Editorial
Shield Abuse
A bogus argument stretches a good law to the breaking point
By The Editors Jul 2, 2010 at 02:50 PM
e like shield laws. They encourage the flow of information by allowing reporters to promise anonymity to sources, without fear... More
The Hands That Feed
Managing conflicts of interest in the era of nonprofit journalism
By The Editors May 3, 2010 at 04:03 PM
he need to manage real and perceived conflicts of interest, and the self-censorship that can accompany them, has always been... More
The Unconquered
A grassroots effort to keep journalism’s mission alive
By The Editors Mar 23, 2010 at 08:00 AM
n late October 2005, Dan Grech returned home to Miami after two months spent covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina... More
More Than a Job
The emotional toll of journalism’s ‘transition’
By The Editors Feb 2, 2010 at 06:38 PM
he American Newsroom photograph in our January/February 2009 issue is of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazettereporter seated at a desk that groans... More
A Helping Hand
The case for (smart) government support of journalism
By The Editors Nov 10, 2009 at 08:00 AM
hen in September President Obama said he would be “happy to look” at congressional proposals designed to help the beleaguered... More
Truth? Yes, Sir!
Why we need a clearer view of both our wars
By The Editors Sep 9, 2009 at 08:00 AM
General William Tecumseh Sherman, like a number of military leaders through history, despised journalists. Tom Curley, president and CEO of... More
The Grave Dancer’s Folly
Blaming newspapers for their plight is a waste of precious time
By The Editors Jul 21, 2009 at 08:00 AM
Despite the tedious posturing of both Web triumphalists (Jeff Jarvis to the Newspaper Association of America: “You blew it!”) and... More
All Together Now
Journalism’s collaborative future
By The Editors May 16, 2009 at 08:00 AM
Over the last year, a number of news outlets have done what has traditionally been anathema to journalists: collaborate with... More
Reasons to Believe
Journalism’s search for a support system
By The Editors Mar 26, 2009 at 08:00 AM
There is a lot of death talk around journalism lately. A case in point that stuck in our craw was... More
Let There Be Light
How President Obama should reopen our government
By The Editors Jan 20, 2009 at 08:00 AM
Over many years, Americans have come to embrace the idea that democracy suffers when the work of government is excessively... 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)
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
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”
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.
