Behind the News
Lebanon and the Power of the Press
Media freedoms make nations more stable, not less
By Justin D. Martin Apr 21, 2011 at 02:05 PM
BEIRUT—Lebanon spoils the myth that press restrictions are essential to maintaining a delicate security balance. This country was practically structured... More
Q&A: Calvin Trillin
“I think journalists make a mistake writing about more than one person at a time”
By Michael Meyer Apr 20, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Trillin on Texas | by Calvin Trillin | University of Texas Press | 184 pages, $22.00 Last month, long-time New... More
The Pulitzers and The Wall Street Journal
Where to find the big one
By Dean Starkman Apr 19, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Reading The Wall Street Journal’s “What They Know” series on Internet (un)privacy last year, I thought, this has “Pulitzer” written... More
CU-Boulder to Shutter J-School
Journalism education remains a priority, administrators claim
By Curtis Brainard Apr 19, 2011 at 09:30 AM
The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents voted last week to close the journalism school at its Boulder campus, marking... More
The Most Amazing Corporate Press Release in History
Fisking the Yes Men’s fake GE press release
By Craig Silverman Apr 15, 2011 at 11:25 AM
The last time the media fell for a Yes Men-affiliated hoax press release, it inspired a discussion about speed versus... More
California Watch is Watching
Investigation reveals lax oversight of seismic standards in schools
By Curtis Brainard Apr 15, 2011 at 10:30 AM
California Watch’s Corey Johnson was scanning the website of the state architect’s office one evening in December 2009 when he... More
Q&A with NPR Ombudswoman Alicia Shepard (UPDATED)
“This is really the first time in NPR’s grown-up history that it’s been under siege.”
By Joel Meares Apr 11, 2011 at 01:22 PM
When Alicia Shepard became NPR’s ombudswoman in October 2007, she knew there would be challenges—public broadcasters are always going... More
Is This the World’s Best Twitter Account?
Meet Andy Carvin, verification machine
By Craig Silverman Apr 8, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Yesterday morning NPR’s Andy Carvin took a break from running one of the world’s best Twitter accounts to explain what... More
“Don’t Call it a Paywall”
A panel discussion with NYT’s Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Janet Robinson
By Lauren Kirchner Apr 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM
On Tuesday night, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and New York Times Company president and CEO Janet Robinson... More
Out of Style
The writers of @FakeAPStylebook transfer Twitter to the printed page
By Megan Garber Apr 6, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Write More Good: An Absolutely Phony Guide | by The Bureau Chiefs | Three Rivers Press | 272 pages, $13.00... More
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By Justin Peters Apr 3, 2011 at 03:45 PM
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The Climate Context in Japan
A discussion with a NYT photographer kidnapped in Libya
By Lauren Kirchner Apr 1, 2011 at 02:35 PM
At an event on Thursday at Columbia University with the four New York Times journalists captured by Qaddafi loyalists in... More
The Trouble with ICorrect
New “reputation management” site should examine its own standards
By Craig Silverman Apr 1, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Sir David Tang, who launched the luxury retailer Shanghai Tang and has a golden rolodex when it comes to socialites... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
