Tags
homosexuality
Anderson Cooper (finally) exits the closet [updated]
The CNN anchor announces he’s gay in a published email to Andrew Sullivan
By Peter Sterne Jul 2, 2012 at 01:44 PM
Anderson Cooper’s sexual orientation has been something of an open secret for some time. But Monday morning, he finally came... More
Coming out posthumously
Sally Ride and questions of how to memorialize semi-closeted public figures
By Jennifer Vanasco Jul 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. In the first obituaries about... More
Covering the ‘ex-gay’ movement
An influential organization changed its stance on reparative therapy. What will this mean for media coverage?
By Jennifer Vanasco Jul 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In her new column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. Recently Alan Chambers, president... More
Reparative journalism
Reporter sinks a controversial paper on “ex-gay” therapy
By Curtis Brainard May 23, 2012 at 05:20 PM
It’s not often that a journalist convinces a prominent scientist to recant a controversial study that he has tenaciously defended... More
Sex and sensationalism
Researchers accuse press of ‘licentious’ coverage of animal studies
By Curtis Brainard Aug 10, 2012 at 04:30 PM
“The media loves to sensationalize research” on same-sex sexual behavior among animals, according to an analysis published this week in... 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)
Ben Mathis-Lilley’s defense of new media
Take off the nostalgia-tinted lenses
21 questions with David Remnick
What grammar mistake do you find most annoying?
Are you sure that question is grammatical?
After 20 years, the world has finally caught up with Daft Punk, so the helmet-clad retro-futurists are embarking on a new mission: to make music breathe again
What is the single most illuminating interview question to ask someone?
The NYT’s Jodi Kantor answers
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.
