Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
Keeping tabs on the Red Cross; Romney’s transition plans; Obama’s next book
By Steven Brill Nov 6, 2012 at 10:35 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Embeddable Sandy content
Google and WNYC created free, shareable media
By Hazel Sheffield Nov 1, 2012 at 06:50 AM
One of the most useful bits of embeddable content being passed around in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is this... More
Stories I’d like to see
Hurricanes and utilities, keeping Time, and delving into the bureaucracy
By Steven Brill Oct 30, 2012 at 11:05 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Newsrooms’ digital Sandy coverage
Outlets are pulling out all the stops
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 29, 2012 at 05:24 PM
Several big news services have put public service ahead of profit by doing away with their paywalls for the duration... More
CNN says women vote with their hormones
The Twitterverse goes mental
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 26, 2012 at 03:00 PM
It took seven hours of Internet backlash on Wednesday night for the Internet to convince CNN that an article it... More
Appending Larry
Google’s “premature release” spins off another viral meme — and an ethical question
By Sara Morrison Oct 26, 2012 at 02:50 PM
A recent Reuters article on Google's prematurely released earnings report noted that a Twitter parody account was created to mock... More
The universality of health reporting
Lessons from five European journalists
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 26, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Last week 112 journalists and academics from 12 countries met in Athens to talk about health reporting—the nitty-gritty of engaging... More
Journalism ethics in a digital age
A Poynter conference this week provoked good discussion but presupposed an old definition of journalism
By Kira Goldenberg Oct 26, 2012 at 01:13 PM
On Tuesday, in the midst of wonky Poynter conference dialogue about how to reimagine journalism ethics for a digital age,... More
The 4th Estate corrects its numbers
A widely covered infographic released on Thursday didn’t quite get its facts straight
By Teo Soares Oct 26, 2012 at 12:20 PM
That journalism struggles with racial diversity is old news, but a study released on Thursday by The 4th Estate tried... More
Stories I’d like to see
New election economy, voter fraud billboards, NY skyscrapers 2.0
By Steven Brill Oct 25, 2012 at 03:00 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
HuffPost launches a platform for user-generated reporting
“Firsthand” to premiere “a new type of comment”
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM
An October 1 editorial from Arianna Huffington announced The Huffington Post’s latest development in user engagement: Firsthand. Developed using a... More
BBC in crisis over a shelved pedophile investigation
Newsnight accused of a coverup after they dropped the case
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 23, 2012 at 11:20 AM
When it emerged, a year after his death, that popular UK television personality Jimmy Saville may have molested hundreds of... More
Artists from around the world to report for new site
Creative Times Reports will publish dispatches from abroad
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 22, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A new website, Creative Time Reports, gives artists from around the world a platform for commentary and analysis on current... More
Newsweek is dead … long live Newsweek?
The end of its print run may not be all doom and gloom
By Sara Morrison Oct 18, 2012 at 03:48 PM
As has been reported all over the place today, Newsweek/The Daily Beast editor in chief Tina Brown and CEO Baba... More
Study shows UK newspapers are still sexist
78 percent of front-page articles are written by men
By Hazel Sheffield Oct 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The UK media is still dominated by sexist stereotypes and run by male journalists, according to a front page story... 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)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
