Behind the News
Comments of the Week
February 22-26, 2010
By The Editors Feb 26, 2010 at 04:57 PM
Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we’ve received that week. Think we’ve... More
The Counter-Plagiarism Handbook
Tips for writers and editors on how to avoid or detect journalistic plagiarism
By Craig Silverman Feb 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Last week, I examined why news organizations aren’t using plagiarism detection services to root out literary thieves. Technology has a... More
Destination: Haiti
It took chartered planes, buses, commercial flights, SUVs, motorbikes, helicopters, and some incredible luck to get in and out of Haiti—twice
By Emily Schmall Feb 24, 2010 at 04:27 PM
It was sweltering when the Blackhawk landed on the narrow airstrip of the USS Carl Vinson, a United States air... More
“Our Society Will Be a Free Society”
Newsweek’s Maziar Bahari on press freedom in Iran
By Christopher Livesay Feb 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Maziar Bahari endured beatings, interrogation, and solitary confinement during his 118 days in a Tehran prison cell this past year.... More
More Network News Employees Out of the Picture
News analysts react to the ABC News cuts
By Lisa Anderson Feb 23, 2010 at 06:59 PM
The relentless drumbeat of job loss across the media industry pounded at ABC News Tuesday afternoon with word that as... More
Delacorte Lecture with David Remnick
Watch Remnick’s Delacorte Lecture here
By The Editors Feb 23, 2010 at 04:57 PM
On February 10, 2010, New Yorker editor David Remnick delivered a Delacorte Lecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of... More
At HuffPost, the Old College Try
The outlet branches into college news
By Megan Garber Feb 22, 2010 at 06:22 PM
There’s a species of journalism we often forget to include when we talk about our fabled ‘new media landscape’: college... More
To Catch A Plagiarist
There are tools to catch plagiarists in action. Why don’t news outlets use them?
By Craig Silverman Feb 19, 2010 at 12:13 PM
As the general manager of the iThenticate plagiarism detection service, Robert Creutz has unique insight into the recent Gerald Posner... More
CJR on the Polks
Past coverage of today’s winners
By Clint Hendler Feb 16, 2010 at 04:50 PM
This morning, the administrators of the Polk Awards, one of journalism’s most prestigious prizes, announced 2009’s recipients. We’ve structured this... More
Comments of the Week
February 8-12, 2010
By The Editors Feb 12, 2010 at 05:06 PM
Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we've received that week. Think we’ve... More
Tonight on Channel 5: Some Say They’re Terrorists…
…Tune in tomorrow for the facts
By Clint Hendler Feb 12, 2010 at 03:33 PM
If you watched NewsChannel 5’s two night "investigation" last week of allegations of terrorist training at Islamville, a Muslim "compound"... More
Delacorte Lecture with James R. Gaines
Watch Gaines’s Delacorte Lecture here
By The Editors Feb 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM
On February 3, 2010, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism hosted James R. Gaines, editor-in-chief of the multimedia online... More
Behind the Veil: Covering Iraq’s Women in Hiding
CJR presents an ongoing video series about the work of investigative reporters
By Center for Investigative Reporting Feb 8, 2010 at 11:42 AM
ABOUT THE SERIES Welcome to The Investigators, an ongoing Web video series produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting highlighting... More
Hearts, Minds, and the Satellite Dish
America’s televised message in the Arab world is dull and poorly managed
By Justin D. Martin Feb 4, 2010 at 11:01 AM
CAIRO—The United States government has on occasion distressed over the nature of TV news in the Arab world and its... More
Comments of the Week
January 25-29, 2010
By The Editors Jan 29, 2010 at 02:56 PM
Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve... 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.
