Behind the News
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
“The Risks are Worth Taking as Long as Nothing Happens”
Four NYT journalists captured in Libya speak at Columbia
By Lauren Kirchner Apr 1, 2011 at 09:04 AM
On Thursday evening, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and the SPJ hosted photojournalists Lynsey Addario and Tyler Hicks, reporter... More
BBC + PBS = YES
Why I’ll watch the new World News America
By Ann Cooper Mar 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM
While we wait for Comcast and Time Warner cable to conquer their Al Jazeera phobia, let me suggest an alternative... More
Detecting Fake Photos with Digital Forensics
A Q&A with Hany Farid on photo forensics
By Lauren Kirchner Mar 23, 2011 at 10:36 AM
As photography has gone digital, it has become ever easier to manipulate images with Photoshop and other technology. Digital photographs... More
James Madison on the Muslim Brotherhood
Democracy must tolerate extreme speech and advocacy
By Justin D. Martin Mar 22, 2011 at 01:55 PM
CAIRO—James Madison would probably welcome Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. One of the most extraordinary features of democracy is that it tolerates... More
Twitter Turns Five
How has Twitter changed your media diet?
By The Editors Mar 22, 2011 at 12:34 PM
This week, Twitter turns five. Care for a slice of fail-whale shaped birthday cake, anyone? For its users, Twitter has... 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.
