Behind the News
Nigeria’s New FOIA
Reporters enjoy new freedoms in a long-repressive society
By Elliot Ross Sep 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Journalism in Nigeria has never been easy work, and the new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which finally became law... More
Q&A: New NBC Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin
“Part of me wants to speak to the global audience, and a part of me wants to speak to America”
By Dave Marash Sep 19, 2011 at 04:02 PM
This spring, just before he turned thirty-two, Ayman Mohyeldin’s contract with Al Jazeera was ending and he was faced with... More
Eight Simple Rules for Doing Accurate Journalism
Some new, some old, some wonderfully clichéd
By Craig Silverman Sep 16, 2011 at 12:23 PM
It’s a cliché to say clichés exist for a reason. As journalists, we’re supposed to avoid them like the, um,... More
CJR Rewind: Hot Air
Why don’t TV weathermen believe in climate change?
By Charles Homans Sep 15, 2011 at 11:24 AM
This story, which recently won a Science in Society award from the National Association of Science Writers, originally ran in... More
CJR Rewind: Back to the Future
September 11th and the future of journalism
By Andie Tucher Sep 9, 2011 at 02:14 PM
This article, by Andie Tucher, ran in our November 2001 issue. Back in August, when I agreed to write a... More
CJR Rewind: What I Saw On 9-11
“I wanted to record everything.”
By Nicholas Spangler Sep 9, 2011 at 02:07 PM
Ten years ago, on September 11, 2001, Nicholas Spangler was a journalism student covering a primary election in downtown New... More
Calling Out a Source that Lied
The Memphis Commercial Appeal holds Schnucks accountable
By Craig Silverman Sep 9, 2011 at 01:19 PM
As far as official denials go, it was clear and emphatic. Lori Willis, communications director of the Schnucks grocery chain,... More
Q&A: Beware the Gonzo Director Bryan Goluboff
“We want a talisman of these times, even in a digital age.”
By Jennifer Miller Sep 8, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Beware the Gonzo, the directorial debut of Bryan Goluboff (writer of The Basketball Diaries), stars Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Amy... More
What Might an ‘American World Service’ Look Like?
Building on Lee Bollinger’s call for a BBC-like service from the United States
By Justin D. Martin Sep 6, 2011 at 02:40 PM
It is time for the US to follow the example of other modern democracies and provide citizens with a government-supported,... More
Escape From Thailand
A simple story about plagiarism forced me to flee a country I love
By Erika Fry Sep 2, 2011 at 03:31 PM
Editors’ Note: this is a companion piece to the Darts & Laurels column that appears in the September/October 2011 issues... More
Escape From Thailand
A simple story about plagiarism forced me to flee a country I love
By Erika Fry Sep 2, 2011 at 02:17 PM
Editors’ Note: this is a companion piece to the Darts & Laurels column that appears in the September/October 2011 issue... More
Errors in Anytown, U.S.A.
Academic brings an anonymous newsroom’s corrections practices to light
By Craig Silverman Sep 2, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Last spring, Kirstie Hettinga spent several months working two days a week as an unpaid intern at what she will... More
Haven Bound
A Q&A with Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir
By Alysia Santo Sep 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM
In 2008, Iceland was hit hard by the global financial crisis. Citizen outrage and political unrest followed, sparking a... More
A Victim’s Tale
What it’s like to be on the receiving end of a press error
By Craig Silverman Aug 19, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Last week was a terrible one for Jon Harris, a librarian at the North Canton Public Library in Ohio. On... More
How to Get Young People Interested in Global News
Why we should emphasize journalism’s role in sparking innovation
By Justin D. Martin Aug 16, 2011 at 03:14 PM
For some time newsmakers and educators have stressed things like “civic duty” and being a “global citizen” in trying to... 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.
