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
Language Corner
Cast away
Do you live ‘on’ or ‘in’ an island?
By Merrill Perlman Dec 9, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Prepositions are funny things. Most of them are short words, but they can alter the meaning of a phrase or... More
United States Project
NC Republican finds a way to get his message in the media—pay for it
Asheville newspaper apologizes after neglecting to label “advocacy advertising”
By Corey Hutchins Dec 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM
CHARLESTON, SC -- Conservative politicians tend to have a lot of complaints about the "mainstream liberal media." But just before... More
Behind the News
The future of longform
A conference at the Columbia Journalism School explored the craft’s digital prospects
By Naomi Sharp Dec 9, 2013 at 06:50 AM
When readers started moving to the internet, media analysts thought longform journalism was in trouble. Attention spans were going to... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Down-with-smarm edition
By The Editors Dec 6, 2013 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 Observatory
Journalists and PTSD: Is it about guilt?
Research suggests that reporters convinced their work inflicted harm suffer more from covering violence
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Dec 6, 2013 at 01:52 PM
In the summer of 2011, a man named Anders Breivik boarded a ferry for Utoya, a small, mostly barren island... More
United States Project
Effective teachers, lackluster test scores?
In Florida, an opportunity to dig deeper into some contradictory data
By Susannah Nesmith Dec 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM
MIAMI, FL -- Two big evaluations of education in the Sunshine State came out this week--and readers can be excused... More
The Audit
Credulous press for a report on abuse of female journalists
Reporters overlook statistical problems in passing on eye-popping numbers
By Ryan Chittum Dec 6, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Rule of thumb, journalists: If the "study" you're writing about is based on a SurveyMonkey.com survey, it probably deserves a... More
The Audit
Audit Notes: BS as business model, Larry Kudlow, Third Way revealed
Report a hoax, reap the traffic, and shrug off the consequences
By Ryan Chittum Dec 6, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Dave Weigel goes after BuzzFeed, which wants to be taken seriously as a news organization, but doesn't want the responsibilities... More
Behind the News
How to ditch photo metadata
Or, how to avoid pulling a Vice
By Lauren Kirchner Dec 5, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Just about everyone has heard by now the cautionary tale of Vice Magazine's accidental outing of a source's location, and... 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
Dasani is one of New York’s population of homeless children
Science reporters lose their way
The press on a gendered fMRI study
Why everyone will totally read this column
A Gawker editor tells how he picks ‘viral’ content readers can’t resist sharing
Another 60 Minutes story in need of a correction
Military retracts Guantánamo PTSD claim
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.
