The Industry
Must-reads of the week
“Time passes very slowly when you’re in a hippo’s mouth”
By The Editors May 17, 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
Social minority issues in perspective
Recent stories that flesh out important topics
By Jennifer Vanasco May 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The media covers social minorities regularly in the daily churn of news. A lot of that coverage just skims the... More
What to do when you get fired
A post-layoff strategy for the future-minded journalist
By Ann Friedman May 16, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Last week, my declaration that this is the best moment to be working in journalism was met with some side-eye... More
Less is more with mobile visualizations
As readers shift to tablets and smartphones, interactive newsrooms need to re-focus on the basics
By Barrett Sheridan May 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM
To walk through San Francisco is to examine the area's lurid, sometimes brutal mid-nineteenth-century origins. Each street has a story.... More
Pass the #popcorn
ICYMI: Mickey Kaus takes on BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith and his Koch-funded immigration summit
By Sara Morrison May 14, 2013 at 04:00 PM
According to a recent Pew study, 16 percent of adults online use Twitter -- 8 percent daily. I'm pretty sure... More
Stories I’d like to see
The commencement speech market, Obamacare job bonanza, and recess appointment gridlock
By Steven Brill May 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Must-reads of the week
The Great Gatsby, the Washington photobomb, Pigford, the high five
By The Editors May 10, 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
When only The Onion tells it like it is
Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna, and most “real” outlets keep overlooking it
By Jennifer Vanasco May 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The parody newspaper The Onion isn't a news organization, of course. But once in awhile, it tells a truth that... More
And that’s the way it was: May 10, 2006
A. M. Rosenthal, former NYT executive editor, dies in Manhattan
By The Editors May 10, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day seven years ago, legendary New York Times executive editor Abraham Michael "A.M." Rosenthal died at the age... More
This is the best moment to be in journalism
The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
By Ann Friedman May 9, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I've spent the past two months on the conference circuit. I spoke to groups of journalists in San Francisco, Boston,... More
And that’s the way it was: May 9, 1918
60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace is born
By The Editors May 9, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Television broadcast journalist Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace was born on this day in 1918. During his 60-year career in broadcasting,... More
The Plain Dealer columnist who knew Amanda Berry’s mother
“Imagine the worst day of your life and then repeat it every day for three years. That’s how she lived. Until she died.”
By Sara Morrison May 8, 2013 at 05:00 PM
Needless to say, the kidnapping case in Cleveland has garnered a ton of media attention now that the three women... More
And that’s the way it was: May 8, 1984
Lila Bell Wallace, cofounder and publisher of Reader’s Digest, dies of heart failure
By The Editors May 8, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Born Lila Bell Acheson, she married DeWitt Wallace in 1921. The two went on to found Reader's Digest, the monthly... More
Stories I’d like to see
The compensation racket, Al Jazeera’s plans, and Boston health costs
By Steven Brill May 7, 2013 at 11:49 AM
In his "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
And that’s the way it was: May 7, 1945
Germany signs unconditional surrender, ending European conflict of World War II
By The Editors May 7, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On May 7, 1945, Germany signed the terms for unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, thus putting an... 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?
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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.
