Behind the News

Code Talking

A new way to float corrections down the river of news

By Craig Silverman   Oct 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM

I’m a man of modest dreams. I’d like to see the Montreal Canadiens win another Stanley Cup as soon as... More

Eyes Wide Shut on Iran

Familiar sources sing a tired song

By Michael Massing   Sep 30, 2009 at 11:10 AM

Listening to the CBS Evening News on Friday, I was roused from the slumber that program so often induces by... More

Reality Bites

More promotional ideas for The Washington Post

By Justin Peters   Sep 30, 2009 at 09:48 AM

The Washington Post yesterday announced its "America's Next Great Pundit" contest, in which ten amateur columnists will compete for a... More

America’s Next Great Pundit: A Close Reading

By Megan Garber   Sep 29, 2009 at 03:31 PM

The Washington Post Pundit Contest: A Close Reading [I NEED SOME KIND OF BRIEF INTRO HERE…] America’s Next Great Pundit... More

The Prophet Motive

Glenn Beck in an age of anxiety

By Megan Garber   Sep 25, 2009 at 06:11 PM

Here is one rule I’ve discovered as a consumer of media-celebrity coverage: if you know what a celebrity's tongue looks... More

Hed Injuries

Sometimes it’s copy editors who have the last gaffe

By Craig Silverman   Sep 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM

I don’t write the headlines. It’s a line every print journalist will say at least once during his or her... More

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