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False Readings
How the Gross Domestic Product leads us astray
By Jonathan Rowe Nov 11, 2008 at 12:20 PM
It is 7:30 a.m. in washington and a bevy of reporters files into the Department of Commerce, which is kitty-corner... More
The Language of Strangers
How a hotshot editor with big ideas failed to comprehend the soul of community journalism
By Jonathan Rowe Jan 8, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Not long ago, a large sign appeared in a pasture by a road not far from where I’m writing this.... More
Cad Call
A journalist’s stutter is a curse and a blessing
By Jonathan Rowe May 15, 2009 at 08:57 AM
A stutter is not something I’d wish upon anyone (though I could be tempted). Mine is blessedly behind me, for... 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)
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
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.
