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Israeli airstrikes hit Gazan media facilities
At least six employees were wounded
By Jared Malsin Nov 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Sunday morning, Israel’s warplanes attacked two media centers as part of its current military offensive against Gaza. The first... More
Covering Occupy and the Tea Party
Dig in and dive deep, Todd Gitlin says
By Jared Malsin Oct 2, 2012 at 02:50 PM
With the nation’s political media gripped by electoral fever in the run up to the presidential election, perhaps now is... More
Egyptian journos wary of recent government actions
Newly appointed editors at state-owned publications and a court-ordered newspaper confiscation have journalists worried about press freedoms
By Jared Malsin Aug 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Egyptian journalists are outraged over a pair of government decisions last week which they say curb media freedom and independence.... More
Covering the Sinai Peninsula
As the need for information grows, so do the reporting risks
By Jared Malsin Aug 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Armed assailants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers waiting to break the day’s Ramadan fast in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday. The... More
The Muslim Brotherhood’s post-uprising TV station
New since the regime change last year, Misr25 is navigating the line between coverage and advocacy
By Jared Malsin Jul 25, 2012 at 06:50 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT — The Muslim Brotherhood’s year-old television station, Misr25, broadcasts from a building in Egypt’s Media Production City, a... More
In Egypt, new newspapers and old problems
Citizens need good journalism to explain confusing times, but many Egyptians don’t trust their media
By Jared Malsin Jul 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egyptian newsstands today offer a lively range of options, including three government-owned papers, papers affiliated with political... More
Fewer journo arrests at latest OWS push
But some reporters at the nationwide May 1 Occupy protests were targeted by protestors
By Jared Malsin May 2, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Journalists covering the May 1 Occupy demonstrations across the country encountered some police obstruction, including a few arrests, and an... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
