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College rejection clickbait
By Kira Goldenberg Apr 2, 2013 at 12:45 PM
So this piece has been making the rounds since Monday. It's on op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by high... More
And that’s the way it was: April 2, 2005
By Sang Ngo Apr 2, 2013 at 06:49 AM
After suffering heart failure, Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005. He was one of the most charismatic... More
To watch: Race, class, & social mobility
By The Editors Apr 1, 2013 at 06:50 AM
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington--the full name of which was "The... More
And that’s the way it was: April 1, 1957
By Sang Ngo Apr 1, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Called "undoubtedly the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled," the spaghetti tree hoax refers to a three-minute... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Mar 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Flipboard upgrades, Guardian signs on
By Sara Morrison Mar 29, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Flipboard, the app that calls itself "your social magazine," introduced version 2.0 on Tuesday. Where the first generation created magazines... More
And that’s the way it was: March 29, 1999
By Sang Ngo Mar 29, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On Monday, March 29, 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average--the most famous stock market index--closed above the symbolic 10,000 mark... More
And that’s the way it was: March 28, 1979
By Sang Ngo Mar 28, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On March 28, 1979, one of the nuclear reactors on Three Mile Island, PA, suffered a partial meltdown due to... More
And that’s the way it was: March 27, 1947
By Sang Ngo Mar 27, 2013 at 06:49 AM
He's been called "arguably the most powerful arbiter of consumer tastes" in personal technology. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Eric... More
And that’s the way it was: March 26, 1812
By Sang Ngo Mar 26, 2013 at 06:49 AM
The word gerrymander, meaning to manipulate the boundaries of an electorate to favor one party or class, originally appeared in... More
And that’s the way it was: March 25, 1934
By Kira Goldenberg Mar 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Gloria Steinem, journalist-turned-feminist icon and a cofounder of Ms. magazine, was born 79 years ago today in Toledo, OH. Ms.... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Mar 22, 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: March 22, 1948
By Sang Ngo Mar 22, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Happy birthday to Wolf Isaac Blitzer, host of CNN's The Situation Room. Wolf Blitzer was born in Augsburg, Germany and... More
And that’s the way it was: March 21, 1965
By Sang Ngo Mar 21, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On March 21, 1965, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators led by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. began a "freedom march"... More
And that’s the way it was: March 20, 2004
By Sang Ngo Mar 20, 2013 at 06:49 AM
It came to light in early 2004 that US military police personnel had committed human rights violations against detainees held... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
