The Industry
Must-reads of the week
Boston bombing follow-ups, Jill Abramson gossip
By The Editors Apr 26, 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
A laurel to Zahira Torres and the El Paso Times
Dogged investigative work exposed a test-score scandal that harmed students
By Richard Parker Apr 26, 2013 at 11:52 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- In El Paso, the former school superintendent is now in prison, the Justice Department is investigating,... More
Where is the media on ENDA?
An important bill that would protect gay workers from discrimination gets little media coverage
By Jennifer Vanasco Apr 26, 2013 at 06:50 AM
A bill that is crucial to the civil rights of the LGBT community was reintroduced in both houses of Congress... More
And that’s the way it was: April 26, 1986
Nuclear accident at Chernobyl
By Sang Ngo Apr 26, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union.... More
Reporting on industry gossip
How Politico should have reported the “turbulence” at The New York Times
By Ann Friedman Apr 25, 2013 at 01:28 PM
This week, Politico published a largely anonymously-sourced hit piece on New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, charging that she... More
And that’s the way it was: April 25, 1908
Edward R. Murrow is born
By Sang Ngo Apr 25, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day 105 years ago, Edward R. Murrow, one of the forefathers of American broadcast journalism, was born. Murrow... More
After Sandy Hook
A daylong symposium addressed covering trauma, from breaking news through its aftermath
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 24, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Longtime Hartford Courant reporter Bill Leukhardt lives in Danbury, the town adjacent to Newtown, CT. So on December 14, when... More
And that’s the way it was: April 24, 1982
Margaret Thatcher launches her land assault in the Falklands
By Patrick Sloyan Apr 24, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Operation Paraquet: On April 24, 1982, after a three-day delay caused by bad weather, British forces invaded South Georgia, one... More
Exit Interview: Matthew Keys
What’s next for Reuters’s indicted former deputy social media editor?
By Sara Morrison Apr 23, 2013 at 11:35 AM
It's been a rough month and a half for Matthew Keys. In March, Reuters's now-former deputy social media editor was... More
Stories I’d like to see
Lawsuits from tragedy, ubiquitous security cameras, and IRS torpor
By Steven Brill Apr 23, 2013 at 11:10 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: April 23, 2007
Journalist and author David Halberstam dies
By Sang Ngo Apr 23, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 2007, David Halberstam, prolific author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, died in a car accident in Menlo... More
Pass the #popcorn [Updated]
ICYMI: Reuters social media editors spar
By Sara Morrison Apr 22, 2013 at 01:56 PM
According to a recent Pew study, 16 percent of adults online use Twitter -- 8 percent daily. I'm pretty sure... More
In defense of scoops
Their reputation took a beating in Boston, but there are reasons to value the news scoop, and they go beyond ego and institutional pride
By Bill Grueskin Apr 22, 2013 at 11:37 AM
The press services standardize the main events; it is only once in a while that a great scoop is... More
Localore’s ‘new media life-forms’
The latest results of AIR’s initiative to show public broadcasters what’s possible
By Sara Morrison Apr 22, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Since 2007, the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), a 25-year-old professional networking group, has been trying to figure out... More
And that’s the way it was: April 22, 1994
Former US President Richard Nixon dies in New York
By Sang Ngo Apr 22, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 22, 1994, the press really would no longer have Nixon to kick around anymore. Richard Milhous Nixon, the... 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?
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”
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