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Home truths
For the essayist Albert Murray, the South was a state of mind
By James Marcus May 1, 2013 at 12:00 AM
There is nothing quite so liberating for a journalist as failing to carry out an assignment. I'm not talking... More
The Art of Listening
Pete Hamill chats about the joys of A.J. Liebling
By James Marcus Jul 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM
With his phenomenal ear and rococo prose--not to mention the sort of wit that can still leave a reader helpless... More
High and Outside
The author of Generation Kill chronicles the lost tribes of America
By James Marcus Apr 29, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Evan Wright won himself a mass audience with Generation Kill (2004), which expanded on the Iraqi reportage he had done... More
MySpace Odyssey
The rise of a social-networking leviathan—and its uncertain future
By James Marcus Mar 18, 2009 at 11:37 AM
With its eye-popping graphics and teen-friendly vibe, MySpace was hardly the first site to capitalize on the Web's potential for... More
Sticks and Stones
David Denby goes toe-to-toe with the scourge of snark
By James Marcus Jan 21, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Sly, snotty, and often irresistible, snark has been flourishing in the petri dish of the American media for decades now.... More
He Likes Ike?
Robert Scheer looks left, right, and center
By James Marcus Aug 18, 2008 at 12:45 PM
In many ways, Robert Scheer’s career encapsulates the long march of progressive journalism in postwar America. After an early stint... More
What Happened With What Happened
Peter Osnos on the McClellan book and its raging critics
By James Marcus Jun 3, 2008 at 01:10 PM
Although Scott McClellan is hardly the first Bush Administration insider to write a book about his travails, What Happened: Inside... 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.
