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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
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
Center for Investigative Reporting simplifies FOIA
A Kickstarter project aims to fund a website that makes the FOIA process easier
By Edirin Oputu Jul 19, 2013 at 03:05 PM
A team of investigative reporters and data journalists are building FOIA Machine, a website to help people navigate the complexities... More
Must-reads of the week
Heat-Wave Edition
By The Editors Jul 19, 2013 at 02:52 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Support in the conflict zone
Freelance journalists on the front lines have limited resources—but you can help
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Jul 12, 2013 at 05:07 PM
In our July/August issue, CJR published Francesca Borri's wrenching essay about the difficulties of covering conflict as a freelancer (and... More
Must-reads of the week
Sharknado week
By The Editors Jul 12, 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
Foreign news startup Worldcrunch looks to expand its impact
Kickstarter project would take deep dives into global development issues
By Justin Peters Jun 28, 2013 at 04:57 PM
There's been no shortage of hand-wringing, here and elsewhere, over the decline of foreign coverage in the digital age. With... More
Must-reads of the week
NSA, DOMA, SB5
By The Editors Jun 28, 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
Must-reads of the week
Remembering Michael Hastings
By The Editors Jun 21, 2013 at 02:53 PM
Culled from CJR's frequently updated "Must-reads from around the Web," our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Video: CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
By The Editors Jun 15, 2013 at 11:30 AM
CJR hosted a panel discussion on June 12, "We Now Pronounce You..." to look at the ways journalists do, and... More
Must-reads of the week
Vineyard sign language, dictatorial exploits
By The Editors Jun 14, 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
Don’t miss: CJR on covering gay marriage
The panel event—which will be livestreamed on cjr.org—is in Washington, DC, on June 12, from 3-4:30 pm
By The Editors Jun 10, 2013 at 06:55 AM
With two cases pending before the Supreme Court--the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8--gay marriage... More
Must-reads of the week
Secret-Surveillance-State Edition
By The Editors Jun 7, 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
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
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.
