Behind the News
Katie and Diane: The Wrong Questions
Why can’t the print press treat TV news as news?
By Michael Massing Sep 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Michael Massing’s voice has long been part of the Columbia Journalism Review in print. He is a columnist, a former... More
Michael Massing Online Archive
A complete archive of Michael Massing’s columns for CJR.org
By The Editors Sep 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Michael Massing’s voice has long been part of the Columbia Journalism Review. He is a columnist, a former executive editor,... More
Driving the Conversation
NYT series examines texting, talking behind the wheel
By Greg Marx Sep 21, 2009 at 10:50 AM
The New York Times has published a number of ambitious series this year, on topics ranging from the financial crisis... More
ACORN’s Family Tree
Was the Baltimore video journalism? Does it matter?
By Alexandra Fenwick Sep 18, 2009 at 05:44 PM
In a piece in the October 2009 issue of The Atlantic, “The Story Behind the Story,” journalist Mark Bowden examines... More
Pinning Down the “Jackass” Tale
A tweeted slip reveals a complicated arrangement
By Clint Hendler Sep 18, 2009 at 04:20 PM
To be sure, the quote at hand does not address the world’s most pressing issue. But earlier this week, when... More
Seeds of Discontent
What does the ACORN story mean for the mainstream media?
By Greg Marx Sep 18, 2009 at 03:31 PM
James O’Keefe, the pimp-playing provocateur who set out to target ACORN with a video camera, a cheesy costume, and a... More
“A Big Chance to Win Back the Public’s Faith”
MediaBugs’s Scott Rosenberg on error-correction in the digital age
By Craig Silverman Sep 18, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Earlier this summer, Scott Rosenberg, co-founder of Salon.com and author of the new book Say Everything, received word that he... More
Rock Bottom
Get stoked: the MSM are acting less childish about pot
By David Downs Sep 15, 2009 at 09:00 AM
The strain of “reefer madness” that's been infecting American newsrooms since at least 1911 appears to be abating amid some... More
Tea for Two…Million?
FreedomWorks, Twitter, and the evolution of an error
By Megan Garber Sep 14, 2009 at 10:55 AM
On Saturday, a collection of citizens of the Republic, armed with handmade signs, Gadsden flags, and pent-up frustration, descended on... More
Q & A: Financial Times CEO John Ridding
How the Financial Times not only kept its readers, but even got them to pay
By Diana Dellamere Sep 11, 2009 at 12:40 PM
While newspapers fight to stay afloat, the Financial Times is doing just fine. In fact, the paper has almost doubled... More
Michael Kinsley, Correctionaholic
Don’t believe a word of Kinsley’s recent WaPo column
By Craig Silverman Sep 11, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Don’t believe a word of Michael Kinsley’s recent column for the Washington Post. The man would have you assume that... More
Barack Obama, Media Critic
On Obama’s remarks at the Cronkite memorial service
By Greg Marx Sep 10, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Maybe, if this whole presidency thing doesn’t work out, Barack Obama can land a Nieman fellowship. As you’ve probably heard,... More
Mr. Wilson Goes to Washington
Dear news networks: ignore Joe Wilson. Please.
By Megan Garber Sep 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM
The most memorable aspect of President Obama's health care address to Congress tonight was not its rhetoric, or its resonance,... More
Press Forward: Dialogues on the Future of News
A new series from CJR
By The Editors Sep 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Somewhere along the way, we began talking about the future of news in terms of salvation. What will save us?... More
Common Knowledge
Communal news in a fragmented world
By Megan Garber Sep 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM
The supermarket shelves have been rearranged. It happened one day without warning. There is agitation and panic in the aisles,... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
The NSA story isn’t ‘journalistic malfeasance’
It’s a story that is evolving in real time
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
