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Ask Obama and Romney this: Where is Africa?

An enormous opportunity for the US could slip past

Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More

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Ask Obama and Romney This: What if China squares off with Japan?

An emerging, and little discussed, dilemma

Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More

China’s Chess Match

How the web has empowered the people

Early in 2003, like millions of other migrants of his generation, Sun Zhigang, a young graphic designer, left central China,... More

Black Editor, Gray Lady

Gerald Boyd, Jayson Blair, and journalism’s diversity problem

My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at The New York Times | By Gerald M. Boyd |... More

Old TNR vs. New TNR

In one tweet

Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC

And it drives young journalists crazy

Oh, #Florida!

Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain

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