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The Limits of Clear Language
Orwell worried about polluted language, but polluted information is more toxic
By Nicholas Lemann Nov 8, 2007 at 09:00 AM
Can there be a political writer who has not fallen in love with George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and the... More
Welcome to CampaignDesk.org
By Nicholas Lemann Jan 16, 2004 at 05:56 PM
Greetings! You have just logged on to what all of us at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism think is an... More
Impeccable until the end
Columbia Journalism School Dean Nicholas Lemann remembers Helen Gurley Brown, who died on Monday
By Nicholas Lemann Aug 14, 2012 at 10:54 AM
I didn’t encounter Helen Gurley Brown, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 90, until she was well... More
“The Reconstruction of American Journalism”: About This Report
By Nicholas Lemann Oct 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM
“The Reconstruction of American Journalism” is an extraordinary report on the present and future of our profession, written by Leonard... 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)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
