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Inside the Indonesian Newsroom:
the good, the bad, the hopeful
A survey provides a new snapshot
By Lawrence Pintak May 3, 2013 at 02:52 PM
Indonesia remains a nation in flux. So, too, its journalism. Fifteen years after the country's long-time strongman and president,... More
Ask Romney This: What will you do about
the Middle East?
Vague slogans won’t do the job. What about specifics?
By Lawrence Pintak Oct 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Over the final month of the campaign, CJR will run a series of posts under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Journalistic firebombs in the Middle East
Is our job to inform or inflame?
By Lawrence Pintak Sep 27, 2012 at 03:38 PM
The pen is mightier than the sword, but it is also far more lethal when manipulated irresponsibly. Consider Charb. There... More
Ira Glass’s Casablanca Moment with Mike Daisey
A classy confession doesn’t negate the crime
By Lawrence Pintak Mar 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Over the weekend, as just about anyone with electricity knows by now, the public radio program This American Life fell... More
POWs, Dead Dictators, and Journalistic Ethics
Would any journalist have turned down the opportunity to interview Gilad Shalit?
By Lawrence Pintak Oct 27, 2011 at 02:11 PM
The young Iranian prisoner was no more than fourteen, still caked with a thick layer of dust from the battlefield.... More
English Lesson
The moment has arrived for Al Jazeera English, except in the US
By Lawrence Pintak May 5, 2011 at 08:30 AM
[This is a sidebar article to the May/June 2011 cover story, "Breathing Room: Toward a new Arab media," which you... More
Breathing Room
Toward a new Arab media
By Lawrence Pintak May 5, 2011 at 08:30 AM
Before there was Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or even Al Jazeera, there was Hama, Syria. It was 1982 and an... More
Egypt’s Revolution through My Students’ Eyes
Arab reporters bear witness to Mubarak’s fall
By Lawrence Pintak Mar 2, 2011 at 12:13 PM
“I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook message arrived in my inbox early afternoon... More
Indonesian Journalism: Lessons for the U.S.?
New survey takes the pulse of Indonesian media
By Lawrence Pintak Feb 4, 2011 at 11:02 AM
American journalism is, as they say, “in transition.” But while the import of traditional values such as accuracy, balance, and... More
Arab Media Wars
Hamas, Fatah, and the Arab media world
By Lawrence Pintak Jan 23, 2009 at 12:22 PM
ABU DHABI – Surf the blogs in the Arab world and you find a common theme: the Bush administration has... More
Borderless Journalism in Gaza
BBC, CNN-I, and Al Jazeera English offer nuanced coverage of Gaza war
By Lawrence Pintak Jan 21, 2009 at 09:09 AM
CAIRO – In television terms, Gaza has been déjà vu all over again. U.S. television has been dominated by talking... More
Come On, Al Jazeera English
Election-night coverage another disappointment
By Lawrence Pintak Nov 6, 2008 at 08:00 AM
There was something almost forlorn about Al Jazeera English’s coverage of the U.S. election Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. It... More
Egypt Shuts Down Insurgent TV, But Other U.S. Allies Keep It Live
Egypt this week pulled the plug on Al-Zawraa — but viewers who still want their fix of anti-American mayhem can continue to watch the channel’s offerings.
By Lawrence Pintak Feb 28, 2007 at 01:44 PM
Egypt this week pulled the plug on Al-Zawraa, the controversial channel controlled by Iraq's Sunni insurgency, but it is still... More
Insurgent TV Coming to a Satellite Near You?
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq’s anti-American insurgents tries to open another front in the propaganda war against the U.S. — in the U.S.
By Lawrence Pintak Jan 10, 2007 at 10:01 AM
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq's anti-American insurgents looks set to open another front in the... More
Cairo Ignores U.S. Request to Pull Plug on Jihadi TV in Iraq
Sunni-Shia power politics and U.S.-Egyptian relations are at the center of a dispute over a satellite television station that is the latest weapon in the arsenal of Iraq’s insurgents.
By Lawrence Pintak Jan 4, 2007 at 02:07 PM
Sunni-Shia power politics and U.S.-Egyptian relations are at the center of a dispute over a satellite television station that is... More
Will Al-Jazeera English Find Its Groove?
With its coverage of an assassination in Lebanon, Al-Jazeera English showed signs of finding its footing after an uncertain first week.
By Lawrence Pintak Nov 30, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Bad news is often good news for journalists. Last week's assassination of Lebanese opposition leader Pierre Gemayel may have been... More
Look Who’s Fair And Balanced
On the news broadcasts of the Arab world’s dominant all-news channels this summer, polarizing language was rarely heard.
By Lawrence Pintak Aug 22, 2006 at 12:32 PM
The summer of 2006 marked an important milestone for Arab media. Israel and Hezbollah were locked in a bitter conflict... More
Open Season on Journalists in the Middle East
The pen may be “mightier than the sword,” but in recent years, the sword has left a trail of spilled ink - and blood. It is time for an international law banning targeted attacks on the media.
By Lawrence Pintak Aug 1, 2006 at 02:06 PM
After the carnage of this past weekend in the Middle East, two previous incidents seemed to fade into insignificance --... More
The Fog of Cable
As the conflict between Israel and Lebanon plays out, U.S. cable television has given us coverage that has seemed as much a fantasy as Disneyland’s Space Mountain.
By Lawrence Pintak Jul 21, 2006 at 01:46 PM
Napa Valley, Calif. -- As someone who lives and breathes Middle East politics and media, I have had the bizarre... More
Al-Jazeera International, Not Quite Ready for Takeoff
CAIRO - The Arab news network has delayed the launch of its English-language offshoot, amidst concern among staffers that it might harm the reputation of its Arabic parent.
By Lawrence Pintak Apr 27, 2006 at 10:00 AM
CAIRO - Those new monitors they're installing in Washington briefing rooms will remain dark for a little while longer: Al-Jazeera... 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.
