Behind the News
Social media in smaller markets
How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
By Sara Morrison Jun 10, 2013 at 06:56 AM
Rob Fishman's announcement that "the social media editor is dead," prompted plenty of responses, from Adweek to Zombie Journalism and... More
Pew report: digital nonprofits optimistic
The numbers are discouraging, but journalists maintain that their outlets will succeed
By Kira Goldenberg Jun 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Despite rather grim numbers, staffers at digital news nonprofits are optimistic about the future of their outlets, according to a... More
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs
A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
By Tanveer Ali Jun 6, 2013 at 11:35 AM
CHICAGO, IL--Pulitzer Prize winner John H. White doesn't think too much of the iPhone as a replacement for him and... More
Newsmodo and the never-ending tour
An Australian startup connects freelance journalists and news organizations
By Lauren Kirchner Jun 5, 2013 at 03:04 PM
When I met Rakhal Ebeli in Manhattan for a coffee at 4pm on a late-May Thursday, I asked him how... More
Stories I’d like to see
More questions for Bloomberg and Angelina Jolie
By Steven Brill Jun 5, 2013 at 11:20 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
ProPublica kickstarts its internship investigation
Investigative journalism site experiments with crowdsourcing and crowdfunding
By Sara Morrison Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
On May 28, David Dennis wrote in the Guardian that the prevalence of unpaid internships and their increasing role as... More
Notetakers denied Manning trial access
WikiLeaks case officials refuse to release trial transcripts, and crowdfunded stenographers were denied press passes
By Susan Armitage Jun 3, 2013 at 11:28 AM
On the heels of a weekend rally that drew hundreds of supporters to Fort Meade, MD, Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial... More
In Libya, new media freedom is uncertain
A post-Qaddafi abundance of independent news has been followed by violence against journalists
By Kathryn Brenzel Jun 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The post-revolutionary euphoria that followed Libya's 2011 uprising against dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi spawned dozens of new media outlets--at least 69,... More
Libel convictions face resurgence in Italy
For the second time in the past couple years, Italian journalists have faced jail time for defamation
By Alison Langley May 29, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Three Italian journalists were sentenced to prison terms Friday in Milan for libeling a prosecutor. Andrea Marcenaro and Riccardo Arena... More
Stories I’d like to see
Justice Department overreach, and a rudderless IRS
By Steven Brill May 28, 2013 at 12:45 PM
In his "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Silver linings newscasts
Down with forced positivity in TV news coverage of Moore, OK
By Jane McManus May 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Like everyone else this week, I was transfixed by the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma. The devastation was quick and, in... More
‘We are all journalists now’
140 Journos and Turkey’s “counter-media” movement
By Deirdre Dlugoleski May 20, 2013 at 06:50 AM
In a 2011 court case in Diyarbakır, Turkey, a student is on trial for membership in a terrorist organization. The... More
Stories I’d like to see
The commencement speech market, Obamacare job bonanza, and recess appointment gridlock
By Steven Brill May 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
The Plain Dealer columnist who knew Amanda Berry’s mother
“Imagine the worst day of your life and then repeat it every day for three years. That’s how she lived. Until she died.”
By Sara Morrison May 8, 2013 at 05:00 PM
Needless to say, the kidnapping case in Cleveland has garnered a ton of media attention now that the three women... More
Stories I’d like to see
The compensation racket, Al Jazeera’s plans, and Boston health costs
By Steven Brill May 7, 2013 at 11:49 AM
In his "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... 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.
