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CPI staffs up to follow the money at the state level
New hires join center’s “Consider the Source” project
By Peter Sterne Apr 25, 2013 at 02:50 PM
In the wake of the Citizens United case and other court rulings, there's an unprecedented amount of money sloshing around... More
Networks lose two veteran science reporters
ABC News and NBC News say they will replace Potter and Bazell
By Peter Sterne Apr 8, 2013 at 01:30 PM
Last month witnessed the retirement of two longtime science correspondents for network news, Ned Potter of ABC and Robert Bazell... More
No more ‘illegal immigrants’ in AP stories
The AP hopes the change will lead to more accurate immigration coverage
By Peter Sterne Apr 3, 2013 at 01:50 PM
On Tuesday, the AP announced that it will no longer use the term "illegal immigrant." In a blog post, Kathleen... More
UN celebrates World Radio Day
Journalists and UN officials discuss why radio remains popular around the world
By Peter Sterne Feb 13, 2013 at 04:40 PM
Wednesday, World Radio Day, marked the 67th anniversary of the United Nations's first broadcast--"This is the United Nations calling the... More
Financial reporting, for pros and the public
A panel of top financial journalists consider their true audience
By Peter Sterne Jan 15, 2013 at 04:30 PM
Do business journalists write for professional traders or for the general public? That was one of the main questions in... More
USPS may start selling mag subscriptions
The Postal Service wants people to keep checking their mailboxes
By Peter Sterne Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Your next magazine subscription may well be purchased at the post office—the Postal Service could begin selling magazines directly to... More
A reporter is fired; colleagues quit in protest
The Hudson Register-Star reporter refused to include information in his story
By Peter Sterne Nov 19, 2012 at 02:40 PM
On November 8, Tom Casey, a reporter at the Hudson Register-Star, a community paper in upstate New York, wrote an... More
Required skimming: higher education
As back-to-school time approaches, here’s how to stay educated about education
By Peter Sterne Aug 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
This month, CJR presents “Required Skimming,” a daily miniguide to our staffers’ beats and obsessions, ranging from finance to food.... More
Gawker’s new comment system
Will it help or hurt the site’s young writers?
By Peter Sterne Jul 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Gawker Media publisher Nick Denton recently introduced a new commenting system, called Kinja, on his network of websites. Rather than... More
Anderson Cooper (finally) exits the closet [updated]
The CNN anchor announces he’s gay in a published email to Andrew Sullivan
By Peter Sterne Jul 2, 2012 at 01:44 PM
Anderson Cooper’s sexual orientation has been something of an open secret for some time. But Monday morning, he finally came... More
Award celebrates book-length journalism
The Helen Bernstein Award was accompanied by talk of investigative journalism’s future
By Peter Sterne Jun 6, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Investigative journalists and their fans gathered at the New York Public Library’s flagship 42nd Street branch on Tuesday night to... More
Politico goes for ‘fair and balanced’
And it succeeds, in the Fox News sense
By Peter Sterne Jun 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Last week, Politico rocked the insidery world of political journalism with an article, written by executive editor Jim VandeHei 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)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.
