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Gender Gap Gone?
Women reign at 2009 Goldsmith investigative reporting awards
By Cristine Russell Mar 19, 2009 at 01:11 PM
CAMBRIDGE, MA. When the team of Washington Post investigative reporters gathered in their editor’s office to put the finishing touches... More
Washington Post Pools Its Resources
Paper to create new science, health, and environment team
By Cristine Russell Mar 6, 2009 at 08:22 AM
In the latest of many recent changes at The Washington Post, the management has announced a new plan to coordinate... More
Globe Kills Health/Science Section, Keeps Staff
After twenty-five-year run, content will be moved to lifestyle, business sections
By Cristine Russell Mar 4, 2009 at 04:06 PM
It is the end of an era that began more than twenty-five years ago, when test-tube babies and compact discs... More
That Feel
A Twitter enthusiast’s lingering love affair with the endangered daily paper
By Cristine Russell Mar 3, 2009 at 12:04 PM
One of the best—and worst—things about returning from a long trip is the towering stack of newspapers that awaits me.... More
Science Journalism Growing Overseas
AAAS meeting highlights dwindling American coverage
By Cristine Russell Feb 17, 2009 at 03:07 PM
CHICAGO — The story was too good to miss. When cosmologist Paul Davies proposed launching a “mission to earth” to... More
Aspen New Year’s Eve Bomb Threat
Proves—once again—the value of a local paper
By Cristine Russell Jan 6, 2009 at 09:03 AM
ASPEN, Colo. — The hottest item in the frigid early morning hours of New Year’s Day in this fashionable ski... More
Poland Climate Change Conference
Journalists from Brazil to Bangladesh hope to show what it means to the developing world
By Cristine Russell Nov 26, 2008 at 12:34 PM
When government negotiators meet in Poland next week for a major United Nations conference on climate change, Brazilian journalist Gustavo... More
Science Reporting by Press Release
An old problem grows worse in the digital age
By Cristine Russell Nov 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM
A dirty little secret of journalism has always been the degree to which some reporters rely on press releases and... More
Juggling Beats, Localizing Climate
Conference offers valuable lessons on modern reporting
By Cristine Russell Oct 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Reporters at local papers around the country know how to juggle beats. They have to. Steve Bennish... More
Climate Change: Now What?
A big beat grows more challenging and complex
By Cristine Russell Jul 8, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Media coverage of climate change is at a crossroads, as it moves beyond the science of global warming into the... More
Everything You Wanted to Know About Climate Change
Some key Web sites for journalists
By Cristine Russell Jul 8, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Climate Journalism: BBC: The network's climate-change portal, offering international news, opinion and explanation from around the BBC. Climate Connections:... More
Green Thumb: Earth Day USA
Media sightings on the Greening of America
By Cristine Russell Apr 22, 2008 at 01:35 PM
"Green" is the latest media buzzword in news, features, entertainment, and advertising. U.S. newspaper mentions of "going green" have jumped... More
Connecting Climate Change and Cities
Harvard conference gives reporters a new language
By Cristine Russell Apr 18, 2008 at 11:02 AM
What happens when VMT meets GHG? A new version of the old “Two Cultures” problem articulated by British scientist and... More
Science’s Path to the Pulitzers
Explanatory category is a longtime entrée to the prestigious award
By Cristine Russell Apr 11, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Some people can't wait to check online for the latest sports scores or the state of the slipping stock market.... More
The Survival of Investigative Journalism
From Iraq to China, health and medicine under scrutiny
By Cristine Russell Mar 24, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Amid the hand-wringing about the downward spiral of print economics, one recurring fear has been the fate of expensive, time-consuming... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
