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Beholding thinspiration
Slate’s decision to publish an image of a recovering anorexic is problematic
By Kira Goldenberg May 13, 2013 at 07:08 PM
In the latest post on its Behold photo blog, Slate waded into ongoing debates around "thinspo"--pro-anorexia imagery posted to foster... More
Local reporting at its grandest
When the weather warms up, oddities emerge
By Kira Goldenberg May 1, 2013 at 04:00 PM
The local news in Florida is likely full of "truth is stranger than fiction" tales all year round because it's... More
After Sandy Hook
A daylong symposium addressed covering trauma, from breaking news through its aftermath
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 24, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Longtime Hartford Courant reporter Bill Leukhardt lives in Danbury, the town adjacent to Newtown, CT. So on December 14, when... More
The Dish’s progress, so far
At paidContent Live, Andrew Sullivan offered an update on his efforts to turn his blog into a reader-sponsored business
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 18, 2013 at 06:35 AM
Andrew Sullivan announced in January that he was taking his blog, The Dish, from its home at The Daily Beast... More
On Tumblr abandoning in-house editorial
CEO David Karp speaks about his decision to eliminate Storyboard staff
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 17, 2013 at 01:50 PM
Last week, Tumblr CEO David Karp announced the company was dissolving Storyboard, the editorial staff it had hired a year... More
College rejection clickbait
It was irresponsible for the WSJ to let a teen create a search history she could end up regretting
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 2, 2013 at 12:45 PM
So this piece has been making the rounds since Monday. It's on op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by high... More
Reporting on trauma
It’s a necessary beat—one that should be done with care
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 27, 2013 at 02:57 PM
In the wake of widespread criticism of the media's reporting on rapes in Steubenville, OH, and Torrington, CT, it could... More
And that’s the way it was: March 25, 1934
Gloria Steinem is born in Toledo, OH
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Gloria Steinem, journalist-turned-feminist icon and a cofounder of Ms. magazine, was born 79 years ago today in Toledo, OH. Ms.... More
Fashion critics defend their craft
At a panel Tuesday night, three noted journalists spoke to the importance of covering the fashion industry
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 13, 2013 at 03:50 PM
Fashion critics encounter naysayers about their beat in every direction. It's not serious; it's elitist; it's a fluffy, feminine topic.... More
Post Newtown, AP adds ‘mental illness’ entry
Guidelines warn against conflating mental illness and violence
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 7, 2013 at 03:22 PM
After Adam Lanza killed 20 children on December 14, a host of subsequent coverage of the Newtown, CT, massacre focused... More
Paying for freelance journalism
An email correspondence between a freelancer and an editor has ignited a widespread discussion in the business
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 6, 2013 at 03:50 PM
On Monday, journalist Nate Thayer published email correspondence with an Atlantic editor. She asked if he would shorten one of... More
On leaning in
Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, out on March 11, has already provoked much argument
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is an idealist, or at least an optimist. Lean In, her charming, self-deprecating book that lands... More
The AP’s (digital) news standards
The outlet verifies and sources all social media-based information
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 20, 2013 at 03:48 PM
On Tuesday night, at the Associated Press headquarters on far West 33rd Street, Muck Rack and the AP hosted a... More
NYRB celebrates its 50th
The New York Review of Books hosted an evening of readings by noted contributors
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Photo Credit: Beowulf Sheehan Joan Didion looked tiny and frail on Tuesday night, swimming in her loose, gray top... More
Fashion Week pregaming
The newest issue of Fashion Projects features interviews with couture critics
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 5, 2013 at 01:45 PM
New York Fashion Week, which kicks off Wednesday night, is the big game for style magazines and fashion critics. As... More
Tracking the NYT’s evolving Koch obit
NewsDiffs reveals the newspaper’s multiple revisions, resulting in a surge of traffic
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 4, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died in the wee hours of Friday morning, and The New York Times... More
Good Times
Executive Editor Jill Abramson spoke on the state of the paper
By Kira Goldenberg Jan 25, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Jill Abramson had a cold. Her throat constantly required water and lozenges, and it was impossible, for someone who never... More
Patch aims for profitability, shifts platforms
The company president spoke of his goals for the year at Street Fight Summit
By Kira Goldenberg Jan 15, 2013 at 09:12 PM
Patch hopes that all 903 of its hyperlocal news sites will be profitable by the end of 2013, and that... More
In hyperlocal, ‘success’ is subjective
A Street Fight Summit panel of digital journalists dished about their triumphs and concerns
By Kira Goldenberg Jan 15, 2013 at 03:49 PM
The panel just before lunch at Tuesday’s Street Fight Summit, a two-day conference dedicated to all things hyperlocal, was on... More
Must-reads of 2012: Can women have it all?
Unclear, but not for lack of column inches
By Kira Goldenberg Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM
As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Why Women Still Can't... 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)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
