Behind the News
Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita?
Taking the CPJ data one step further
By Justin D. Martin Apr 2, 2012 at 03:17 PM
At the end of each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists counts the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide and lists... More
Reporting Trayvon
A CJR guide to some helpful articles
By CJR Staff Apr 2, 2012 at 02:02 PM
Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot fatally by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on February 26 as he walked, carrying Skittles... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Hooked on drug ads, education collision in Hawaii, and the gas frenzy
By Steven Brill Mar 29, 2012 at 01:29 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
In Ecuador, a Social Media Workaround
Oppressed journalists are having their say online
By Emily Judem Mar 26, 2012 at 06:29 PM
For three years, Ecuadorean journalist Lindon Sanmartín Rodriguez and his brother Pablo hosted a freewheeling talk radio show that analyzed... More
Denying Death
Most people ignore genocide denial. Growing numbers of governments do not
By Justin D. Martin Mar 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM
While I’ve argued in this column that free speech in the world is trending toward expansion, a position I still... More
The New York Times Goes to the Dogs
Canine-centric stories skyrocket during early months of Abramson’s reign
By Ron Howell Mar 23, 2012 at 04:51 PM
There’s really no other way to say this: The New York Times is going to the dogs. Dogs have been... More
Romney, BuzzFeed, and that “Hidden” Op-Ed
Is the press ceding policy-shift reporting to oppo artists?
By Erika Fry Mar 21, 2012 at 12:05 PM
It was four o’clock on a Friday afternoon when BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski, a 22-year old student at St. John’s College,... More
Q & A: New America Foundation’s Tom Glaisyer
The NAF’s Media Policy Fellow on crowdsourcing broadcasters’ public files
By Alysia Santo Mar 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM
In exchange for using the public airwaves for free, broadcast stations are required to serve their local community, a condition... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Examining the insanity defense, MSNBC’s weekend sleaze, and suing OPEC
By Steven Brill Mar 20, 2012 at 01:17 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Ira Glass’s Casablanca Moment with Mike Daisey
A classy confession doesn’t negate the crime
By Lawrence Pintak Mar 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Over the weekend, as just about anyone with electricity knows by now, the public radio program This American Life fell... More
The Facts of the Mike Daisey Matter
And why they matter
By Christopher Solomon Mar 19, 2012 at 05:26 PM
It’s been a tough winter for facts, and for those of us who wrangle them for a living. On Friday,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Afghan justice, Putin’s palace, and the Edwards trial
By Steven Brill Mar 13, 2012 at 04:00 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
News Organizations That Haven’t Learned To Share
The seams in certain outlets’ social sharing strategies
By Justin D. Martin Mar 7, 2012 at 04:54 PM
The Economist does not let users of its free app share news items via e-mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or anything... More
Stories I’d Like to See
A hidden Gulf economy, Romney’s old taxes, and patent wars
By Steven Brill Mar 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Few Female Bylines in Major Magazines
Losing the count
By Erin Siegal Mar 6, 2012 at 12:05 PM
It's appropriate that the red, the color of passion and anger, represents the female male slice of the pie in... 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?
Obama’s war on leaks undermines investigative journalism
“[T]he most militant I have seen since the Nixon administration”
‘It was approved at the highest levels— and I mean the highest’
Holder OK’d search warrant for Fox News reporter’s private emails, official says
If cable is dying, why is it still making so much money?
The story behind one of the best business models in the country
What TVGuide.com watchlist data reveals about the season’s new dramas
“What was once genre is now the Zeitgeist”
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.
