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