Behind the News
Hiring at Al Jazeera America: 18,000 applicants for 170 jobs
The company’s executive director of international operations gives a peek into the network’s new cred among Americans
By Tracie Powell Mar 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Up until a few short years ago, when recruiters with Al Jazeera attended American journalism job fairs, hardly anyone seemed... More
In Kenya’s election, reporting what’s there, not what’s assumed
Much western coverage has seemed like a cheerleading competition for violent news
By Mohammed Ademo Mar 6, 2013 at 04:37 PM
During Kenya's post-election crisis in 2007, which saw thousands dead and many more displaced, inflammatory messages sent via SMS and... More
Stories I’d like to see: crafting ‘A Bitter Pill’
Since this is supposed to be a column about good story ideas, I’ll use it to explain the genesis of my Time cover story in more detail
By Steven Brill Mar 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
How we hired that reporter
A newspaper, a university, an investigative center, and donors find a new way
By Charles Lewis Mar 4, 2013 at 11:57 AM
It was something like a triple bank shot in billiards, but quite a lot more valuable and satisfying. For the... More
Stories I’d like to see
America’s lobbying abroad, and following a wonder drug’s money trail
By Steven Brill Feb 26, 2013 at 11:15 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Handling Facebook’s fickle functionality
How news outlets choose to promote work when the formula keeps changing
By Hazel Sheffield Feb 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Facebook's promoted posts feature sparked privacy concerns for individuals last week, when the company debuted a feature allowing individual users... More
From women’s page to style section
Women still need a place to have a voice in the absence of mainstream media equality
By Sarah Jaffe Feb 19, 2013 at 02:50 PM
When the Washington Post decided, in January of 2013, to run a story about feminists' disputes over Michelle Obama's time... More
Homicide coverage is about people, not just stats
Stories about Hadiya Pendleton’s death should be a guide for journalists in future crime reporting
By Tanveer Ali Feb 18, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On Friday, President Obama spoke in Chicago as a part of his post-State of the Union tour, pitching, among many... More
Stories I’d like to see
Hagel’s ignorance, Big Oil in the rain forest, and a drone story
By Steven Brill Feb 12, 2013 at 11:20 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Stories I’d like to see
Lying to the SEC, A-Rod’s contract, everybody gets hacked
By Steven Brill Feb 5, 2013 at 11:15 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Ed Koch: under the adulation
A press secretary looks back at Hizzoner and the media
By Evan Cornog Feb 4, 2013 at 12:23 PM
The death of former New York mayor Edward I. Koch last week at age 88 brought forth a flood... More
Tracking the NYT’s evolving Koch obit
NewsDiffs reveals the newspaper’s multiple revisions, resulting in a surge of traffic
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 4, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died in the wee hours of Friday morning, and The New York Times... More
What region gets the most coverage of its human rights abuses?
Latin America, according to a statistical analysis
By James Ron and Emilie Hafner Burton Jan 30, 2013 at 11:18 AM
When journalists report on human rights abuses, which region do they report on most? Africa, due to the Rwandan genocide,... More
How the Seattle Times got its Starbucks in India story
Some travel funds, some grant money, and a whole lot of of legwork
By Hazel Sheffield Jan 30, 2013 at 07:22 AM
Like many good stories, the Seattle Times's special feature on coffee growers and Starbucks in India, that ran on two... More
Stories I’d like to see
Newt’s new gigs, following the Sandy money, and hedge-fund matchmakers
By Steven Brill Jan 29, 2013 at 11:34 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... 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.
