Behind the News
Stories I’d Like to See
Scoring healthcare insurers and getting campaign spending right
By Steven Brill Feb 21, 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
Anthony Shadid: ‘A Gatherer, An Observer, A Listener’
One of his former editors remembers the greatest foreign correspondent of his generation
By David E. Hoffman Feb 17, 2012 at 03:37 PM
For many readers and listeners of the news, the work of foreign correspondents is surrounded by legend and yet strangely... More
Story on Tiny Country A Giant Failure
60 Minutes whiffs on recent story about Qatar
By Justin D. Martin Feb 15, 2012 at 01:05 PM
A recent 60 Minutes segment on the nation of Qatar was the most imprecise piece of journalism I can remember... More
Stories I’d Like to See
Romney’s ads, the Komen firestorm, and a Foxconn book
By Steven Brill Feb 14, 2012 at 11:57 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: Michael Morisy, Co-Founder of MuckRock
On helping journalists with their public records requests
By Erin Siegal Feb 13, 2012 at 02:46 PM
MuckRock is an online startup that helps journalists streamline, track, and fulfill their public records requests. Since May 2010, when... More
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By Justin Peters Feb 10, 2012 at 01:58 PM
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By Justin Peters Feb 10, 2012 at 01:58 PM
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Park Slope Pundits Get the Story Wrong
Why lifestyle pieces need context
By Ben Adler Feb 8, 2012 at 12:47 PM
I grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, so a headline on The New Yorker's homepage Monday, declaring "Park Slope is... More
Stories I’d Like to See
A trove of stories from the Facebook IPO
By Steven Brill Feb 8, 2012 at 11:31 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d Like to See
The Dodd-Frank effect, unions and private equity, and Newt’s expenses
By Steven Brill Feb 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
To Sue or Not to Sue?
The first two years of OGIS
By Erin Siegal Feb 1, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Last June in Las Vegas, Corinna Zarek told a ballroom full of investigative journalists at the annual Investigative Reporters and... More
Why Aren’t More Arab Americans Working in Mainstream Journalism?
Group remains underrepresented in US newsrooms
By Justin D. Martin Jan 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM
There are anywhere between 3.5 and 5.1 million Americans of Arab descent, according to figures from the Arab American Institute,... More
Updating the Privacy Protection Act for the Digital Era
Law protecting journalists from searches didn’t anticipate cloud computing
By Jonathan W. Peters Jan 30, 2012 at 01:46 PM
Cloud computing is all the rage. Traditionally, people had to store, manage and process data on a personal computer or... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
Things have always been getting worse
Yes, women’s magazines can do serious journalism
In fact, we’ve been doing it for a while
The people who run the American security apparatus are in the overwhelming majority diligent people with a deep concern for civil liberties. But their job is to find creative ways to collect information. And they work within an institution that, because of its secrecy, is fundamentally inimical to democracy and to a free society
Fast Company is hacking the newsroom
Here’s why
Rachel Maddow’s tribute to Michael Hastings
“Michael was angry … he was angry about things that weren’t right in the world. He was angry with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting.”
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.
