The Industry
Q&A: Nicholas Jackson, founder of The First Bound
New website provides an “off the record” style chat about media with writers and editors
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Aug 1, 2013 at 02:56 PM
As a young writer Pacific Standard digital director Nicholas Jackson built his career through a time-honored tradition: cold-emailing editors. "I... More
Manning verdict not a win for journalism
Bradley Manning’s “aiding the enemy” acquittal does little to mitigate the risk that future whistleblowers might be similarly charged for leaks to the press
By Susan McGregor Aug 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Despite Tuesday's acquittal of Pfc. Bradley Manning on the charge of "aiding the enemy" by sharing hundreds of thousands of... More
Required skimming: digital longreads
Engrossing stories on any platform
By Kira Goldenberg Aug 1, 2013 at 06:55 AM
This month, CJR presents "Required Skimming," a daily miniguide to our staffers' beats and obsessions. If we overlooked any of... More
Q&A: Ruby Cramer, political reporter at BuzzFeed
“The consistency with which Anthony Weiner walks around the city with a guy holding his name up behind him is impressive”
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Jul 31, 2013 at 02:55 PM
There's an audible sense of panic in Ruby Cramer's voice when she answers the phone at our scheduled interview time.... More
Stories I’d like to see
The cushy world of academia, surveillance 2.0 and $200 million to tear down a building
By Steven Brill Jul 30, 2013 at 11:15 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
TNR asks the big journalism question
When news breaks, does the source or the viral aggregator deserve the clicks?
By Kira Goldenberg Jul 29, 2013 at 05:15 PM
Over at The New Republic, Marc Tracy offers a helpful peek into how an ignorant Fox News interview--a religion scholar... More
Must-reads of the week
Jill Abramson’s Carlos Danger name is Nate Silver
By The Editors Jul 26, 2013 at 02:51 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Freedom of speech in Cambodia, but only in English
After 20 years of ‘democracy,’ Khmer-language journalism is still under assault
By Karen Coates Jul 26, 2013 at 02:50 PM
He's back. After four years in self-imposed exile, Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy landed in Phnom Penh last Friday to... More
In Azerbaijan, a journalist under siege
Khadija Ismayilova’s fight against wrongdoings, “wherever they are”
By Amanda Erickson Jul 25, 2013 at 02:50 PM
It was supposed to be a punishment--220 hours plucking garbage off the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan. Instead, journalist Khadija Ismayilova... More
Email newsletter etiquette for journalists
How to insert yourself in readers’ inboxes—without annoying them
By Ann Friedman Jul 25, 2013 at 07:45 AM
One of the disadvantages of being a freelance writer is that there's no larger platform promoting all of your work.... More
Media accelerator gives startups a push
Matter just helped launch six new-media startups
By Edirin Oputu Jul 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On Tuesday, journalists, investors, and technology enthusiasts gathered at WNYC's Greene Space to meet Matter One: the first graduating class... More
Q&A: James O’Shea
The former Tribune newsman discusses where the company has been, and where it’s going
By Abraham Moussako Jul 24, 2013 at 11:45 AM
James O'Shea, former editor at the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, was close to the center of the... More
Telling the tale of two young black men
A bungled case, a villain, and a slew of sympathetic, media-savvy advocates pushed Trayvon Martin’s tragedy into national headlines—but should it take such a perfect storm?
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Jul 23, 2013 at 04:11 PM
In the early hours of New Year's Day in 2009, a young man named Oscar Grant boarded a BART train... More
Stories I’d like to see
TV’s campaign ad addiction, Obamacare outsourced to Canada, and a Romney aide’s new role
By Steven Brill Jul 23, 2013 at 04:00 PM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Nate Silver’s next steps
At ESPN, he’s going to build his brand into a staffed site
By Kira Goldenberg Jul 22, 2013 at 04:45 PM
Nate Silver's move from The New York Times to ESPN is turning the reporter-statistician into the editor in chief of... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
