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Boston bombing follow-ups, Jill Abramson gossip
By The Editors Apr 26, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
And that’s the way it was: April 26, 1986
Nuclear accident at Chernobyl
By The Editors Apr 26, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 25, 1908
Edward R. Murrow is born
By The Editors Apr 25, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day 105 years ago, Edward R. Murrow, one of the forefathers of American broadcast journalism, was born. Murrow... More
And that’s the way it was: April 23, 2007
Journalist and author David Halberstam dies
By The Editors Apr 23, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 2007, David Halberstam, prolific author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, died in a car accident in Menlo... More
And that’s the way it was: April 22, 1994
Former US President Richard Nixon dies in New York
By The Editors Apr 22, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 22, 1994, the press really would no longer have Nixon to kick around anymore. Richard Milhous Nixon, the... More
Must-reads of the week
What a week
By The Editors Apr 19, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
And that’s the way it was: April 19, 2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected pope
By The Editors Apr 19, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, after the... More
And that’s the way it was: April 18, 1930
A day with no news
By The Editors Apr 18, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 18, 1930, during what was supposed to be the scheduled news bulletin, BBC Radio announced, simply, "Good evening.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion
By The Editors Apr 17, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 17, 1961, a group of about 1,500 CIA-financed and -trained Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs... More
And that’s the way it was: April 16, 2007
Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest shooting spree in American history
By The Editors Apr 16, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech senior Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and injured 23, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic... More
Pulitzer Prizes announced
By The Editors Apr 15, 2013 at 03:05 PM
Columbia University announced the winners of the 97th annual Pulitzer Prizes on Monday afternoon. Big winners included: the Sun Sentinel... More
And that’s the way it was: April 15, 1912
The Titanic sinks after colliding with an iceberg
By The Editors Apr 15, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner on her maiden voyage, sank into the North Atlantic... More
Must-reads of the week
Margaret Thatcher dies, Anthony Weiner returns, the Maine hermit emerges
By The Editors Apr 12, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
And that’s the way it was: April 12, 1961
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to fly in space
By The Editors Apr 12, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first human being to travel into outer space.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 11, 1976
The first Apple computer is created
By The Editors Apr 11, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 1976, the original Apple computer was built. It was designed and assembled by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak... More
And that’s the way it was: April 10, 1847
Joseph Pulitzer is born
By The Editors Apr 10, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Influential newspaper editor and publisher Joseph Pulitzer was born on this day in 1847. Pulitzer immigrated to the United States... More
And that’s the way it was: April 9, 1865
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox
By The Editors Apr 9, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On the morning of April 9, 1865, in Appomattox Court House, VA, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia... More
Ellie finalists announced
National mag awards honor the best work last year
By The Editors Apr 8, 2013 at 11:06 AM
[Update, April 8, 11am] Monday morning, ASME announced finalists for Magazine of the Year, the top honor in its annual... More
Must-reads of the week
The business outsider, the future of currency, the distance to Mars
By The Editors Apr 5, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
And that’s the way it was: April 5, 1951
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage
By The Editors Apr 5, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were the first American civilians to be executed for espionage. They were charged with transmitting secret... 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.
