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Justin D. Martin
Anti-Turkishness Law is Anti-Necessary
Turkey should repeal Article 301 of its penal code
By Justin D. Martin Feb 10, 2011 at 01:00 PM
ISTANBUL, TURKEY—I must agree with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman that “Turkey is a country that had me at... More
Been There, Denounced That
Global mobility helps build awareness of human rights abuses
By Justin D. Martin Feb 24, 2011 at 12:01 PM
CAIRO—In all the excitement over emerging digital technologies, our increasing physical contact with people from other parts of the world... More
Chin Up, Journos, The Future’s Bright
Demand for international news is set to explode
By Justin D. Martin Jan 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA—Each time I visit the sunny town of my boyhood I’m injected with cold CCs of journalistic despair.... More
Get Together, Newsmakers
Human contact still matters
By Justin D. Martin Feb 4, 2011 at 11:20 AM
ATHENS, GREECE—Over the last seven years I’ve written for nearly forty news publications on four continents, and only once have... More
International News Sites Cover bin Laden’s Death
At varying decibels
By Justin D. Martin May 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM
CAIRO—One of the benefits of teaching outside the U.S. is that I get to work with polyglot students. In my... More
Journalists Need to Do the Math
Numbers still make many watchdogs whimper
By Justin D. Martin Dec 6, 2010 at 11:29 AM
CAIRO—I tell my students that in addition to English they should learn two more languages: an in-demand foreign tongue, and... More
Mubarak’s Attempt to Mute 80 Million
An old dictator outdoes himself
By Justin D. Martin Jan 29, 2011 at 01:41 PM
Editor’s Note: This commentary was dictated via telephone from Cairo, as the Egyptian government has shut down Internet access across... More
Returning to Egyptian Journalists Their Basic Freedoms
Egypt’s new leadership must prioritize media rights
By Justin D. Martin Feb 16, 2011 at 04:40 PM
CAIRO— The revolution in Egypt belongs to brave, stubborn Egyptians who faced down the clubs, gas, and gunfire of Hosni’s... More
Should News Paywalls Demand Less in Poorer Countries?
The case for variable pricing
By Justin D. Martin Mar 16, 2011 at 12:40 PM
CAIRO—Consumers have made peace with the fact that some things cost more in certain places. A cup of black coffee... More
Statistics and Moral Sense
A dialogue about Justin Martin’s “Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita?”
By Sohrab Ahmari Apr 16, 2012 at 05:25 AM
Editor’s note: This piece begins with journalist Sohrab Ahmari’s criticisms of Justin D. Martin’s recent article. Martin’s response comes next,... More
What Might an ‘American World Service’ Look Like?
Building on Lee Bollinger’s call for a BBC-like service from the United States
By Justin D. Martin Sep 6, 2011 at 02:40 PM
It is time for the US to follow the example of other modern democracies and provide citizens with a government-supported,... More
Why Journalism Helps Foster Global Innovation
Well-funded, diverse journalism increases innovative thinking
By Justin D. Martin Jul 21, 2011 at 01:18 PM
Recent scholarship on innovation suggests that good ideas are often hatched when people are exposed to many different disciplines and... More
Why Some People Steal Content
Outside U.S., digital piracy not just easy, but often necessary
By Justin D. Martin Mar 4, 2011 at 02:06 PM
PHILADELPHIA—Before a business trip to the U.S., I wanted a copy of the film Veronica Guerin, a journalistic biopic starring... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
