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1. News Meeting

   The “Brave Bystander” Effect

   February 16, 2010 01:15 PM

   This morning, we learned that the George Polk Awards have created a new category for videography--and that the category's first award recipient is the video depicting the violent death of Neda Agha-Soltan during protests of this... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   Comments of the Week

   February 12, 2010 05:06 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 Press and Climate Skeptics Last week, Harvard’s Shorenstein Center hosted “"The Public Divide over Climate... Continue reading

3. Behind the News

   Delacorte Lecture with James R. Gaines

   February 11, 2010 11:23 AM

   On February 3, 2010, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism hosted James R. Gaines, editor-in-chief of the multimedia online publication FLYP, who delivered the first Delacorte Lecture of 2010. A former editor of People, Life,... Continue reading

4. News Meeting

   Father and Son

   February 9, 2010 10:54 AM

   A conflict-of-interest concern that’s been rumbling around The New York Times was dragged into the open over the weekend by the paper’s public editor, Clark Hoyt. In his Sunday column, Hoyt confirmed what the Web site <a href=http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11031.shtml... Continue reading

5. Editorial

   More Than a Job

   February 2, 2010 06:38 PM

   The American Newsroom photograph in our January/February 2009 issue is of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazettereporter seated at a desk that groans beneath piles of papers, files, and books. Hanging in the center of it all is a sign that reads:... Continue reading

6. News Meeting

   This Is CNN

   February 2, 2010 01:52 PM

   CNN, the granddaddy of cable news, has won accolades for its coverage of the unfolding disaster in Haiti. Working with a far larger number of reporters and producers than its competitors at MSNBC or Fox, the network has provided valuable... Continue reading

7. Behind the News

   Comments of the Week

   January 29, 2010 02:56 PM

   Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! (This article has been expanded since it was first posted.) The Great Paywall Debate After news that... Continue reading

8. News Meeting

   Obama’s Book Club

   January 27, 2010 11:19 AM

   With The Washington Post’s hagiographic look the other day into President Obama’s reading habits, and into presumably what influences his decisions (apparently mostly SportsCenter, ‘cause let’s be honest--no one can read both The Economist and The New Yorker... Continue reading

9. News Meeting

   Haiti in the Headlines

   January 19, 2010 04:28 PM

   Since a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti a week ago, the impoverished island nation has been front-page news around the world. Starting from an essentially flat-footed position—there were few foreign-born correspondents in Haiti at the time the quake hit—the press has... Continue reading

10. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    January 15, 2010 11:32 AM

    Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! (Some comments shown here have been edited.) Lou and Me Ex-Chicago Tribune scribe Don Terry’s <a... Continue reading

11. News Meeting

    “Burned” Book

    January 12, 2010 05:30 PM

    The controversy surrounding Harry Reid’s remarks has occupied the nation’s political press since they broke late Friday night. But a second controversy lurks behind: did John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, the authors of Game Change, the book... Continue reading

12. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    January 8, 2010 04:53 PM

    Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! Kinsley Amiss? Michael Kinsley’s Atlantic column arguing that newspaper stories are too long elicited two critical responses... Continue reading

13. News Meeting

    Thus Be It Resolved…

    January 5, 2010 01:29 PM

    Now that we’re a good five days into 2010 and you’ve already broken your own New Year’s resolutions, we at CJR would like to give you an opportunity to make resolutions for other people--specifically, for journalists. With the aughts in... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    CJR (Mostly) Dark Until the New Year

    December 23, 2009 04:36 PM

    The headline pretty much says it all. We're heading out for the holidays and won't be doing much posting until January 4. Our staffers will be posting some individual best-of-2009 lists between now and then, and we might break our... Continue reading

15. Behind the News

    Winter Reading List Revisited

    December 23, 2009 02:59 PM

    Earlier this month, 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... Continue reading

16. News Meeting

    The Best Stories of 2009

    December 22, 2009 03:33 PM

    The holiday season isn’t only about stressful shopping excursions and even more stressful family get-togethers; it’s also, traditionally, a time for end-of-year lists. Newspapers, magazines, and Web sites are stuffed full of “best-of” selections on every imaginable topic: books, albums,... Continue reading

17. News Meeting

    A Study of Reading Habits

    December 15, 2009 02:24 PM

    It’s the holidays and the e-reader has been anointed as the hot gift this year (sorry, Tickle-Me Elmo). The mobile reading tablets that allow users to download and read digitized books, magazines, and other content make the old... Continue reading

18. Behind the News

    Comments of the Week

    December 11, 2009 02:27 PM

    Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! China’s Currency Problem On Wednesday, Ryan Chittum praised Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf for writing about... Continue reading

19. News Meeting

    Winter Reading List

    December 8, 2009 12:38 PM

    About a year ago, we asked readers to help us compile a list of journalism-related books that would make for good reading during a difficult holiday season. Here's what we said at the time: The holidays are... Continue reading

20. News Meeting

    Into the Woods

    December 1, 2009 01:35 PM

    Tiger Woods, you may have heard, got himself into a little fender-bender late last week. Since then, we've been greeted with the predictable flurry of Woods stories, from the relatively straightforward to the sensational... Continue reading

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