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High Noon for film incentives
The states are trying to outgun each other to lure movie production—a chance for reporters to analyze the returns on these big investments
By Joel Campbell Jul 19, 2013 at 11:03 AM
PROVO, UT -- When The Lone Ranger opened in theaters, viewers saw John Reid (Armie Hammer) and Tonto (Johnny Depp)... More
Assignment Desk: Four stories on the Western energy beat
What’s the future of coal? What about water? And is that really a united front?
By Joel Campbell Jul 3, 2013 at 11:50 AM
PROVO, UT -- At a posh resort near Park City last weekend, the chief executives of seven Western states gathered... More
The fracking story comes closer to home
Tips for covering the energy boom in Colorado and beyond
By Joel Campbell Jun 12, 2013 at 02:50 PM
PROVO, UT -- On Monday, The New York Times wrote about an "unlikely resistance" building in "energy-friendly" Greeley, CO. "As... More
Accessible scandal coverage in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune continues to lead on the evolving Utah attorney general scandal—with help from some simple web tools
By Joel Campbell May 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM
PROVO, UT -- For several months now, a political scandal has been brewing here involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow,... More
Q&A: Shaun McKinnon, veteran water reporter
An Arizona Republic reporter and self-described “water geek” on how to cover western water issues
By Joel Campbell May 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM
PROVO, UT -- Water issues may not be the sexy beat to which young journalists first aspire, but here in... More
Four Corners coverage: immigration reform
The Arizona Republic raises issues absent in most of this region’s reporting—but there are opportunities for everyone to do more
By Joel Campbell Apr 29, 2013 at 02:50 PM
PROVO, UT -- Journalists in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah have raised vital policy, political, and accountability issues as... 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.
