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The Observatory
CJR Event: Science News and Government Transparency
Access denied
By Curtis Brainard Oct 3, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Has the Obama administration lived up to its promise to make science more transparent and accessible to the public? An... More
Environmental Journalism Associations Proliferating Worldwide
Members find strength—and challenges—in numbers
By James Fahn Jun 7, 2011 at 10:37 AM
When I was a journalist uncovering how oil and petrochemical companies were dumping mercury into the Gulf of Thailand, I... More
Press Pass Problems
Cetacean Society’s decision to deny a reporter raises questions about access
By Curtis Brainard Nov 12, 2010 at 04:30 PM
On Tuesday, the American Cetacean Society denied a freelancer’s request for a press pass to attend the society’s annual meeting... More
Show Him the Money!
Reporter Joydeep Gupta asks tough questions at the Cancún climate conference
By Laura Paskus Dec 13, 2010 at 02:44 PM
CANCÚN, MEXICO—Joydeep Gupta wants to know where the money is, and he's going to keep asking everyone he can that... More
Skeptical of Science
Among other new roles, journalists becoming more critical of research
By Declan Fahy Sep 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM
The recent coverage of the subatomic particles found to have travelled faster than the speed of light—tentative evidence that could... More
The Potential for Medical Journalism in Kenya
A country that’s aching for quality health reporting
By Justin D. Martin Jun 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya—Before landing in Kenya, my doctor had me get shots for typhoid, tetanus, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis. He... 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?”
Oops! LAX TSA officer shamed a BoingBoing writer’s daughter
And he used his media clout to make it a thing
Can ladymags do serious journalism?
Some people don’t seem to think so
Atlantic launches weekly iPhone mag
The paid product its prez teased a few months back has arrived
The usefulness of pie charts, in two pie charts
Business Insider launched an excellent attack against pie charts. But if all those words are bogging you down, WaPo has a simpler version
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.
