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Stories I’d like to see
Spy vs. spy at NYU, troop suicides, NYSE-Nasdaq wars
By Steven Brill Jun 12, 2012 at 10:50 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Old money, Yankee bunts, battling for veterans’ health insurance contracts
By Steven Brill Jun 5, 2012 at 10:50 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
The Kennedys and Caro, Facebook IPO suits, the Edwards trial judge
By Steven Brill May 29, 2012 at 10:57 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Drachma redux, Hoffa’s killers, besting JPMorgan
By Steven Brill May 22, 2012 at 10:52 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Press-dinner proceeds, cat-and-mouse China reporting, testing the testers
By Steven Brill May 15, 2012 at 08:41 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Homeland loses focus, ditching the filibuster, unions that own big business
By Steven Brill May 8, 2012 at 12:11 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Military movers, insuring a pitcher’s arm, and lobbyists against federal travel caps
By Steven Brill May 1, 2012 at 10:34 AM
1. The $5 billion moving bill: Reports last week that the US had agreed with Japan to transfer 9,000 of... More
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The rebuff to Citi’s board, boxing’s decline, and GSA follow-ups
By Steven Brill Apr 24, 2012 at 10:02 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Cheney’s heart, CVS and privacy, and Walmart’s guns
By Steven Brill Apr 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Hoop academics, judging the GSA, Latin healthcare
By Steven Brill Apr 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Cable conflicts, BlackBerry’s demise, and China’s millionaires
By Steven Brill Apr 3, 2012 at 11:47 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Hooked on drug ads, education collision in Hawaii, and the gas frenzy
By Steven Brill Mar 29, 2012 at 01:29 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Examining the insanity defense, MSNBC’s weekend sleaze, and suing OPEC
By Steven Brill Mar 20, 2012 at 01:17 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Afghan justice, Putin’s palace, and the Edwards trial
By Steven Brill Mar 13, 2012 at 04:00 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
A hidden Gulf economy, Romney’s old taxes, and patent wars
By Steven Brill Mar 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Super PAC cash, immigration rules, and Businessweek’s revival
By Steven Brill Feb 28, 2012 at 12:07 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Scoring healthcare insurers and getting campaign spending right
By Steven Brill Feb 21, 2012 at 11:32 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Romney’s ads, the Komen firestorm, and a Foxconn book
By Steven Brill Feb 14, 2012 at 11:57 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
A trove of stories from the Facebook IPO
By Steven Brill Feb 8, 2012 at 11:31 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
The Dodd-Frank effect, unions and private equity, and Newt’s expenses
By Steven Brill Feb 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... 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)
Ben Mathis-Lilley’s defense of new media
Take off the nostalgia-tinted lenses
21 questions with David Remnick
What grammar mistake do you find most annoying?
Are you sure that question is grammatical?
After 20 years, the world has finally caught up with Daft Punk, so the helmet-clad retro-futurists are embarking on a new mission: to make music breathe again
What is the single most illuminating interview question to ask someone?
The NYT’s Jodi Kantor answers
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.
