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1. Behind the News

   Best of 2008: CJR’s Ten Most Popular Stories

   December 23, 2008 05:31 PM

   10. Obama's Lobbyist Line: Trudy Lieberman examined what Barack Obama really meant when he said he wasn't going to take any money from lobbyists. 9. Bubble Trouble: Megan Garber on how, as of April, the recession had yet... Continue reading

2. Audio

   The New Age of Citizen Journalism

   December 23, 2008 02:37 PM

   On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism." The conference was designed to address questions about how professional journalists should cover consumer issues at a time... Continue reading

3. Audio

   Are Consumers the Right Watchdogs?

   December 23, 2008 02:31 PM

   On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism." The conference was designed to address questions about how professional journalists should cover consumer issues at a time... Continue reading

4. Audio

   David Pogue: A Reviewer Reviews the Users

   December 23, 2008 02:25 PM

   On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism." The conference was designed to address questions about how professional journalists should cover consumer issues at a time... Continue reading

5. Behind the News

   Books for a Hard Season, Revisited

   December 23, 2008 01:02 PM

   Last week, we asked readers to recommend a book to members of the journalistic community. Below, we present an alphabetized list of the recommendations we received, with a link to more information for each book. If you've left your... Continue reading

6. Behind the News

   The Mail

   December 22, 2008 01:00 PM

   People send us their newspapers and magazines. Sometimes, we review them. Milwaukee Magazine, January 2009 The January 2009 issue of Milwaukee Magazine features thirty-six innovators under age forty “who will change Milwaukee.” The most notable (and interesting) picks... Continue reading

7. News Meeting

   Books for a Hard Season

   December 16, 2008 10:39 AM

   The holidays are coming, but the news business isn't feeling so merry. Times are hard for everyone, actually. And when the times get tough, the tough start reading. Burying ourselves in a book or two feels like... Continue reading

8. News Meeting

   News Meeting: How Can Tribune Save Itself?

   December 9, 2008 01:45 PM

   Bankruptcy. Buyouts. Political scandal. It's been a rough week, to say the least, for the Tribune Company. But just as necessity can be the mother of invention, adversity can be the mother of innovation. As the always enthusiastic Lee Abrams... Continue reading

9. News Meeting

   How Should Journalists Use Twitter?

   December 2, 2008 12:29 PM

   In an article headlined, "Citizen Journalists Provided Glimpses of Mumbai Attacks," The New York Times extolled the virtues of micro-blogging platform Twitter in a breaking-news situation like the one that played out in Mumbai: The attacks... Continue reading

10. News Meeting

    When is it acceptable to use children as sources?

    November 25, 2008 01:14 PM

    In his November 16 column, New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt examined two instances of the paper's use of young people as sources. In the first, political reporter Jodi Kantor, trying to find information about Cindy McCain... Continue reading

11. Audio

    On the Importance of Cultivating Sources

    November 21, 2008 11:09 AM

    On November 19, The New Yorker's Jane Mayer and The New York Times's Andrew C. Revkin were presented with the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism and spoke at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. Mayer was honored for... Continue reading

12. News Meeting

    Are newspapers obligated to accept all political ads?

    November 18, 2008 12:31 PM

    On November 3, home subscribers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found their morning newspapers packaged in a cellophane bag that read "Defend Freedom. Defeat Obama. NRA." (The paper, it should be noted, endorsed Obama.) The paper's decision to allow... Continue reading

13. Audio

    The Changing Media Landscape 2008

    November 14, 2008 01:03 PM

    On Tuesday, November 11, Columbia's Journalism School convened its annual "Changing Media Landscape" panel to discuss the current state of the news media and the direction it will take in the future. Participants--Sewell Chan, editor of The New York Times's... Continue reading

14. News Meeting

    Was 2008 the MSM’s last hurrah?

    November 11, 2008 02:51 PM

    On his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog last week, Alan Mutter, a media executive and former newspaper editor, argued that 2008 was the “last hurrah” for mainstream media and that the race provided ample evidence that this marginalization... Continue reading

15. Editorial

    Drawing Lines

    November 11, 2008 08:58 AM

    Nicholas Kristof and William Kristol both write regular columns about politics and policy for the New York Times op-ed page. But one is a journalist (Kristof) and the other is a political operative who last summer was listed by... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Live Blogging Election Night

    November 4, 2008 02:10 PM

    CJR staffers will be live blogging tonight's election coverage in the comments section of this post. All are welcome to follow along and participate. Continue reading

17. News Meeting

    Introducing News Meeting

    October 30, 2008 05:28 PM

    Welcome to News Meeting, a regular feature where we pose a journalistic question suggested by recent headlines (i.e. "Should newspapers cover the rumor of John Edwards's affair?") and then discuss the question in the comments section. CJR staffers will join... Continue reading

18. Events

    Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism

    October 30, 2008 05:07 PM

    Evolving technology and the rise of social media have magnified the power of the individual consumer and helped grass roots groups shake up corporations and government agencies for what they see as shoddy products, policies, regulations, and services. This daylong... Continue reading

19. Starting Thoughts

    An Invitation

    October 30, 2008 04:53 PM

    Back in June, we gave one of our interns the daunting task of tracking newspaper buyouts and layoffs since 2007. She diligently worked the press clips and the phone and counted up to 2,700 by the end of the summer.... Continue reading

20. Audio

    The State of Mexican Journalism

    October 29, 2008 10:00 AM

    Nowhere in the Americas is it more dangerous to practice journalism than in Mexico. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, twenty-one journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, seven of them in direct reprisal for their work. Those... Continue reading

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