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A fatal year
2012 on track to be the deadliest on record for journalists
By Curtis Brainard Jun 29, 2012 at 06:50 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — With 72 journalists killed so far this year, 2012 is on pace to... More
Finding James Foley
GlobalPost tracked down its missing reporter in Syria—now to bring him home
By Curtis Brainard May 3, 2013 at 06:00 PM
After 162 days with no information about his whereabouts, GlobalPost announced Friday that James Foley, an American journalist who went... More
Gag Time in Cairo
An interview with Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Eissa
By David Lepeska Nov 9, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Few leaders stay in power for thirty years without occasionally embracing their inner gangster. So it is that the aging,... More
Has Tunisia Mesmerized Journalists?
Tunisia is one of the world’s worst places for journalists—but you wouldn’t know it
By Justin D. Martin Nov 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Tunis, Tunisia—The first time I heard the word “Tunisia” was as a child watching The Cosby Show. In one episode,... More
Hell Yes to Hell No
New book flags ways US targets dissent
By Justin D. Martin Dec 7, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in 21st-Century America | By Michael Ratner & Margaret Ratner Kunstler | The New... More
Hey coach, lighten up!
Steve Spurrier and his coaching cohorts get pissy with the press
By Robert Weintraub Oct 12, 2012 at 07:00 AM
Steve Spurrier, the wisecrackin’ ol’ ballcoach at the University of South Carolina, has the Gamecocks in rarefied air. After... More
In Azerbaijan, a blogger refuses to be silenced
Emin Milli says the Internet is a lifeline for journalists living under oppressive regimes
By Alison Langley Feb 15, 2013 at 02:50 PM
A woman asked Emin Milli and Jérémie Zimmermann if she could take a photo of the two bloggers as they... More
In Thailand, moderate comments or go to jail
A new low in the Land of Smiles
By Erika Fry Jun 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM
For 20 days in the 2010, a user comment, later deemed by Thai officials as offensive to the king, was... 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
Speech in Israel Is Not Free
There’s more to democracy than just holding regular elections
By Justin D. Martin Nov 4, 2011 at 02:17 PM
Both Israeli and US policymakers are fond of calling Israel and the United States likeminded democracies. “America has no better... More
Trial Begins Tomorrow for Journalists Imprisoned in Ethiopia
Their Swedish colleagues demand justice
By Lauren Kirchner Oct 19, 2011 at 02:13 PM
Two Swedish journalists who have been imprisoned in Ethiopia for almost four months will face terrorism charges in Addis Ababa... 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)
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
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.
