Behind the News
You, Too, Can Own a Piece of The Onion
“America’s Finest News Source” is now franchising out its printing biz
By Lauren Kirchner Dec 7, 2010 at 01:00 PM
After twenty-two years, The Onion has decided to both get out of the print business and double down on print... More
Journalists Need to Do the Math
Numbers still make many watchdogs whimper
By Justin D. Martin Dec 6, 2010 at 11:29 AM
CAIRO—I tell my students that in addition to English they should learn two more languages: an in-demand foreign tongue, and... More
Q&A: Blur Author Tom Rosenstiel
On verification and critical thinking in the new, open journalistic era
By Craig Silverman Dec 3, 2010 at 09:59 AM
In their 2001 book, The Elements of Journalism Tom Rosenstiel and Bill Kovach list ten fundamental principles (“elements”) that make... More
Al Balk, 1969—1973
CJR’s second editor
By James Boylan Dec 2, 2010 at 04:19 PM
Alfred Balk, the second editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, died in November at the age of eighty. Al, like... More
Close Encounters of the Media Kind
NASA press release leads to wild speculation about alien discovery
By Curtis Brainard Dec 1, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Over the last two days, bloggers at a few of the country’s top news outlets have engaged in wild and... More
Startup Rocket Science
Technical specs for a modern journalism business
By Michael Andersen and Barry Johnson Nov 30, 2010 at 10:59 AM
CJR’s “Launch Pad” feature invites new media publishers to blog about their experiences on the news frontier. Past columns by... More
Opening Shot
In an election season, the press must sort fact from fiction and follow the money
By The Editors Nov 23, 2010 at 02:12 PM
The midterm election season produced stories that tested journalism’s ability to do what it must during political campaigns: sort fact... More
The Power of the Drones
Inside Slate’s efforts to crowdsource good ideas
By Daniel Luzer Nov 23, 2010 at 11:46 AM
People have to be damn committed to an idea to attend an event about it on a Monday night, even... More
How to Tackle the Sales Demon
Launch Pad: Portland, Oregon
By Michael Andersen and Barry Johnson Nov 23, 2010 at 10:59 AM
CJR’s “Launch Pad” feature invites new media publishers to blog about their experiences on the news frontier. Past columns by... More
Has Tunisia Mesmerized Journalists?
Tunisia is one of the world’s worst places for journalists—but you wouldn’t know it
By Justin D. Martin Nov 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Tunis, Tunisia—The first time I heard the word “Tunisia” was as a child watching The Cosby Show. In one episode,... More
The Authenticity Contest
Knight News Challenge solicits authenticity-related projects
By Craig Silverman Nov 19, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Accuracy is hot stuff these days, let me tell you. On Wednesday, Thomas Friedman of The New York Times dedicated... More
Haiti Coverage and “Disaster Porn”
Cholera epidemic offers convenient B-roll for nightly newscasts
By Maura R. O'Connor Nov 19, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Last month I was reporting a story on the opening of a mango warehouse in Haiti’s countryside when a fellow... More
How to Place a Story?
Survey finds top environmental newsmakers still target traditional media
By Curtis Brainard Nov 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Despite disruptive changes in the media industry, which have made it more difficult to place stories and develop relationships with... More
Why Journalists are Terrible at Time Management
Launch Pad: Portland, Oregon
By Michael Andersen and Barry Johnson Nov 16, 2010 at 12:49 PM
CJR’s “Launch Pad” feature invites new media publishers to blog about their experiences on the news frontier. All of Michael... More
Press Pass Problems
Cetacean Society’s decision to deny a reporter raises questions about access
By Curtis Brainard Nov 12, 2010 at 04:30 PM
On Tuesday, the American Cetacean Society denied a freelancer’s request for a press pass to attend the society’s annual meeting... 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.
