Behind the News
National Geographic launches a ‘ballsy’ online project
A community storytelling venture hopes to supplement good journalism
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM
When Aaron Huey started photographing the lives of Native Americans on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, he... More
Reactions to the Aurora shooting: the wrong, the sad, the irrelevant
How one tragedy led to many premature conclusions
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 20, 2012 at 03:48 PM
It doesn’t take long for news to travel about a tragedy like Friday’s midnight shooting at a screening of “The... More
How to worry about a clicks-driven Times-Picayune
A departing reporter’s worst-case fears
By Sarah Carr Jul 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM
If clicks drove coverage at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans —a more realistic prospect than it’s ever been—what kind of... More
Copyright and punishment
A panel of Internet entrepreneurs tackle property rights in the digital age
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 19, 2012 at 10:57 AM
“I’m a copyright moderate, but I get painted as a radical!” moaned the author Rob Reid to a woman clutching... More
Our gullible press
Ryan Holiday explains how the singular pursuit of traffic makes online media suckers for fake news
By Ryan Holiday Jul 19, 2012 at 06:50 AM
One thing has been conspicuously absent from all criticism of online media and the future of news: an understanding of... More
Ready, set for an interactive Olympics
Outlets strike deals to bump viewer engagement during the games
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 18, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The London Olympics officially open in two weeks, which means media outlets are gearing up to cover them. That requires... More
In Egypt, new newspapers and old problems
Citizens need good journalism to explain confusing times, but many Egyptians don’t trust their media
By Jared Malsin Jul 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egyptian newsstands today offer a lively range of options, including three government-owned papers, papers affiliated with political... More
Stories I’d like to see
Soaring college costs and the Penn State private plane
By Steven Brill Jul 17, 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
Plagiarism and a resignation at Journatic
So why is the Chicago Tribune still involved?
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 16, 2012 at 05:46 PM
When CJR wrote about local news outsourcing company Journatic 10 days ago, its CEO, Brian Timpone, called the use of... More
New NYT public editor brings experience, online savvy
Margaret M. Sullivan is looking forward to having “an ongoing conversation with readers” both in print and online
By Sara Morrison Jul 16, 2012 at 01:59 PM
On Monday, The New York Times announced that its search for a new public editor had ended with the appointment... More
Do they get that it’s wrong?
Journalism students can be “truly baffled” when confronted for plagiarism
By Kristal Brent Zook Jul 16, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Perhaps Liane Membis, the Wall Street Journal intern fired recently for inventing quotes, started out with noble intentions. As Miss... More
Media reactions to the Freeh Report
Revelations force turnarounds from journalists
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 13, 2012 at 05:24 PM
Media coverage of the 267-page Freeh Report on the Penn State child abuse coverup hasn’t stopped since it was released... More
The heatwave debate
How the science of probability affects science coverage
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM
We can all agree that the weather has been unseasonably warm this summer. But fewer people, including media types, agree... More
Saving Auntie: Meet the BBC’s new boss
Who is George Entwistle and what challenges does he face?
By Hazel Sheffield Jul 10, 2012 at 03:25 PM
Last Wednesday, the BBC announced the appointment of longtime employee George Entwistle to the corporation’s top post of director general.... More
Stories I’d like to see
Digging deeper on the effects of Obamacare
By Steven Brill Jul 10, 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
‘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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
