Editorial
Editor’s Note
By Mike Hoyt Nov 22, 2011 at 09:00 AM
This is a handsome issue, no? Two entities are responsible for that. The first is Point Five Design, our art... More
Why a Review of Journalism?
The arguments for a critical journal far outweigh the hazards
By The Editors Nov 1, 2011 at 01:53 PM
hat journalism needs, it has been said time and again, is more and better criticism. There have been abundant... More
The Complications of our Age
What we want is a journalism to match them
By The Editors Nov 1, 2011 at 01:53 PM
When the idea of a publication to be called the Columbia Journalism Review first came up, our founding editor... More
Size Matters
News Corp.’s corruption would matter less if it weren’t so big
By The Editors Sep 15, 2011 at 06:00 AM
In the August 8 issue of New York magazine, the columnist Frank Rich suggests this takeaway from the News... More
Editor’s Note
The best of “Second Read”; CJR’s new book
By Mike Hoyt Aug 29, 2011 at 03:28 PM
Two redesigns ago, in 2004, the Columbia Journalism Review launched a back-of-the-book feature called Second Read that has proved immensely... More
The Kitchen-Table Connection
How to find—and serve—readers beyond Washington
By The Editors Jul 28, 2011 at 06:00 AM
oward the end of last year, The Washington Post’s Lori Montgomery advised her readers that “a surprisingly broad consensus... More
Editor’s Note
CJR’s Joel Meares wins a Mirror Award; goodbye to our 2010-2011 fellows
By Mike Hoyt Jul 5, 2011 at 04:52 PM
rizes—oh, how we love ‘em! CJR’s Joel Meares has taken home our latest: a win in the Best Profile/Digital Media... More
Lift the Shroud
Why we need Al Jazeera English
By The Editors Jun 7, 2011 at 09:45 AM
or most of the last decade, when Americans heard mention of Al Jazeera, the Arabic language Qatar-based satellite news... More
Editor’s Note
News about an upcoming web series on digital journalism, “The Story So Far”
By Mike Hoyt May 1, 2011 at 08:00 AM
his is a full issue and, we hope you agree, a good one. we invite you to read every word,... More
Members Only
Two cheers for high-cost subscription journalism
By The Editors Mar 24, 2011 at 10:10 AM
ashington beckons as a land of opportunity for journalists today, at least in the realm of high-cost subscription news. We’re... More
Beyond the Facts
A partisan era requires a vigorous press
By The Editors Jan 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM
he voters have seated a new House of Representatives with an agenda dramatically at odds with that of the president,... More
Editor’s Note
Some announcements about CJR as we begin our fiftieth year
By Mike Hoyt Jan 8, 2011 at 06:34 PM
his month we begin our fiftieth year. The Columbia Journalism Review made its first appearance back in the fall of... More
Editor’s Note
Congratulations to our CJR editors for their book deals and promotions
By Mike Hoyt Dec 1, 2010 at 03:56 PM
n the future, I am asking everyone on CJR’s staff to hide their light under a bushel. Otherwise, people may... More
Escape the Silos
How the press can help rebuild the American conversation
By The Editors Nov 2, 2010 at 08:00 AM
n his wonderful book, The Earl of Louisiana, A. J. Liebling takes many a detour on his way to explaining... More
What We’ve Sown
The nation needs better coverage of the Farm Bill
By The Editors Sep 30, 2010 at 08:00 AM
he debate over the 2012 Farm Bill is already under way. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee,... 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 completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
