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And that’s the way it was: May 6, 1937
The Hindenburg disaster
By Sang Ngo May 6, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 1937, the German passenger zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire, crashed, and burned down to nothing but its... More
And that’s the way it was: May 3, 1978
The first piece of email spam is sent
By Sang Ngo May 3, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On an evil day, 35 years ago today, a sinister pair of hands typed and sent out the first ever... More
And that’s the way it was: May 2, 1885
Good Housekeeping magazine is first published
By Sang Ngo May 2, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Founded in 1885 by Clark W. Bryan, Good Housekeeping was purchased in 1911 by the Heart Corporation, which still owns... More
And that’s the way it was: April 26, 1986
Nuclear accident at Chernobyl
By Sang Ngo Apr 26, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 25, 1908
Edward R. Murrow is born
By Sang Ngo Apr 25, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day 105 years ago, Edward R. Murrow, one of the forefathers of American broadcast journalism, was born. Murrow... More
And that’s the way it was: April 23, 2007
Journalist and author David Halberstam dies
By Sang Ngo Apr 23, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 2007, David Halberstam, prolific author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, died in a car accident in Menlo... More
And that’s the way it was: April 22, 1994
Former US President Richard Nixon dies in New York
By Sang Ngo Apr 22, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 22, 1994, the press really would no longer have Nixon to kick around anymore. Richard Milhous Nixon, the... More
And that’s the way it was: April 19, 2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected pope
By Sang Ngo Apr 19, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, after the... More
And that’s the way it was: April 18, 1930
A day with no news
By Sang Ngo Apr 18, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 18, 1930, during what was supposed to be the scheduled news bulletin, BBC Radio announced, simply, "Good evening.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion
By Sang Ngo Apr 17, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 17, 1961, a group of about 1,500 CIA-financed and -trained Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs... More
And that’s the way it was: April 16, 2007
Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest shooting spree in American history
By Sang Ngo Apr 16, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech senior Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and injured 23, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic... More
And that’s the way it was: April 15, 1912
The Titanic sinks after colliding with an iceberg
By Sang Ngo Apr 15, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner on her maiden voyage, sank into the North Atlantic... More
And that’s the way it was: April 12, 1961
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to fly in space
By Sang Ngo Apr 12, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first human being to travel into outer space.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 11, 1976
The first Apple computer is created
By Sang Ngo Apr 11, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 1976, the original Apple computer was built. It was designed and assembled by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak... More
And that’s the way it was: April 10, 1847
Joseph Pulitzer is born
By Sang Ngo Apr 10, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Influential newspaper editor and publisher Joseph Pulitzer was born on this day in 1847. Pulitzer immigrated to the United States... More
And that’s the way it was: April 9, 1865
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox
By Sang Ngo Apr 9, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On the morning of April 9, 1865, in Appomattox Court House, VA, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia... More
And that’s the way it was: April 8, 1904
Longacre Square is renamed Times Square after The New York Times
By Sang Ngo Apr 8, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ninety-nine years ago today, the city center in Midtown Manhattan, formerly known as Longacre Square, was officially redubbed "Times Square."... More
And that’s the way it was: April 5, 1951
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage
By Sang Ngo Apr 5, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were the first American civilians to be executed for espionage. They were charged with transmitting secret... More
And that’s the way it was: April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN
By Sang Ngo Apr 4, 2013 at 06:49 AM
At a motel in Memphis, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968. The... More
And that’s the way it was: April 3, 1888
The first of the “Whitechapel murders” is committed in London
By Sang Ngo Apr 3, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On Tuesday, April 3, 1888, prostitute Emma Elizabeth Smith was assaulted and robbed. She died the next day from her... 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?
Josh Barro, the loneliest Republican
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist’s contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
Dowd and Fournier and countless others who have launched similar complaints are asking, “Why aren’t we getting what we were promised?”
Elizabeth Spiers on launching media brands
What do news publications need to do to adapt to digital? Any publication you see doing it really well?
Wolf Blitzer and other journalists should leave God out of natural disasters
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.
