Behind the News
What a Year!
A foreign editor looks back in wonder at 2011
By Thomas Nagorski Dec 30, 2011 at 02:41 PM
On a weekend last January I sent Alex Marquardt, our newly minted Mideast correspondent, to cover a protest in Egypt.... More
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Shouldn’t TV news outlets be clearer about offering pay-for-play?
By Steven Waldman Dec 29, 2011 at 08:10 PM
One of the most disturbing trends in local TV news is the persistence of “pay for play”—when local TV newscasts... More
Best of 2011: Erika Fry
From Romenesko to rich men, Fry picks her top CJR stories from the past year
By Erika Fry Dec 29, 2011 at 06:00 AM
Escape from Thailand This was my personal account of fleeing Thailand in 2010—yes, that tropical paradise known as the Land... More
Best of 2011: Joel Meares
From Jerry Brown to James O’Keefe, Meares picks his top CJR stories from the past year
By Joel Meares Dec 28, 2011 at 06:00 AM
The Cancer Report: I’ve written a fair bit about people who blog through their grief and sickness (not for CJR)... More
Best of 2011: Dean Starkman
The Audit’s head honcho picks his top CJR stories from the past year
By Dean Starkman Dec 27, 2011 at 01:33 PM
Confidence Game: The limited vision of the news gurus: The landmark 8,000-word essay that upended the future-of-news debate. The Hole... More
Letters Man
Why the letters-to-the-editor section shouldn’t become a forum for flacks
By John Stoehr Dec 23, 2011 at 02:07 PM
In May 2011, the alt-weekly New Haven Advocate, which I edit, ran a story about the rising cost of rent... More
Best of 2011: Alysia Santo
Santo picks her top CJR stories from the past year
By Alysia Santo Dec 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Occupy Wall Street’s Media Team: I spent the day walking and talking with the bloggers, livestreamers, and tweeters in the... More
Protecting Journalists in Worldwide Danger Zones
When international protocols fall short
By Natasha Lennard Dec 22, 2011 at 02:42 PM
This month marks the five-year anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of Security Council Resolution 1738, which obliges nations to... More
The Hole In FON Theory
Continuing the discussion about the future of news with Clay Shirky
By Dean Starkman Dec 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM
I thank Clay Shirky and other posters for their responses to “Confidence Game: the limited vision of the news... More
The Great Teacher of Journalists: Kim Jong-il
How the Dear Leader was (and was not) like your editor
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 20, 2011 at 04:24 PM
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has died. A couple of days, perhaps, after the Dear Leader passed, the state news... More
A Presidential Debate Abroad?
An argument for holding a foreign policy debate in a foreign country
By Justin D. Martin Dec 20, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Every fourth fall, more Americans watch presidential debates than just about any other live event in the US but the... More
Univision
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By Justin Peters Dec 14, 2011 at 03:11 PM
Placeholder URL for the extended version of Erika Fry's Jan/Feb 2012 Darts and Laurels piece on Univision. More
Reader Reforms
Plagiarizing magazine turns a new page
By Erika Fry Dec 14, 2011 at 01:56 PM
In October, I wrote about the most ridiculous (and egregious) case of editorial malpractice I’d ever seen. Reader Magazine, of... More
Winter Reading Club
What are some books that journalists should read this winter?
By The Editors Dec 13, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Every year around this time, we ask our readers to recommend some books that journalists might enjoy reading during the... More
The Truth about Public Untruths
Are journalists and others equipped to beat back the lies?
By Craig Silverman Dec 2, 2011 at 01:13 PM
What’s to be done with lying liars and the lies they tell journalists and the public? This is a topic... 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.
