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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
Weekly Reader
Do you still read alt-weekly newspapers?
By The Editors Jul 20, 2010 at 02:50 PM
On Monday, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies announced the winners of the 2010 AltWeekly Awards, honoring excellence in reporting, commentary,... More
The Migration to Mobile E-Reading
What would it take for you to buy news on the iPad or Kindle?
By The Editors Jul 13, 2010 at 01:17 PM
The cover story of our current issue argues that mobile reading devices like the iPad, Amazon Kindle, and Sony Reader... More
Shield Abuse
A bogus argument stretches a good law to the breaking point
By The Editors Jul 2, 2010 at 02:50 PM
We like shield laws. They encourage the flow of information by allowing reporters to promise anonymity to sources, without fear... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
