Behind the News
Loneliness at the Foreign ‘Bureau’
News organizations exaggerate the size of their overseas newsrooms
By Justin D. Martin Apr 23, 2012 at 02:18 PM
The Washington Post has 16 foreign “bureaus,” and 12 of them consist of just a single reporter, according to the... More
The Forward sits down with a Hamas official
It’s a first for the 115-year-old Jewish newspaper, but audiences are slow to respond
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 20, 2012 at 04:28 PM
Late Thursday night, the Jewish Forward, a 115-year-old paper that was published entirely in Yiddish until 1983, posted online a... More
Looking beyond Kony
Coverage of Africa needs to go beyond the sensationalistic, three experts said at a panel talk on Thursday
By Erika Fry Apr 20, 2012 at 08:59 AM
In Kenya in early March, a grenade blast linked to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab killed six people and injured 63.... More
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By Justin Peters Apr 19, 2012 at 01:30 PM
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Nobody wins, again
For the ninth time, the Pulitzer Board can’t agree on a winner for editorials
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 18, 2012 at 11:16 AM
This year’s Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday afternoon, and for the ninth time in 95 years, there was no... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Cheney’s heart, CVS and privacy, and Walmart’s guns
By Steven Brill Apr 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Freelancers on the Front Lines
Safety for foreign correspondents is an issue the media needs to address
By Erika Fry Apr 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM
It was almost one year ago that photojournalist and Restrepo director Sebastian Junger lost his good friend and colleague, Tim... More
Statistics and Moral Sense
A dialogue about Justin Martin’s “Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita?”
By Sohrab Ahmari Apr 16, 2012 at 05:25 AM
Editor’s note: This piece begins with journalist Sohrab Ahmari’s criticisms of Justin D. Martin’s recent article. Martin’s response comes next,... More
Mike Wallace, Reluctant Newsman
A new biography of the late “60 Minutes” reporter reveals how he changed broadcasting while besting inner demons
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 11, 2012 at 02:24 PM
Screenwriter and director Peter Rader’s first book, "Mike Wallace: A Life" was already slated for release on April 13 when... More
The AOL-HuffPost Show: Who’s Really in Control?
Not the media.
By Erika Fry Apr 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Last Thursday, The New York Times ran a story titled “Huffington Gains More Control in AOL Revamping.” Later that day,... More
Working With Mike Wallace
A producer remembers collaborating with the late journalist shortly before he started on “60 Minutes”
By Gordon Hyatt Apr 10, 2012 at 06:08 PM
My first memory of Mike Wallace is of the two of us riding in a car together in 1964; as... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Hoop academics, judging the GSA, Latin healthcare
By Steven Brill Apr 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Q & A: Lucy Dalglish and Jennifer Lynch
Two open government experts talk about the year’s top FOIA issues
By Erin Siegal Apr 9, 2012 at 01:13 PM
The FOIA Watchdog chats with Lucy Dalglish, director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Jennifer Lynch,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Cable conflicts, BlackBerry’s demise, and China’s millionaires
By Steven Brill Apr 3, 2012 at 11:47 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
