The Pentagon Papers: A CJR Panel

Video of the recent panel discussion hosted by CJR

By The Editors   Apr 5, 2010 at 10:48 AM

The New York Times first printed stories based on the Pentagon’s detailed secret history of the war in Vietnam on... More

Picture This

As the professional path for photojournalists fades, what’s being lost?

By The Editors   Mar 30, 2010 at 01:39 PM

Yesterday, a story on the Web site of The New York Times noted the seismic shifts roiling the field of... More

You’re Reading a Winner

CJR takes the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism

By The Editors   Mar 26, 2010 at 11:09 AM

We are happy to report that the Columbia Journalism Review is this year’s winner of the Bart Richards Award for... More

Into the Woods

If you were to interview Tiger Woods, what would you ask him?

By The Editors   Mar 23, 2010 at 02:53 PM

For the first time since the sex scandal that upended his personal and professional life in November, Tiger Woods gave... More

The Unconquered

A grassroots effort to keep journalism’s mission alive

By The Editors   Mar 23, 2010 at 08:00 AM

In late October 2005, Dan Grech returned home to Miami after two months spent covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina... More

Delacorte Lecture with Peggy Northrop

Watch the Reader’s Digest editor’s Delacorte Lecture here

By The Editors   Mar 22, 2010 at 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... More

Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers

A clip from the recent CJR panel discussion

By The Editors   Mar 17, 2010 at 01:41 PM

On March 16, 2010, the Columbia Journalism Review hosted a benefit performance of the play Top Secret: The Battle for... More

When the Well Runs Dry

Is Duke Energy’s support for a new SciTech section a problem?

By The Editors   Mar 16, 2010 at 02:16 PM

Last week, CJR’s online science desk, The Observatory, ran a story about the launch of a new weekly science and... More

Comments of the Week

March 8-12, 2010

By The Editors   Mar 12, 2010 at 07:59 PM

At the end of each week, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received... More

“Rejuvenating American Journalism”

What the FTC will hear today from Robert McChesney

By The Editors   Mar 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Among those who care about serious journalism, some are counting on an economic comeback that will bring sufficient media advertising... More

Rahm, Off the Record

How much should you talk to someone off-record if they refuse to go on?

By The Editors   Mar 9, 2010 at 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... More

Delacorte Lecture with Adam Pitluk

Watch the American Way editor’s Delacorte Lecture here

By The Editors   Mar 8, 2010 at 11:19 AM

On February 24, 2010, American Way editor Adam Pitluk delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of... More

Comments of the Week

March 1-5, 2010

By The Editors   Mar 7, 2010 at 05:39 PM

At the end of each week, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received... More

Press Forward: Authority and Credibility

The latest entries in CJR’s “Press Forward: Dialogues on the Future of News” series

By The Editors   Mar 4, 2010 at 06:37 PM

Who Says - Megan Garber on narrative authority in a fragmented world Trust Falls – Justin Peters on lessons from... More

Breaking Out the Wite-Out

Distressing data from a new CJR report

By The Editors   Mar 2, 2010 at 12:24 PM

The new CJR survey on the practices of magazine Web sites (read it here!) contains lots of interesting information, but... More

Delacorte Lecture with Chris Dixon

Watch the New York art director’s Delacorte Lecture here

By The Editors   Mar 2, 2010 at 12:13 PM

On February 17, 2010, New York art director Chris Dixon delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School... More

Comments of the Week

February 22-26, 2010

By The Editors   Feb 26, 2010 at 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... More

Delacorte Lecture with David Remnick

Watch Remnick’s Delacorte Lecture here

By The Editors   Feb 23, 2010 at 04:57 PM

On February 10, 2010, New Yorker editor David Remnick delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of... More

Olympic Media: Who’s Owning the Podium?

And who oughta be disqualified?

By The Editors   Feb 23, 2010 at 02:53 PM

Here we are right in the midst of Olympics season, and just like everyone else, CJR has caught the snow... More

The “Brave Bystander” Effect

By The Editors   Feb 16, 2010 at 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... More