Behind the News
The Chicago Tribune, the Cubs, and Me
TribCo is selling the Chicago Cubs. Steve Daley was there when they bought in
By Steve Daley Jul 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM
The week I went to work as a sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune in 1981 was the week the... More
Test Mike
Test subhed
By Mike Hoyt Jul 15, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. More
A Kind of Victory
Remembering the war in El Salvador and what it cost journalism
By Jacques Menasche Jul 13, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Early one morning in El Salvador’s provincial capital of San Francisco Gotera this past March, the crack of a gunshot—or... More
The Copy Editing Equation
Fewer copy editors + fewer reporters + more work = trouble
By Craig Silverman Jul 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM
As far as arithmetic goes, it’s a pretty simple equation. “Fewer Copy Editors, More Errors,” declared the headline over the... More
Salons Under Scrutiny
Examining the ethics of sponsored, off-the-record events
By Greg Marx Jul 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM
“The newsletter’s mailing list is used to draw subscribers to closed-door ‘seminars’ in Washington twice a year at which top... More
How CJR Breaks Bread
Full disclosure on a private event
By The Editors Jul 10, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Since the Columbia Journalism Review is trying today (in a piece posted here) to sort through distinctions about what is... More
Burger Meister
Meet Kevin Pang, cheeseburger critic for the Chicago Tribune
By Justin Peters Jul 9, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Kevin Pang reviews cheeseburgers for the Chicago Tribune—in print, online, and as the creator and host of a video program... More
Atlantic Editor Bennet on His Magazine’s “Salons”
His thoughts on the salons’ journalistic value, or lack thereof
By Greg Marx Jul 8, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Of all the different threads of the past week’s SalonGate flap, one of the most interesting has been the widely... More
Beach Reading Redux
CJR’s summer reading list for journalists
By The Editors Jul 7, 2009 at 04:41 PM
Recently, we asked readers to recommend a book to members of the journalistic community for their summer vacations. Below, we... More
“This Is America. I Can Ask You Whatever I Want.”
Should journalists be forced to spill reporting info at customs checkpoints?
By John Dinges Jul 7, 2009 at 02:41 PM
Here’s the dilemma. You’re coming back from a reporting trip with notes and documents about, say, U.S. intervention in a... More
Do It Tuesday!
On Jackson’s day, the mice should play
By Megan Garber Jul 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM
From: stu@mice_advice.comDate: July 6, 2009 10:32:18 AM EDTTo: clientlist@mice_advice.comSubject: Do It Tuesday! To our valued clients: I apologize for... More
More PitneyGate Fallout?
Press focused on who asked questions at Obama town hall
By Greg Marx Jul 2, 2009 at 03:55 PM
We may, thankfully, be putting Pitneygate behind us. But reading through press coverage of President Obama’s town hall meeting on... More
In (Partial) Defense of Connie Schultz
Jeff Jarvis’s low lob
By Clint Hendler Jul 2, 2009 at 02:39 PM
Like Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz, I am sincerely worried about the future, as the revenue streams dry up... More
Good News, For a Change
Non-profit consortium launches Investigative News Network
By Greg Marx Jul 1, 2009 at 05:57 PM
With the near-daily drip of bleak news about the journalism world (today’s edition: Gannett reportedly plans to cut at least... More
L’Affaire Froomkin, as Told by Froomkin
Froomkin and Rosen on accountability, impartiality, and the dangers of the journalistic lobotomy
By Megan Garber Jun 30, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Jay Rosen calls it "the Froomkin kissoff." Others call it, less colorfully, "l'affaire Froomkin." Many call it politically motivated. Some... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
