Behind the News
In NYT’s search for transformation, Thompson a surprising choice
“If Thompson manages more than failure, it will, in some ways, be an astonishing achievement”
By Emily Bell Aug 16, 2012 at 05:48 PM
Is Mark Thompson the right person to be chief executive of The New York Times? The cynical might note that,... More
Thompson has digital cred but faces challenges at NYT
The former BBC director general was hired to guide the Times to a cross-platform future
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 16, 2012 at 04:45 PM
On Tuesday, The New York Times named Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, as its new chief... More
Straight news from the citizens of Syria
How reporters sort, organize—and verify—a flood of information from a chaotic civil war
By James Miller and Matt Sienkiewicz Aug 16, 2012 at 03:37 PM
On June 5th, the never-ending Twitter discussion on #Syria moved in a shocking new direction. According to numerous accounts, violence... More
Stories I’d like to see
Questions for Ryan, working for welfare, updates on Olbermann and Facebook
By Steven Brill Aug 14, 2012 at 11:32 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Egyptian journos wary of recent government actions
Newly appointed editors at state-owned publications and a court-ordered newspaper confiscation have journalists worried about press freedoms
By Jared Malsin Aug 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Egyptian journalists are outraged over a pair of government decisions last week which they say curb media freedom and independence.... More
HuffPost Live Launches
It’s about conversations rather than citizen journalism, says founding editor Roy Sekoff
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 13, 2012 at 05:11 PM
When Huffington Post Live launched on Monday morning, its founding editor, Roy Sekoff, quickly found reasons to be proud of... More
Media restrictions tighten in Ethiopia
One of the last remaining independent newspapers was recently shuttered by the government
By Mohammed Ademo Aug 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Government charges against one of Ethiopia’s last remaining independent newspaper editors on Friday and a recent forced shutdown of that... More
Covering the Sinai Peninsula
As the need for information grows, so do the reporting risks
By Jared Malsin Aug 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Armed assailants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers waiting to break the day’s Ramadan fast in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday. The... More
A tale of two Finkes
Deadline Hollywood doyenne Nikki Finke is not amused by the fake Twitter account in her name
By Sara Morrison Aug 9, 2012 at 08:44 PM
The real Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) is the founder and editor in chief of Deadline Hollywood, a website that has become,... More
I tweet therefore I can
Whose job is it to make sure tweeters stay within the law?
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 9, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Twitter now boasts 140 million active users, many of whom have used the social messaging service in the last two... More
‘Open’ in the age of live tweeting
How UNITY 2012’s student newsroom taught NAHJ a lesson about social media
By Sara Morrison Aug 7, 2012 at 03:53 PM
A routine board meeting became the biggest story of last week's UNITY convention after the National Association of Hispanic Journalists... More
Breaking news: This minority group is different
There are many times that journalists can cover non-mainstream communities, not just during a crisis
By Tanveer Ali Aug 7, 2012 at 02:50 PM
One thing evident about the coverage of the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin on Sunday that left seven dead, including... More
The AP’s North Korea bureau
Yep, they’ve had one, based in the country’s capital, for seven months
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM
North Korea was just two weeks out of a national period of mourning the death of Kim Jong-il in January... More
Daily News front page splash ‘flat wrong,’ says NBC
Reports that Today Show anchor Hoda Kotb was being flown into London to boost ratings are false, the network claims
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 31, 2012 at 05:02 PM
The New York Daily News was quick to splash Tuesday’s front page with news that NBC’s Hoda Kotb was being... More
The British media after Leveson
Editors say more regulation could cripple the UK press
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 30, 2012 at 03:27 PM
If public outcry against alleged phone hacking sparked the Leveson Inquiry, the government-led investigation into ethics in the British press,... 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)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
