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Blogging the Long War
Bill Roggio wants to be your source for conflict coverage
By Paul McLeary Mar 27, 2008 at 09:00 AM
For much of the twentieth century, Americans co-existed with the country’s armed forces in a way we don’t anymore. In... More
On The Ground: the Grunts and the Press
Some thoughts on the disconnect, and how it could be different
By Paul McLeary Mar 21, 2008 at 01:15 PM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: The Enemy of My Enemy
Learning to trust in Iraq
By Paul McLeary Mar 13, 2008 at 05:37 PM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: Riding to Tarmiya
Life in, and between, the bases
By Paul McLeary Mar 12, 2008 at 12:44 PM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: The End of the Weapons Cache
An abandoned farmhouse and a wayward grenade
By Paul McLeary Mar 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On The Ground: The Suicide Bomber
A long day at combat outpost IBA
By Paul McLeary Mar 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind
NYT reporter takes a dive
By Paul McLeary Mar 7, 2008 at 03:09 PM
That sound you just heard is another big-name political reporter rolling over for fear of creating a scene. MSNBC’s “First... More
On the Ground: Night Patrol
In Iraq, Sometimes a carrot farmer is just a carrot farmer
By Paul McLeary Mar 6, 2008 at 10:05 AM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: Men With Guns
Captain Helberg strikes a delicate balance for a day
By Paul McLeary Mar 4, 2008 at 10:10 AM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: The Rejected
This is the first in a series of posts by a CJR reporter embedded with American forces in Iraq
By Paul McLeary Mar 3, 2008 at 01:15 PM
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. For many of the journalists who have covered it,... More
On the Ground: ‘Dances’ With Strongmen
Building trust in Iraq, with chai and R-E-S-P-E-C-T
By Paul McLeary Feb 15, 2008 at 10:33 AM
In a dim, chilly tent, illuminated only by a single fluorescent tube and the gray winter light creeping in through... More
Fact From Fiction
At the checkpoints with the Sons of Iraq
By Paul McLeary Feb 8, 2008 at 11:16 AM
The war in Iraq has changed for the U.S. military, and some of the most important work being done there... More
Meet the Sons of Iraq
“Concerned Local Citizens” didn’t cut it with Iraqis
By Paul McLeary Feb 6, 2008 at 09:14 AM
The CLCs—Concerned Local Citizens—are no more. Just a week ago, people couldn’t keep the acronym, which refers to the U.S.... More
Up Close With the Counterinsurgency
The most important thing the U.S military is doing in Iraq is complicated and largely uncovered
By Paul McLeary Feb 4, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Editors’ Note: In the coming weeks, CJR’s Paul McLeary will be filing periodic reports from Iraq. This is his second... More
Blogging From Air Force One
Anyone hear about the White House’s blog?
By Paul McLeary Jan 10, 2008 at 12:12 PM
It seems that no one has really noticed, but president Bush's entourage is blogging--after a fashion--it's trip to Israel and... 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)
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
One journalist took matters into his own hands when a fellow audience member wouldn’t stop using her smartphone during a theater performance
Purchasing Tumblr is Yahoo’s flashy bet on a shift in social media
The shift from Facebook to more creative social networks
Gay Talese’s outline for ‘Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,’ 1966
Handwritten on a shirt board
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.
