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ICYMI: CJR’s panel at the Newseum
By The Editors Apr 4, 2013 at 07:50 AM
On Wednesday morning, CJR hosted a panel at the Newseum in Washington, DC, to further the discussion of our March/April... More
And that’s the way it was: April 4, 1968
By The Editors Apr 4, 2013 at 06:49 AM
At a motel in Memphis, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968. The... More
And that’s the way it was: April 3, 1888
By Sang Ngo Apr 3, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On Tuesday, April 3, 1888, prostitute Emma Elizabeth Smith was assaulted and robbed. She died the next day from her... More
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 The Editors 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 The Editors 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 The Editors 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 The Editors 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 The Editors 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
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.
