Behind the News
NY community papers struggle post-Sandy
Small papers were washed away when their readers most needed them, and they’re still recovering
By Henry Gass Nov 30, 2012 at 03:29 PM
The Wave offices, post-Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Henry Gass During Hurricane Sandy, the offices of The Wave, a community newspaper... More
Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present
A report by Emily Bell, CW Anderson, and Clay Shirky has just been released
By Emily Bell Nov 27, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Today we publish our report, “Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present” from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at... More
Translating America, into Wolof
How a radio host explains US politics to Senegalese listeners in New York and Africa
By Seth Maxon Nov 21, 2012 at 06:50 AM
At about 7:30 p.m. on election day, as Dame Babou waited for the returns at Londel’s Restaurant in Harlem, he... More
Martin Baron’s plans for WaPo
Will he bring the Globe’s double-site strategy to the Post?
By Sara Morrison Nov 20, 2012 at 03:30 PM
Boston Globe editor Martin Baron will be The Washington Post's new executive editor come January 2013, replacing Marcus Brauchli. Three... More
Stories I’d like to see
Ad technolology that may threaten newspapers; winners and losers of the fiscal cliff
By Steven Brill Nov 20, 2012 at 02:21 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
A reporter is fired; colleagues quit in protest
The Hudson Register-Star reporter refused to include information in his story
By Peter Sterne Nov 19, 2012 at 02:40 PM
On November 8, Tom Casey, a reporter at the Hudson Register-Star, a community paper in upstate New York, wrote an... More
Israeli airstrikes hit Gazan media facilities
At least six employees were wounded
By Jared Malsin Nov 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Sunday morning, Israel’s warplanes attacked two media centers as part of its current military offensive against Gaza. The first... More
Buzzfeed president talks branded content
The future of media revenue has its roots in the past
By Sara Morrison Nov 19, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The Columbia Spectator, The Blue & White, and the Columbia InterPublications Association hosted the Columbia Media Conference last weekend. The... More
An Occupy Sandy photo faux pas
A storm relief image that went viral with incorrect context serves as a social media lesson
By Abby Ohlheiser Nov 16, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A photo depicting a cluster of men in military uniform listening attentively to a woman with a plastic “OCCUPY” armband... More
What’s the MATTER?
A Kickstarter-funded longform narrative science journalism site launches
By Sara Morrison Nov 15, 2012 at 03:30 PM
MATTER, a Kickstarter-funded longform science journalism project, launched on Wednesday with its first article, written by prominent science writer Anil... More
Letter from a Londoner
The BBC is in crisis. Should you care?
By Hazel Sheffield Nov 15, 2012 at 03:00 PM
This week, the BBC celebrates its 90th birthday. As birthdays go, it’s a rather unhappy one. In the last month,... More
Stories I’d like to see
The clown-show economics of storm-hit utilities, and in search of open primaries
By Steven Brill Nov 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
What’s happening at the BBC
The Corporation is facing a serious challenge to its future and to its independence
By Emily Bell Nov 11, 2012 at 12:09 PM
“To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” —Oscar Wilde, The... More
Now This News launches an app to grow its global audience
A new mobile and social news service for millennials is evolving
By Hazel Sheffield Nov 9, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Things have been going well for Now This News since a spate of stories in September announced that the video... More
Letter from a Londoner
Mark Thompson must sink his teeth into the Times
By Hazel Sheffield Nov 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Journalists at The New York Times are suddenly not feeling so confident about their new chief executive. In the last... 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?”
Rolling Stone remembers Michael Hastings, dead at 33
The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles
On the journalistic value of being “a dick”
Buzzfeed’s statement on the death of its reporter
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
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.
