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Reviewing recent issues of the Baltimore City Paper, Mother Earth News, 2000. The European Journal, and more
By The Editors Jan 9, 2009 at 04:57 PM
People send us their newspapers and magazines. Sometimes, we review them. Mother Earth News, December 2008 / January 2009 For... More
Malia and Sasha Go to School
How should the media cover Obama’s daughters?
By The Editors Jan 6, 2009 at 01:50 PM
Yesterday was the first of what will be several firsts for the soon-to-be First Daughters: Malia and Sasha Obama’s First... More
Best of 2008: CJR’s Ten Most Popular Stories
CJR’s ten most popular stories from 2008
By The Editors Dec 23, 2008 at 05:31 PM
10. Obama's Lobbyist Line: Trudy Lieberman examined what Barack Obama really meant when he said he wasn't going to take... More
The New Age of Citizen Journalism
Audio of the Jarvis/Darnton panel on citizen journalism
By The Editors Dec 23, 2008 at 02:37 PM
On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers... More
Are Consumers the Right Watchdogs?
Audio of the panel discussion on amateur vs. professional consumer reporting
By The Editors Dec 23, 2008 at 02:31 PM
On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers... More
David Pogue: A Reviewer Reviews the Users
Audio of the NYT columnist’s keynote at CJR’s recent consumer reporting conference
By The Editors Dec 23, 2008 at 02:25 PM
On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called "Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers... More
Books for a Hard Season, Revisited
A reader-recommended list of books for journalists
By The Editors Dec 23, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Last week, we asked readers to recommend a book to members of the journalistic community. Below, we present an alphabetized... More
The Mail
Reviewing recent issues of Milwaukee, LA Weekly, Bitch, and more
By The Editors Dec 22, 2008 at 01:00 PM
People send us their newspapers and magazines. Sometimes, we review them. Milwaukee Magazine, January 2009 The January 2009 issue of... More
Books for a Hard Season
Which book would you recommend to the journalistic community?
By The Editors Dec 16, 2008 at 10:39 AM
The holidays are coming, but the news business isn't feeling so merry. Times are hard for everyone, actually. And when... More
News Meeting: How Can Tribune Save Itself?
Come join the conversation
By The Editors Dec 9, 2008 at 01:45 PM
Bankruptcy. Buyouts. Political scandal. It's been a rough week, to say the least, for the Tribune Company. But just as... More
How Should Journalists Use Twitter?
Come join the conversation
By The Editors Dec 2, 2008 at 12:29 PM
In an article headlined, "Citizen Journalists Provided Glimpses of Mumbai Attacks," The New York Times extolled the virtues of... More
When is it acceptable to use children as sources?
Come join the conversation
By The Editors Nov 25, 2008 at 01:14 PM
In his November 16 column, New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt examined two instances of the paper's use of... More
On the Importance of Cultivating Sources
The winners of the Chancellor Award
By The Editors Nov 21, 2008 at 11:09 AM
On November 19, The New Yorker's Jane Mayer and The New York Times's Andrew C. Revkin were presented with the... More
Are newspapers obligated to accept all political ads?
Come join the conversation
By The Editors Nov 18, 2008 at 12:31 PM
On November 3, home subscribers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found their morning newspapers packaged in a cellophane bag that read... More
The Changing Media Landscape 2008
New media experts discuss the state of the news media
By The Editors Nov 14, 2008 at 01:03 PM
On Tuesday, November 11, Columbia's Journalism School convened its annual "Changing Media Landscape" panel to discuss the current state of... More
Was 2008 the MSM’s last hurrah?
Let’s talk it over
By The Editors Nov 11, 2008 at 02:51 PM
On his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog last week, Alan Mutter, a media executive and former newspaper editor, argued that... More
Drawing Lines
Why do we let political operatives act like journalists?
By The Editors Nov 11, 2008 at 08:58 AM
Nicholas Kristof and William Kristol both write regular columns about politics and policy for the New York Times op-ed page.... More
Live Blogging Election Night
Beginning here around 7:00 PM
By The Editors Nov 4, 2008 at 02:10 PM
CJR staffers will be live blogging tonight's election coverage in the comments section of this post. All are welcome to... More
Introducing News Meeting
An open conversation between staffers and readers on the top press issues of the day
By The Editors Oct 30, 2008 at 05:28 PM
Welcome to News Meeting, a regular feature where we pose a journalistic question suggested by recent headlines (i.e. "Should newspapers... More
Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism
Big-name bloggers, online vigilantes, and anonymous user-reviewers are turning word of mouth into a powerful weapon. How will it be used? How will it be covered?
By The Editors Oct 30, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Evolving technology and the rise of social media have magnified the power of the individual consumer and helped grass roots... 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)
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
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”
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.
