The Industry
ProPublica kickstarts its internship investigation
Investigative journalism site experiments with crowdsourcing and crowdfunding
By Sara Morrison Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
On May 28, David Dennis wrote in the Guardian that the prevalence of unpaid internships and their increasing role as... More
Notetakers denied Manning trial access
WikiLeaks case officials refuse to release trial transcripts, and crowdfunded stenographers were denied press passes
By Susan Armitage Jun 3, 2013 at 11:28 AM
On the heels of a weekend rally that drew hundreds of supporters to Fort Meade, MD, Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial... More
In Libya, new media freedom is uncertain
A post-Qaddafi abundance of independent news has been followed by violence against journalists
By Kathryn Brenzel Jun 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The post-revolutionary euphoria that followed Libya's 2011 uprising against dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi spawned dozens of new media outlets--at least 69,... More
Must-reads of the week
This week is off the record
By The Editors May 31, 2013 at 02:55 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Civil Beat says aloha to Huffington Post
Outlets team up to create new HuffPost Hawaii vertical
By Sara Morrison May 30, 2013 at 05:22 PM
The Huffington Post and Honolulu Civil Beat are teaming up to create a HuffPost Hawaii vertical, the new partners announced... More
The art of the interview
Asking the hard questions about asking the hard questions
By Ann Friedman May 30, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I'm on deadline for a long feature, so I've been transcribing a lot of interviews lately. And after listening to... More
Libel convictions face resurgence in Italy
For the second time in the past couple years, Italian journalists have faced jail time for defamation
By Alison Langley May 29, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Three Italian journalists were sentenced to prison terms Friday in Milan for libeling a prosecutor. Andrea Marcenaro and Riccardo Arena... More
Stories I’d like to see
Justice Department overreach, and a rudderless IRS
By Steven Brill May 28, 2013 at 12:45 PM
In his "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
The other James Rosen
Dispatch from the Fox News reporter’s friend and byline twin
By James Rosen May 28, 2013 at 11:20 AM
WASHINGTON -- I was at home, putting the finishing touches on an article for the Columbia Journalism Review, when my... More
Must-reads of the week
Obama’s war on journalism
By The Editors May 24, 2013 at 02:56 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
More than just marriage
A guide to covering other issues that affect the LGBT community
By Jennifer Vanasco May 24, 2013 at 06:50 AM
There's been a diversity of gay news this month covered in the major media, from the rash of NYC hate... More
The weekly grind
How to feed and maintain a weekly opinion column
By Ann Friedman May 23, 2013 at 10:15 AM
A writer I greatly admire, Ta-Nehisi Coates, once offered this exercise in understanding what it's like to produce a weekly... More
Pass the #popcorn
ICYMI: “Snow Fall” creates an avalanche of copyright questions
By Sara Morrison May 22, 2013 at 06:05 PM
According to a recent Pew study, 16 percent of adults online use Twitter -- 8 percent daily. I'm pretty sure... More
Silver linings newscasts
Down with forced positivity in TV news coverage of Moore, OK
By Jane McManus May 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Like everyone else this week, I was transfixed by the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma. The devastation was quick and, in... More
‘We are all journalists now’
140 Journos and Turkey’s “counter-media” movement
By Deirdre Dlugoleski May 20, 2013 at 06:50 AM
In a 2011 court case in Diyarbakır, Turkey, a student is on trial for membership in a terrorist organization. The... 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.
