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Forward pushes a reparations investigation
The paper won’t let a group that gives money to needy Holocaust survivors hide past fraud
By Abby Ohlheiser Jul 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Paul Berger discovered his latest investigation for The Forward almost by chance, sitting in a nearly empty courtroom in New... More
Why do evangelicals talk to journalists?
They know they may be depicted unsympathetically, but any chance to spread the Word is worth taking
By Abby Ohlheiser Jan 24, 2013 at 04:00 PM
Not all beats are created equal, but two in particular -- obviously, the ones I like the best -- have... More
An Occupy Sandy photo faux pas
A storm relief image that went viral with incorrect context serves as a social media lesson
By Abby Ohlheiser Nov 16, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A photo depicting a cluster of men in military uniform listening attentively to a woman with a plastic “OCCUPY” armband... More
New Yorker writers dish about their craft
An event with The Moth saw writers telling “tales out of school”
By Abby Ohlheiser Oct 8, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The New Yorker Festival brought back its collaboration with The Moth again on Friday for “Tales out of School 4,”... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
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.
