Minority Reports
More women are needed in investigative journalism
It’s time for the media to counteract institutional barriers to women’s entry in the field
By Jennifer Vanasco Mar 15, 2013 at 06:50 AM
In a recent blog post, Lyra McKee tells a story that took place at a feminist-run charity when she was... More
Writing about powerful women
The media should stop treating Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer as though they represent their whole gender
By Jennifer Vanasco Mar 8, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Why do we in the media try to make some women standard bearers for all women? That's the problem, really,... More
Do we still need a black media?
A vibrant black media and a more inclusive mainstream media should both be available to the public
By Lori Tharps Mar 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
At the end of January, I organized and moderated a panel at Temple University's School of Media and Communications called... More
Is the Washington Post pro-gay?
If they are, it shouldn’t be at the expense of covering anti-gay individuals
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 28, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Last week, The Washington Post asked itself an interesting question in a headline: "Is The Post Pro-Gay?" Meaning, does it... More
Behind AP’s new ‘husband, wife’ guideline
It’s an attempt to fix a perceived slight to married gay couples
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 22, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The Associated Press did the right thing on Thursday. After a week in which gay reporters, LGBT blogs, gay advocacy... More
AP’s first usage guidelines on ‘husband, wife’
The new entry comes in response to anger over a memo to avoid the words to describe gay couples
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 21, 2013 at 01:00 PM
Last week, Jim Romenesko published an internal memo from the Associated Press about how to refer to gay and lesbian... More
From women’s page to style section
Women still need a place to have a voice in the absence of mainstream media equality
By Sarah Jaffe Feb 19, 2013 at 02:50 PM
When the Washington Post decided, in January of 2013, to run a story about feminists' disputes over Michelle Obama's time... More
A good feting for The Feminine Mystique
But the media should be this evenhanded about feminism all the time
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 15, 2013 at 06:50 AM
It's long been interesting to me that many writers talk about feminism as having failed, or as no longer mattering,... More
Koch’s closet
Exploring the former mayor’s legacy must include how his sexual orientation perhaps affected his policies
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Ed Koch drew a curtain around his sexual orientation during his life, but after his death, gay writers in the... More
Context is crucial covering the Boy Scouts
Mentions of pedophilia fears in stories about potential gay scout leaders should be accompanied by information debunking them
By Jennifer Vanasco Feb 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM
One of the most pernicious stereotypes about gay men is that any one of them might be a pedophile. As... More
Inaugural diversity
When the media employs the term, what does it mean?
By Jennifer Vanasco Jan 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On Inauguration Day, Americans of all kinds looked for reflections of themselves in the festivities. Did social minorities find one?... More
Time to shatter the ‘glass closet’
It is our job as journalists to treat gay and lesbian celebrities like straight ones
By Jennifer Vanasco Jan 18, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Jodie Foster's speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes on Sunday was rambling, puzzling, oblique --... More
The president’s lady problem
News outlets were right to report on Obama’s track record of hiring women, but that’s not the only type of diversity to keep in mind
By Jennifer Vanasco Jan 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. Maybe Obama needs to borrow... More
Loaded language of gay marriage
Reporters need to be mindful of using loaded terminology
By Jennifer Vanasco Jan 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. At the intersection of gay... More
Must-reads of 2012: Can women have it all?
Unclear, but not for lack of column inches
By Kira Goldenberg Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM
As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Why Women Still Can't... 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.
