Behind the News
NY community papers struggle post-Sandy
Small papers were washed away when their readers most needed them, and they’re still recovering
By Henry Gass Nov 30, 2012 at 03:29 PM
The Wave offices, post-Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Henry Gass During Hurricane Sandy, the offices of The Wave, a community newspaper... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
A day without violence in New York, an immortal jellyfish in Shirahama, the last bookstore in Nashville
By The Editors Nov 30, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Campaign Desk
NBC News sets good example for Medicare reporting
People perspective leads to clear explanation of impact of proposed changes
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 30, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As tax and spending talks grind on in Washington, The New York Times tells us Friday that in his latest... More
Swing States Project
In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach
PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly Nov 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Whether it is a presidential swing state or not, Pennsylvania is always a political battleground. With countless boroughs,... More
Minority Reports
Gay at the Times
A lot has changed at the Gray Lady since the early ’90s
By Jennifer Vanasco Nov 30, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. It turns out that the... More
The Audit
Audit Notes: pyramid people, Disney and ABC, no USA Today paywall
Roddy Boyd digs into a diet-shake pyramid scheme
By Ryan Chittum Nov 30, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The investigative journalist Roddy Boyd has some excellent reporting on a multilevel marketing company (read: pyramid scheme) called ViSalus: ViSalus... More
The Audit
Hot air Rises Above on CNBC
An anchor pins a minor dip in stocks on the TV appearance of a minor politician
By Ryan Chittum Nov 30, 2012 at 12:41 AM
Rise Above, if you're among the 99.95 percent of the country who don't watch CNBC on a given day, is... More
Swing States Project
The future of factchecking
Here’s what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 29, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As journalists close the books on 2012 and look forward to coverage of a second Obama administration, one important question... More
The Kicker
The media news cycle is bananas
What’s up with the last couple of days?
By The Editors Nov 29, 2012 at 12:30 PM
We seem to be in the thick of a media news maelstrom right now: —Jeff Zucker was officially named the... More
Swing States Project
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA?
So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
This post is the first of several primers on Social Security we will publish in the coming weeks to help... More
#Realtalk
Relationship advice for writers and editors
How to work together smoothly
By Ann Friedman Nov 29, 2012 at 06:50 AM
How do you let your editor know you appreciate all they do for you without sounding like a suck-up? —Anonymous... More
The Audit
Audit Notes: WaPo on Avandia, giving away the store, plutocrats
Report shows how drug research is corrupted by corporate money
By Ryan Chittum Nov 29, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The Washington Post's Peter Whoriskey has another outstanding story in his series on the Avandia drug scandal at GlaxoSmithKline and... More
Two years ago, when Nashville lost its only in-town bookstores, the novelist Ann Patchett decided to step into the breach. Parnassus Books, which Patchett and two veteran booksellers envisioned, designed, financed, and manage, is now open for business
Can a jellyfish unlock the secret of immortality?
“Once we determine how the jellyfish rejuvenates itself, we should achieve very great things. My opinion is that we will evolve and become immortal ourselves”
Most Americans face a lower tax burden now than in 1980
The 1963 NYC newspaper strike and how New York was never the same again
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
