The Kicker
A.G. Sulzberger is getting chewed up
By Erika Fry Jan 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Stephen Bloom reprise. Not even a month after Bloom, a New Jersey... More
North Korean Newspaper Goes English on Web
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 11, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Last month, on the occasion of the passing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, I reviewed the 1983 Pyongyang-published book,... More
“Firing” your insurance in Romney’s Massachusetts
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Romney’s remark Monday about firing your insurance company apparently harmed him little yesterday in the New Hampshire primary. But as... More
Rick’s Relevant Now
By Greg Marx Jan 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM
How far has Rick Santorum come to his place in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney at the Iowa Republican... More
New Investment Company Buys Chicago Sun Times
By Alysia Santo Dec 22, 2011 at 01:01 PM
A digitally focused company has purchased an old media standard. Sun-Times Media Holdings, owner of The Chicago Sun-Times and over... More
Hints of Ben Smith’s BuzzFeed Move?
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 12, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Early today, Politico's Ben Smith announced that he will be "giving up this blog" (the recently renamed and relaunched "Ben... More
Anti-Romney voters’ top concern
By Erika Fry Dec 9, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Perhaps last month's front-page, fact-packed, 1000-word story about Mitt Romney’s hair, from The New York Times’s Michael Barbaro and Ashley... More
It’s Good to be the Former First Daughter
By Greg Marx Nov 14, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Bill Carter of The New York Times writes this morning that Chelsea Clinton will be joining NBC News, effective immediately,... More
Over-aggregation, Under-attribution, and Poynter
By Clint Hendler Nov 10, 2011 at 01:13 PM
You may have seen Poynter editor Julie Moos’s quick and thoughtful response to questions posed by CJR assistant editor Erika... More
More Than One Way to ‘Keep it Sparse’
By Greg Marx Nov 10, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Among the write-ups of last night’s GOP debate is an entry from Politico that is notable because it is just... More
Found: Coverage of FEC “Stalemate”
By Liz Cox Barrett Nov 8, 2011 at 09:45 AM
ProPublica’s Marian Wang describes in a piece posted yesterday the ongoing “gridlock” at the Federal Election Commission (the agency, Wang... More
Charges dropped against first reporter arrested at Occupy Wall Street
By Erika Fry Nov 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM
A good sign came out of New York City’s criminal court yesterday for journalists who have been swept up in... More
ProPublica’s Rad Redistricting Music Video
By Liz Cox Barrett Nov 2, 2011 at 04:07 PM
Nearly as catchy as “Fifty Nifty United States” and undoubtedly more edifying than a semester in Mr. Lewis's fourth period... More
When Ledes Go Wrong
By Erika Fry Nov 1, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Dear San Jose Mercury News, This is not the most politic way to begin a story about the West Nile... More
Cain’s Other Scandal
By Erika Fry Oct 31, 2011 at 03:08 PM
In case you missed it, frontrunner Herman Cain is facing allegations, reported last night by Politico, that he sexually harassed... 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)
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How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
