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Greedy Geezers, redux
Trudy Lieberman on WBUR
By Mike Hoyt Mar 21, 2013 at 09:20 AM
Lately parts of the press have been helping spread the idea that the young and the old in America... More
Marcus the unlucky
Good fortune followed by bad, and again
By Mike Hoyt Nov 14, 2012 at 04:23 PM
Scott Sherman, in "A Rocket's Trajectory," his fine profile of Marcus Brauchli in the September/October 2010 issue of CJR, noted... More
Digital innovation on election night: a report
From CJR and Tow Center’s “meta newsroom”
By Mike Hoyt Nov 7, 2012 at 03:16 PM
About as digital as most Americans get on election night is to operate the channel clicker. But that is steadily... More
Let Detroit do what?
New interest in an old Op-Ed
By Mike Hoyt Oct 23, 2012 at 12:50 PM
What is the most viewed story on The New York Times website right now? It's an Op-Ed piece from nearly... More
Backstory: the reporter who interviewed Akin
The Jaco Report reconsiders the moment
By Mike Hoyt Aug 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM
As transitions go, it was pretty jagged, a classic of the “moving right along” category. Answering a question about abortion... More
Setting a new Record
Martin Gottlieb returns to his roots
By Mike Hoyt Jul 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM
He traded Paris for Hackensack? Really? Well, not exactly. As global editions editor for The New York Times, Martin... More
Two cheers for the FCC
A vote to put political ad information online is a good start toward more transparency
By Mike Hoyt Apr 27, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Update, 6 p.m.: ProPublica's Justin Elliott reports that stations in the top 50 markets will have to start posting files... More
Dear John King
Some thoughts on debate questions
By Mike Hoyt Feb 21, 2012 at 03:22 PM
A day before the CNN Arizona Republican debate, moderator John King sits down to take your questions live. Send your... More
RIP: Jonathan “Jack” Idema, Media Con Man
By Mike Hoyt Jan 27, 2012 at 04:32 PM
In April 2004, a former U.S. Special Forces soldier named Jonathan Keith Idema started shopping a sizzling story to the... More
An Image Reconsidered
By Mike Hoyt Jan 13, 2012 at 02:23 PM
The story, "The Times and the Jews" in our January/February issue is a fascinating, nuanced, and important read. We’re proud... More
Executive Editor’s Note
Welcome Cyndi Stivers, our new editor in chief
By Mike Hoyt Jan 5, 2012 at 06:00 AM
This is the first issue of the Columbia Journalism Review’s second half century, and already you’ll find a significant change... More
Editor’s Note
By Mike Hoyt Nov 22, 2011 at 09:00 AM
This is a handsome issue, no? Two entities are responsible for that. The first is Point Five Design, our art... More
In Our Time
CJR’s editor takes stock
By Mike Hoyt Nov 15, 2011 at 06:00 AM
On my first day at the Columbia Journalism Review, the editors were reading page proofs for an upcoming issue, and... More
Editor’s Note
The best of “Second Read”; CJR’s new book
By Mike Hoyt Aug 29, 2011 at 03:28 PM
Two redesigns ago, in 2004, the Columbia Journalism Review launched a back-of-the-book feature called Second Read that has proved immensely... More
Editor’s Note
CJR’s Joel Meares wins a Mirror Award; goodbye to our 2010-2011 fellows
By Mike Hoyt Jul 5, 2011 at 04:52 PM
Prizes—oh, how we love ‘em! CJR’s Joel Meares has taken home our latest: a win in the Best Profile/Digital Media... More
Editor’s Note
News about an upcoming web series on digital journalism, “The Story So Far”
By Mike Hoyt May 1, 2011 at 08:00 AM
This is a full issue and, we hope you agree, a good one. we invite you to read every word,... More
Editor’s Note
Some announcements about CJR as we begin our fiftieth year
By Mike Hoyt Jan 8, 2011 at 06:34 PM
This month we begin our fiftieth year. The Columbia Journalism Review made its first appearance back in the fall of... More
Editor’s Note
Congratulations to our CJR editors for their book deals and promotions
By Mike Hoyt Dec 1, 2010 at 03:56 PM
In the future, I am asking everyone on CJR’s staff to hide their light under a bushel. Otherwise, people may... More
Editor’s Notebook: Great Possibilities
A new publisher’s arrival prompts a fresh case of optimism
By Mike Hoyt Aug 10, 2010 at 01:18 PM
My co-pilot at this magazine, Brent Cunningham, CJR’s managing editor/print, has a slightly darker view of this world than my... More
Q & A: New CJR Publisher Cathryn Cronin Cranston
The former Harvard Business Review publisher talks about her plans for CJR’s future
By Mike Hoyt Aug 9, 2010 at 09:00 AM
The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) announced today (PDF) that Cathryn Cronin Cranston, former publisher of the Harvard Business Review, has... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
