Culture
Must-reads of 2012: music
Singing in the new year
By Hazel Sheffield Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM
As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Grizzly Bear Members Are... More
For word
Little word, big meaning
By Merrill Perlman Dec 17, 2012 at 03:00 PM
“For” is a handy word. As a preposition, it has many functions: Webster’s New World College Dictionary lists 20... More
The most hated blogger in America
The secret to Chris Chase — and possibly USA Today’s — success
By Sara Morrison Dec 13, 2012 at 05:00 PM
USA Today senior sports blog editor Chris Chase's posts, covering the lighter side of sports culture, are typical fare; aggregated... More
Signposts for unfamiliar territory
How to help your readers navigate new words and ideas
By Merrill Perlman Dec 12, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A journalist’s job is to deliver information. Sometimes, though, that information needs explanation or context to make it clear. Maybe... More
Giving the Jovan Belcher story its due
On the NFL pre-game shows, Bob Costas distinguished himself by using the KC tragedy to talk about gun control; James Brown did not
By Robert Weintraub Dec 6, 2012 at 07:51 AM
I long ago vowed not to watch the NFL pregame shows that are foisted on football fans for hours on... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
