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And that’s the way it was: April 17, 1961
By The Editors Apr 17, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 17, 1961, a group of about 1,500 CIA-financed and -trained Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs... More
And that’s the way it was: April 16, 2007
By The Editors Apr 16, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech senior Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and injured 23, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic... More
Pulitzer Prizes announced
By The Editors Apr 15, 2013 at 03:05 PM
Columbia University announced the winners of the 97th annual Pulitzer Prizes on Monday afternoon. Big winners included: the Sun Sentinel... More
And that’s the way it was: April 15, 1912
By The Editors Apr 15, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner on her maiden voyage, sank into the North Atlantic... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Apr 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
And that’s the way it was: April 12, 1961
By The Editors Apr 12, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first human being to travel into outer space.... More
And that’s the way it was: April 11, 1976
By The Editors Apr 11, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 1976, the original Apple computer was built. It was designed and assembled by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak... More
And that’s the way it was: April 10, 1847
By The Editors Apr 10, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Influential newspaper editor and publisher Joseph Pulitzer was born on this day in 1847. Pulitzer immigrated to the United States... More
Fifth annual Shorty awards held
By Sara Morrison Apr 9, 2013 at 05:00 PM
The fifth annual Shorty Awards, held Monday night in New York City's TimesCenter, honored "the best in social media," including... More
The reporter in the middle of the Aurora shooting trial
By Sara Morrison Apr 9, 2013 at 01:00 PM
[Update, April 9, 1pm] The judge in the Holmes case has ruled that he will not order Jana Winter to... More
And that’s the way it was: April 9, 1865
By The Editors Apr 9, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On the morning of April 9, 1865, in Appomattox Court House, VA, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia... More
Ellie finalists announced
By The Editors Apr 8, 2013 at 11:06 AM
[Update, April 8, 11am] Monday morning, ASME announced finalists for Magazine of the Year, the top honor in its annual... More
And that’s the way it was: April 8, 1904
By Sang Ngo Apr 8, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ninety-nine years ago today, the city center in Midtown Manhattan, formerly known as Longacre Square, was officially redubbed "Times Square."... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Apr 5, 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
And that’s the way it was: April 5, 1951
By The Editors Apr 5, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were the first American civilians to be executed for espionage. They were charged with transmitting secret... 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.
