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The Velvet Rope
Why do journalists still care about seeing their name in print?
By Janet Paskin Jan 24, 2012 at 06:00 AM
If print media is truly in an advanced stage of decline, if journalism’s great hope is online, why do... More
Long-Form Saviors
New technology to encourage the reading of long articles, online and off
By Janet Paskin Jan 8, 2011 at 06:40 PM
Reading long articles online invites a thicket of distraction—ads, teasers for slideshows, videos, links hawking penny stocks and personal injury... More
Serious Fun With Numbers
We’re drowning in data, but few reporters know how to use them
By Janet Paskin Nov 9, 2010 at 08:00 AM
The story was already great, even before Daniel Gilbert opened his first spreadsheet. Thousands of citizens in the southern Virginia... More
The Future of Journalism?
How a computer program generates a sports story
By Janet Paskin Oct 27, 2010 at 01:14 PM
This fall, the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference offered college football fans more original content than ever, posting preview... More
Bold Move
Gannett makes a surprising venture into the online world
By Janet Paskin Jul 2, 2010 at 03:18 PM
Last Fall, a new, city-mag-style Web site quietly planted its flag in the crowded San Francisco blogosphere. There was no... More
Man on the (Digital) Street
A new Web service helps reporters find the perfect quote
By Janet Paskin Dec 6, 2009 at 04:06 PM
It all began innocently enough. In fifteen years as a PR guy and serial entrepreneur, Peter Shankman had become something... 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)
Ben Mathis-Lilley’s defense of new media
Take off the nostalgia-tinted lenses
21 questions with David Remnick
What grammar mistake do you find most annoying?
Are you sure that question is grammatical?
After 20 years, the world has finally caught up with Daft Punk, so the helmet-clad retro-futurists are embarking on a new mission: to make music breathe again
What is the single most illuminating interview question to ask someone?
The NYT’s Jodi Kantor answers
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.
