Critical Eye
How the US captured the real 9/11 mastermind
Terry McDermott and Josh Meyer take us deep inside the hunt for KSM
By Jordan Michael Smith Jun 29, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | By Terry... More
Edward Luce charts America’s decline
Is the United States past its prime?
By Daniel Luzer Jun 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent | By Edward Luce | Atlantic Monthly Press | 291... More
America’s forgotten war
Historian Troy Bickham revisits the War of 1812
By Jordan Michael Smith Jun 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812 | By Troy Bickham |... More
Douglas Brinkley talks Cronkite
An interview with the legendary newsman’s biographer
By Paul Starobin Jun 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In Cronkite, his hefty new biography, author and historian Douglas Brinkley tackles the “most trusted man in America,” as newsman... More
Trashed
Trying to get honest about America’s garbage problem
By Daniel Luzer Jun 4, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash | By Edward Humes | Avery | 288 pages, $27.00 Humans have always... More
Nonfiction’s ‘meta’ moment
Reviewing an anthology of “writings about the writings”
By David Riedel May 23, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction | Edited by Jill Talbot | University Of Iowa Press | 242 pages, $39.95... More
What it takes to win the White House
A review of Samuel L. Popkin’s The Candidate
By Jordan Michael Smith May 14, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The Candidate: What It Takes to Win—And Hold—The White House | By Samuel L. Popkin | Oxford University Press... More
The Authentic Mexican Cookoff
Gustavo Arellano, Rick Bayless, and the media’s quest for purity in ethnic cuisine
By Michael Meyer Apr 19, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America | By Gustavo Arellano | Scribner | 320 pages, $25.00 Recently popularized as... More
Mike Wallace, Reluctant Newsman
A new biography of the late “60 Minutes” reporter reveals how he changed broadcasting while besting inner demons
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 11, 2012 at 02:24 PM
Screenwriter and director Peter Rader’s first book, "Mike Wallace: A Life" was already slated for release on April 13 when... More
Farm to Table
Tracie McMillan reports on the American way of eating
By David Riedel Apr 11, 2012 at 12:21 PM
The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table | By Tracie McMillan |... More
Taking Tea with Ayn Rand
Gary Weiss explores Objectivism’s influence on contemporary politics
By Daniel Luzer Mar 29, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul | By Gary Weiss | St Martin’s Press | 304 pages,... More
How Vladimir Putin Came to Power
Masha Gessen takes a hard look at the Russian president
By Malcolm Forbes Mar 7, 2012 at 03:29 PM
The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin | by Masha Gessen | Riverhead | 304 pages,... More
Revisiting Henry Luce’s “American Century”
Andrew Bacevich and others examine the influential essay
By Jordan Michael Smith Feb 29, 2012 at 01:46 PM
The Short American Century: A Postmortem | Edited by Andrew J. Bacevich | Harvard University Press | 296 pages, $25.95... More
Remembering the Golden Age of Book Publishing
A review of Richard Seaver’s The Tender Hour of Twilight
By Phil Campbell Feb 8, 2012 at 03:14 PM
The Tender Hour of Twilight | By Richard Seaver | Farrar, Straus, and Giroux | 480 pages, $35.00 An engaging... More
The Literary Roots of the Gay Revolution
Reviewing Christopher Bram’s Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America
By Jordan Michael Smith Feb 2, 2012 at 03:48 PM
Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America | By Christopher Bram | Twelve Books | 371 pages, $27.99 In... 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 New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.
