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  1. The Kicker

    Live from New York: It’s Pulitzer Day

    April 12, 2010 01:55 PM

    This year's Pulitzer Prizes will be announced just after three this afternoon. CJR will be live tweeting the event, and will bring you the winners as quickly as possible. You can follow along at http://www.twitter.com/cjr or... Continue reading

  2. Behind the News

    The Pentagon Papers: A CJR Panel

    April 5, 2010 10:48 AM

    The New York Times first printed stories based on the Pentagon’s detailed secret history of the war in Vietnam on June 13, 1971. The Washington Post soon followed with its own Pentagon Papers story, setting a monumental court battle between... Continue reading

  3. News Meeting

    Picture This

    March 30, 2010 01:39 PM

    Yesterday, a story on the Web site of The New York Times noted the seismic shifts roiling the field of photojournalism: the increasing accessibility and affordability of digital equipment has empowered many more people to make and share... Continue reading

  4. Behind the News

    You’re Reading a Winner

    March 26, 2010 11:09 AM

    We are happy to report that the Columbia Journalism Review is this year’s winner of the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism. Presented annually by the College of Communications at Penn State, the award honors CJR for work in... Continue reading

  5. News Meeting

    Into the Woods

    March 23, 2010 02:53 PM

    For the first time since the sex scandal that upended his personal and professional life in November, Tiger Woods gave interviews to the media on Sunday, at a golf course near his home in Florida. With two conditions: a five-minute... Continue reading

  6. Editorial

    The Unconquered

    March 23, 2010 08:00 AM

    In late October 2005, Dan Grech returned home to Miami after two months spent covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for public radio’s Marketplace—just in time for Hurricane Wilma’s arrival in south Florida. He slept on the floor of... Continue reading

  7. Behind the News

    Delacorte Lecture with Peggy Northrop

    March 22, 2010 10:54 AM

    On March 10, 2010, Reader's Digest editor-in-chief Peggy Northrop delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Video of the lecture is embedded below. Video... Continue reading

  8. Behind the News

    Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers

    March 17, 2010 01:41 PM

    On March 16, 2010, the Columbia Journalism Review hosted a benefit performance of the play Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons. A panel discussion, moderated by Victor Navasky and featuring Daniel Ellsberg,... Continue reading

  9. The Observatory

    When the Well Runs Dry

    March 16, 2010 02:16 PM

    Last week, CJR’s online science desk, The Observatory, ran a story about the launch of a new weekly science and technology section at two North Carolina newspapers. The section is, as we reported, a rare reversal in the... Continue reading

  10. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    March 12, 2010 07:59 PM

    At the end of each week, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received that week. Think we’ve missed something? Well… comment! Rahm, Off the Record This week’s “News Meeting’... Continue reading

  11. The News Frontier

    “Rejuvenating American Journalism”

    March 10, 2010 12:58 PM

    Among those who care about serious journalism, some are counting on an economic comeback that will bring sufficient media advertising back to newspapers and Web sites to support quality reporting; others bet on the evolution of pay walls and a... Continue reading

  12. News Meeting

    Rahm, Off the Record

    March 9, 2010 04:08 PM

    The latest installment in the media’s long-running series of articles about Rahm Emanuel is also the lengthiest: Peter Baker’s profile of the White House chief of staff in the forthcoming New York Times Magazine runs nearly 8,000 words.... Continue reading

  13. Behind the News

    Delacorte Lecture with Adam Pitluk

    March 8, 2010 11:19 AM

    On February 24, 2010, American Way editor Adam Pitluk delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Video of the lecture is embedded below. Video... Continue reading

  14. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    March 7, 2010 05:39 PM

    At the end of each week, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received that week. Think we’ve missed something? Well… comment! Amped Up About NPR The March/April issue of the magazine includes... Continue reading

  15. The News Frontier

    Press Forward: Authority and Credibility

    March 4, 2010 06:37 PM

    Who Says - Megan Garber on narrative authority in a fragmented world Trust Falls – Justin Peters on lessons from St. Louis on authority, credibility, and online communications Further Reading - Annotated reading lists from Megan Garber... Continue reading

  16. News Meeting

    Breaking Out the Wite-Out

    March 2, 2010 12:24 PM

    The new CJR survey on the practices of magazine Web sites (read it here!) contains lots of interesting information, but one of the most striking nuggets relates to online correction policies. According to the survey, forty-six percent of the... Continue reading

  17. Behind the News

    Delacorte Lecture with Chris Dixon

    March 2, 2010 12:13 PM

    On February 17, 2010, New York art director Chris Dixon delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Video of the lecture is embedded below, and can also be accessed here. <embed... Continue reading

  18. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    February 26, 2010 04:57 PM

    Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received that week. Think we’ve missed something? Well… comment! The Scientology Study On Monday, CJR executive editor Mike Hoyt wrote a... Continue reading

  19. Behind the News

    Delacorte Lecture with David Remnick

    February 23, 2010 04:57 PM

    On February 10, 2010, New Yorker editor David Remnick delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Video of the lecture is embedded below, and can also be accessed here. <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/hZhBgcfqWQA%2Em4v"... Continue reading

  20. News Meeting

    Olympic Media: Who’s Owning the Podium?

    February 23, 2010 02:53 PM

    Here we are right in the midst of Olympics season, and just like everyone else, CJR has caught the snow bug and witnessed plenty of sports performances worthy of morning-after chatter. But what sports journalism performances ought to win a... Continue reading

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