Behind the News
Maura Johnston’s new song
The former Village Voice music editor is back with a magazine app
By Sara Morrison Jan 9, 2013 at 11:09 AM
After Maura Johnston was let go from the Village Voice in September, she decided that, after six years as a... More
Stories I’d like to see
Medicare meddling, the guns of Westchester, and Al Gore’s payday
By Steven Brill Jan 9, 2013 at 08:00 AM
In his “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
The Muhammad movie: look who fanned the flames
Despite what Western media reported it was not Islamist outlets that stirred things up
By Emad Mekay Jan 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM
Back on September 11, protestors gathered outside the US embassy near downtown Cairo, furious over reports of a video said... More
Stories I’d like to see
How far can the Chinese firewall stretch?
By Steven Brill Jan 1, 2013 at 09:16 AM
In his “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Must-reads of 2012: UK media’s craziest year
Phone hacking, alleged child molestation, and—right—the Diamond Jubilee
By Hazel Sheffield Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM
As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond... More
USPS may start selling mag subscriptions
The Postal Service wants people to keep checking their mailboxes
By Peter Sterne Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Your next magazine subscription may well be purchased at the post office—the Postal Service could begin selling magazines directly to... More
‘Lost and found’ follow-up
Our writer responds to his critics
By Bruce Porter Dec 21, 2012 at 04:40 PM
Editors’ note: It has come to our attention that Marcy, the subject of Bruce Porter’s article, “Lost and found,”... More
Nielsen, Twitter partner for TV ratings
The metric aims to measure social impact for advertisers
By Hazel Sheffield Dec 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM
No longer content to measure the size of the tv-watching audience, Nielsen TV ratings is planning a joint venture with... More
Stories I’d like to see
The NRA playbook, Obama’s pot dilemma, and HSBC’s money laundering
By Steven Brill Dec 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” columnist, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Big kingdom, small window
Adventures with the Ministry of Information
in Saudi Arabia
By Louise Lief Dec 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Saudi medical students meet the press. Photo by Christa Case Bryant/The Christian Science Monitor During the eight years I... More
2012: the year in review, according to your Google searches
“A blend of guilty pleasures and higher pursuits”
By Hazel Sheffield Dec 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Google jazzed up its twelfth end-of-year list, released last Thursday, with an interactive map that showed the global distribution of... More
Online story comments affect news perception
Buttressed by editorial oversight and streamlined by redesign, online comment sections may now, more than ever, color reading of the news
By Dorian Rolston Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Last month, after Hurricane Sandy struck, I published a story about climate science. Divisive issues swirling around global warming tend... More
I am a journalist; ask me anything
Media figures are flocking to Reddit to converse with fans
By Sarah Laskow Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
On Wednesday, Chris Anderson, the ex-EIC of Wired, went on Reddit and told users to ask him anything. On Monday,... More
Europe’s newspapers are dying too
The implosion of the newspaper industry, long a dreaded topic in the US, has finally hit the continent
By Alison Langley Dec 12, 2012 at 10:38 AM
The staff of Financial Times Deutschland appeared on the back page of the newspaper on Friday, in a deep bow.... More
The limits of Internet research
“Rule number one of the Web: You don’t mess with The Oatmeal”
By Sara Morrison Dec 11, 2012 at 03:30 PM
Internet research helped Buzzfeed contributor Jack Stuef unmask @ComfortablySmug, the Twitter account that earned ire for posting false information during... 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.
