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‘I need rules’
Jonah Lehrer says he still intends to pursue writing
By Curtis Brainard Feb 12, 2013 at 06:00 PM
In his first public appearance since revelations of fabrication and plagiarism derailed his career last year, science writer Jonah Lehrer... More
Do they get that it’s wrong?
Journalism students can be “truly baffled” when confronted for plagiarism
By Kristal Brent Zook Jul 16, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Perhaps Liane Membis, the Wall Street Journal intern fired recently for inventing quotes, started out with noble intentions. As Miss... More
Gladwell makes excuses for Lehrer
Undefined “conventions of blogging” a weak defense
By Curtis Brainard Jun 21, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The media drama surrounding Jonah Lehrer continued Thursday with author Malcolm Gladwell offering a weak defense of his embattled colleague,... More
How Jonah Lehrer should blog
The art of glossing the news
By Felix Salmon Jun 20, 2012 at 12:53 PM
In the wake of the revelations that Jonah Lehrer is a serial self-plagiarist, Josh Levin declares that if you’re an... More
Lehrer resigns from The New Yorker
Tablet busts the writer for fabricating Bob Dylan quotes in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works
By Curtis Brainard Jul 30, 2012 at 02:45 PM
Science writer Jonah Lehrer has resigned as a staff writer for The New Yorker following revelations that he made up... More
Must-reads of the week
Time Warner divests, Jonah Lehrer collects, Elon Musk objects
By The Editors Feb 15, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
The bright-young-things hypothesis
Jonah Lehrer’s mistakes are not our fault
By Curtis Brainard Aug 1, 2012 at 05:30 PM
The downward spiral of Jonah Lehrer’s career over the last month has shocked his peers and instilled in them a... More
The rules of the freelance game
Tips for pitching like a pro and double-dipping story ideas without going the full Jonah Lehrer
By Ann Friedman Sep 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Aside from the general advice of networking and putting yourself out there, how do I break into freelancing? What makes... More
UPDATED: Crime and punishment
As Zakaria stands trial, Lehrer gets an undeserved pardon
By Curtis Brainard Aug 15, 2012 at 04:30 PM
As Fareed Zakaria’s trial-by-blogosphere for alleged plagiarism continues, Jonah Lehrer, whom the same jury convicted of fabricating quotes last month,... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
