slime’ suit
BPI wants emails from NYT’s Michael Moss, public-health lawyer Michele Simon, and others
By David Uberti Jul 25, 2014 at 05:17 PM
At least four journalists and a writer have been ordered to hand over documents to attorneys representing the largest manufacturer... More
United States Project
Lawmaker’s astroturf op-ed disappears from newspaper’s site (UPDATED)
Homebuilders and cattle ranchers team up to fight an EPA rule, and industry talking points end up in The Post and Courier
By Corey Hutchins Jul 25, 2014 at 05:03 PM
UPDATE, July 25: Rivers’ op-ed appears to have been pulled by The Post and Courier. The link to the commentary... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Bloomberg struggles to find direction, the Times is accused of anti-Israel bias, and the New Yorker opens its archives to the public
By David Uberti Jul 25, 2014 at 02:50 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
Embedded with the Koch brothers
Hometown reporters get rare access to the media-shy oilmen, with mixed results
By Deron Lee Jul 25, 2014 at 11:02 AM
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS — “I’m so hopeful that there will be something, SOMETHING in the world out there besides ‘Evil... More
Data Points
A tentative thumbs up to WaPo’s Storyline; mixed success for FiveThirtyEight
The week in data journalism
By Tanveer Ali Jul 25, 2014 at 06:50 AM
This week's Data Darts and Laurels features newcomer Storyline, a just-launched section of Washingtonpost.com "dedicated to the power of stories... More
Reality Check
Not-so-secret lives on smartphones
There may be no better way to report on the internal lives of others than to examine what’s on their phones
By Chris Ip Jul 24, 2014 at 03:45 PM
Call it journalistic phone hacking with consent. On The Secret Life of Students, a recent documentary series on the UK’s... More
The Second Opinion
The Boston Globe owned the health policy beat once. Where did that tenacity go?
The paper’s coverage of big health news in Massachusetts is now too often ho-hum
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 24, 2014 at 12:14 PM
As goes Massachusetts; so goes the nation--at least when it comes to healthcare. In 2009 and 2010, in the midst... More
The Audit
Bloomberg struggles to break out of the box
Justin Smith’s ambitious digital transformation hits some bumps
By Dean Starkman Jul 24, 2014 at 06:50 AM
When Justin Smith arrived from The Atlantic to last fall to take over the sprawling media group at Bloomberg LP,... More
Magazine: Feature
From the archives: The Times and the Jews
A vocal segment of American Jewry has long believed that the paper has been unfair to Israel. Here’s why—and why they’re wrong.
By Neil Lewis Jul 23, 2014 at 02:00 PM
Editor's note: The fighting in Gaza has, predictably, reinvigorated the perennial debate over the US media's coverage of the Israel-Palestinian... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
The facts on Iron Dome, suing over Flight 17, and reviving the VA
By Steven Brill Jul 22, 2014 at 03:35 PM
This column, a regular feature, originally ran on Reuters.com. 1. Figuring out the Iron Dome: As I kept reading and... More
United States Project
How public media collaborations are creating opportunities for local reporting
Local Journalism Centers offer chances to develop expertise—and build something that lasts
By Gabriel Rosenberg Jul 22, 2014 at 02:56 PM
Colorado’s crude oil production is surging, more than the state’s pipelines can handle. In order to increase capacity, shipping companies... More
United States Project
How an activist journalist’s commitment to a poor Chicago community led to a big FOIA win
After a years-long fight, city agrees that records of police misconduct complaints will be public
By Rui Kaneya Jul 22, 2014 at 10:58 AM
CHICAGO, IL — Ten years ago, a school janitor named Diane Bond brought a civil rights lawsuit against the... More
Behind the News
Truth and the Russian media
Unhinged claims about the Malaysia jet are part of a broader propaganda campaign
By Maria Danilova Jul 22, 2014 at 09:56 AM
As the world reacted to the deranged explanations emanating from Russia's state-controlled media about what really happened to Malaysia Airlines... More
Language Corner
Gotcha!
Get, got, and gotten
By Merrill Perlman Jul 22, 2014 at 06:50 AM
A software program that acts as a super spelling checker often stops on the word "got," and asks, in effect,... More
How Forbes got to $475 million - That’s what a Hong Kong investor has agreed to pay for a firm that two years ago had trouble paying its rent
Are female journalists up to the job of a Jill Abramson interview? - Reporters avoid unflattering discussion about her firing
How to check if that viral video is true - Journalists don’t always verify user-generated content, so readers need to learn how to verify what they see online
The Grand Dame of Florida reporting has retired twice, but she’s still causing trouble - A conversation with the Tampa Bay Times’ Lucy Morgan
Brick by brick - After years of shrinking ambition at The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos has the paper thinking global domination
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
How to be a decent entertainment reporter (Eric Danton)
“Here’s how not to suck at it: Don’t write like an entertainment reporter”
A First Look update (First Look Media)
“[R]ather than immediately launching a large collection of digital ‘magazines’ based on strong, expert journalists with their own followings, as we imagined earlier, we’ll begin by building out the two we’ve started and then explore adding new ones as we learn”
The White House deploys minders to interviews all the time (WaPo)
“Almost every officially sanctioned exchange between reporters and the proverbial ‘senior administration officials’ is conducted in the presence of a press staffer”
The down-and-dirty history of TMZ (BuzzFeed)
“TMZ’s real engine — what defines its mission, what legitimizes it and sets it apart — is a unique and controversial mix of scandal mongering and investigative journalism”
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.
