Behind the News
Stenography Machines
Attention, Mr. Perlstein: there’s nothing new about ‘he said/she said’
By Jordan Michael Smith Aug 25, 2009 at 08:00 AM
In a much-discussed Washington Post essay last week--“In America, Crazy is a Preexisting Condition”--the liberal historian Rick Perlstein argued that... More
“Yo Soy un Ejemplo Vivo”
A persecuted Mexican reporter fights for asylum in the U.S.
By Marissa Colón-Margolies Aug 21, 2009 at 02:14 PM
Emilio Gutiérrez Soto was processed like many others who cross the U.S./Mexico border seeking refuge. He was brought under the... More
Please, Don’t Retweet This
Afghanistan’s election shows us the weakness (and strength) of Twitter
By Joshua Foust Aug 21, 2009 at 02:11 PM
On Thursday, August 20, Afghanistan had its second-ever presidential election. It’s a big deal for several reasons, not least of... More
Saluting The Sun
The British tabloid offers the world’s most amusing corrections
By Craig Silverman Aug 21, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Very few newspapers or other media outlets provide me with better material for my errors and corrections Web site than... More
Remembering Don Hewitt
The 60 Minutes creator invented TV news as we know it
By Betsy West Aug 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM
“Tell me a story, kid.” --Don Hewitt I was Don Hewitt’s disciple from afar for twenty-five years. Let’s face it,... More
Lessons from the Birmingham Eccentric
How one community is saving its newspaper
By Diana Dellamere Aug 19, 2009 at 03:44 PM
A little blitz of good press for local news hit the blogs not so long ago: the Birmingham Eccentric, a... More
CJR Rewind: Novak on Novak
A review of Robert Novak’s autobiography
By Anthony Marro Aug 18, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Longtime D.C. political columnist Robert Novak died today at age seventy-eight. This review of Novak's autobiography originally ran in the... More
Health Care and Wikipedia
Wondering how to cover health care debates? Get thee to a wiki.
By Megan Garber Aug 18, 2009 at 08:51 AM
Here are some things the media are generally incapable of resisting: - conflict - drama - innuendo - Sarah Palin... More
Blogging in the Middle East: License to Differ
Bloggers stand out when professional journalists don’t stand up
By Robert Mahoney Aug 17, 2009 at 01:58 PM
Lawrence Pintak and Yosri Fouda's assertion that, by defending online writers in the Middle East, Western press freedom groups are... More
Blogging in the Middle East: Not Necessarily Journalistic
The new threat to Middle East journalism: made in the USA
By Lawrence Pintak and Yosri Fouda Aug 17, 2009 at 01:58 PM
CAIRO – What is a journalist? In Western media circles these days, the boundaries are blurring between online newspapers like... More
Don’t (Mis)quote Me
The demise of an error that refused to die
By Craig Silverman Aug 14, 2009 at 11:31 AM
It’s the kind of quote that makes readers sit up and pay attention. In 2002, Moshe Yaalon, then the chief... More
Maws, Mouthpiece, and “Mad Bitch”: Innovation Gone Wrong?
Why the “experimentation defense” doesn’t hold up
By Megan Garber Aug 10, 2009 at 09:00 AM
For purposes of making a point, I'm going to begin in a way that I haven't begun since high school.... More
Spitzer Wiretap Info Back Under Wraps
Appeals court overturns Times-litigated ruling allowing access
By Clint Hendler Aug 7, 2009 at 03:12 PM
Ever since March 10, 2008, when The New York Times broke the story that then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer was... More
Golden Girl
Newsroom stars get more leeway than they deserve
By Craig Silverman Aug 7, 2009 at 10:44 AM
It has been three weeks since The New York Times published Alessandra Stanley’s now-infamous “appraisal” of Walter Cronkite. The eight... More
Gawker’s Link Etiquette (or Lack Thereof)
Original stories deserve credit, yes, but also traffic
By Bill Grueskin Aug 3, 2009 at 02:14 PM
Jim Brady, former Washpost.com editor, summed up a lot in less than 140 characters on Twitter yesterday. Responding to the... 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.
