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Escape the Silos
How the press can help rebuild the American conversation
By The Editors Nov 2, 2010 at 08:00 AM
In his wonderful book, The Earl of Louisiana, A. J. Liebling takes many a detour on his way to explaining... More
What Are You Wearing?
Describe your journalism-themed Halloween costume
By The Editors Oct 26, 2010 at 12:23 PM
We all know journalism’s a scary business and we journalists are scary people. Sunday’s your chance to prove it. What... More
No Comment
Do candidates have to talk to reporters?
By The Editors Oct 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Slate’s media man Jack Shafer goes against the grain in a column published yesterday, arguing that it isn’t necessarily bad... More
Media Circus at the Chilean Mine
What are some dos and don’ts for the scrum?
By The Editors Oct 12, 2010 at 12:39 PM
The story of 33 men trapped underground in a mine in Chile has captivated the entire world, for good reason:... More
The Rick Sanchez Question
Was CNN right to fire Sanchez?
By The Editors Oct 5, 2010 at 01:10 PM
Blustery CNN host Rick Sanchez was fired last Friday after comments he made the day before on Pete Dominick’s satellite... More
Hard Numbers
Some stats and figures on the news industry
By The Editors Sep 30, 2010 at 04:56 PM
£1 (about $1.60), the new daily fee to access to The Times of London and The Sunday Times websites 66... More
What We’ve Sown
The nation needs better coverage of the Farm Bill
By The Editors Sep 30, 2010 at 08:00 AM
The debate over the 2012 Farm Bill is already under way. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee,... More
Woulda Coulda Shoulda
Where have your career bloopers led you?
By The Editors Sep 28, 2010 at 01:25 PM
Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at New York University, posted a fascinating account of how he “got bitten by... More
Tales from the Hamster Wheel
Tell us yours (or share examples of the Wheel has wrought)
By The Editors Sep 21, 2010 at 01:19 PM
That plump rodent on the cover of the current CJR spinning his wheel as fast as his burdened little feet... More
Launch Pad Archive
An archive of CJR’s “Launch Pad” columns
By The Editors Sep 21, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Bethlehem Shoals, The Classical 12/16/11: Two weeks after launch, new worries take hold. I have a confession to make: up... More
Primary Grades
How can the midterm coverage improve between now and November?
By The Editors Sep 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Today, September 14, is Super Tuesday, of a sort, with primary elections occuring in seven states and Washington, D.C. Today... More
Six News Videos To See
Links to the high-quality videos mentioned in Jill Drew’s feature “See It Now!”
By The Editors Sep 7, 2010 at 11:33 AM
In The Moment: President Obama’s inauguration by The Washington Post Killer Blue: Baptized by Fire, U.S. Soldiers in Iraq (Part... More
Opening Shot
An introduction to our annual books issue
By The Editors Sep 1, 2010 at 05:16 PM
"The president didn’t send me over here to seek a graceful exit.” So said General David Petraeus in one of... More
Crowd Sourcing
Should reporters bother estimating crowd size at rallies?
By The Editors Aug 31, 2010 at 02:23 PM
At the beginning of his “Restoring Honor” rally in D.C. last weekend, Fox News’s Glenn Beck joked, “I have just... More
Why We’re Suing
Let’s see those e-mails, governor
By The Editors Aug 27, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Today, the Columbia Journalism Review will file a lawsuit in an Albany court, seeking to compel New York state to... More
Covering Cordoba House
How do you cover the “Ground Zero Mosque”?
By The Editors Aug 24, 2010 at 02:04 PM
Strange it might be, but Cordoba House has become a major story—at the moment perhaps the biggest story in the... More
Summer Reading List Revisited
CJR’s summer reading list for journalists
By The Editors Aug 12, 2010 at 04:01 PM
Recently, we asked readers to recommend a book to members of the journalistic community for their summer vacations. Below, we... More
Meet the General
What would you ask David Petraeus?
By The Editors Aug 10, 2010 at 01:04 PM
General David Petraeus will likely show more restraint than his predecessor when he kicks off a series of media interviews... More
The New New Newsweek?
What is the value of a newsweekly in a 24/7 media world?
By The Editors Aug 3, 2010 at 02:57 PM
On Monday, The Washington Post Co. announced that it will sell Newsweek to stereo equipment magnate Sidney Harman, the husband... More
Finding Stories in the WikiLeaks Material
How should local and regional outlets cover the WikiLeaks material?
By The Editors Jul 27, 2010 at 01:16 PM
A few weeks ago, WikiLeaks targeted three news outlets for a massive data dump of classified incident reports from the... 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)
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”
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
One journalist took matters into his own hands when a fellow audience member wouldn’t stop using her smartphone during a theater performance
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.
