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How journalists helped stabilize a new Colombia
Overcoming mountains and militias
By Justin D. Martin Aug 29, 2012 at 11:13 AM
BOGOTA, Colombia—Here are two headlines from two decades apart: A headline 20 years ago in the Milwaukee Journal—Who’s in charge:... More
The tenuous claim of Israeli ‘pinkwashing’
The charge that a culture of tolerance works as a PR superweapon seems bogus
By Justin D. Martin Jun 26, 2012 at 01:04 PM
JERUSALEM—Let’s dispense with the charge of “pinkwashing” that has been leveled against Israel. The word has come to stand for... More
The pen and the pump
Why are nations that rely on selling resources so often free-speech poor?
By Justin D. Martin Jun 13, 2012 at 03:37 PM
Doha, Qatar—The rent goes up, the democracy goes down, or so they say. This small Arab Gulf nation is what... More
On the Media silent on NPR retraction
The show should address This American Life’s disavowal of its Mike Daisey story
By Justin D. Martin Apr 30, 2012 at 01:54 PM
I rarely miss an episode of NPR’s On the Media, which is essential listening for information on media trends and... More
Loneliness at the Foreign ‘Bureau’
News organizations exaggerate the size of their overseas newsrooms
By Justin D. Martin Apr 23, 2012 at 02:18 PM
The Washington Post has 16 foreign “bureaus,” and 12 of them consist of just a single reporter, according to the... More
Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita?
Taking the CPJ data one step further
By Justin D. Martin Apr 2, 2012 at 03:17 PM
At the end of each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists counts the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide and lists... More
Denying Death
Most people ignore genocide denial. Growing numbers of governments do not
By Justin D. Martin Mar 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM
While I’ve argued in this column that free speech in the world is trending toward expansion, a position I still... More
News Organizations That Haven’t Learned To Share
The seams in certain outlets’ social sharing strategies
By Justin D. Martin Mar 7, 2012 at 04:54 PM
The Economist does not let users of its free app share news items via e-mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or anything... More
Story on Tiny Country A Giant Failure
60 Minutes whiffs on recent story about Qatar
By Justin D. Martin Feb 15, 2012 at 01:05 PM
A recent 60 Minutes segment on the nation of Qatar was the most imprecise piece of journalism I can remember... More
Why Aren’t More Arab Americans Working in Mainstream Journalism?
Group remains underrepresented in US newsrooms
By Justin D. Martin Jan 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM
There are anywhere between 3.5 and 5.1 million Americans of Arab descent, according to figures from the Arab American Institute,... More
Twifficult
Tweeting the change you wish to see is easy. Global attention is as elusive as ever
By Justin D. Martin Jan 6, 2012 at 02:02 PM
I was alone on a drive from Maine to Massachusetts in early December when a crazy idea hit me. Listening... More
A Presidential Debate Abroad?
An argument for holding a foreign policy debate in a foreign country
By Justin D. Martin Dec 20, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Every fourth fall, more Americans watch presidential debates than just about any other live event in the US but the... More
Hell Yes to Hell No
New book flags ways US targets dissent
By Justin D. Martin Dec 7, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in 21st-Century America | By Michael Ratner & Margaret Ratner Kunstler | The New... More
How Do Journos Find Time to Fight Corrections?
Instead of arguing over factual errors, fix them and move on
By Justin D. Martin Nov 16, 2011 at 02:34 PM
On November 8, I received a call in my office from a frustrated online editor at The Bangor Daily News,... More
Speech in Israel Is Not Free
There’s more to democracy than just holding regular elections
By Justin D. Martin Nov 4, 2011 at 02:17 PM
Both Israeli and US policymakers are fond of calling Israel and the United States likeminded democracies. “America has no better... 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”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
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.
