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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
And that’s the way it was: March 19, 2003
By Sang Ngo Mar 19, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, the US's most controversial armed conflict since... More
And that’s the way it was: March 18, 2008
By Sang Ngo Mar 18, 2013 at 06:49 AM
During the 2008 Democratic Primary, Senator Barack Obama came under fire for incendiary remarks made by his former pastor, the... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Mar 15, 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 15, 1985
By Sang Ngo Mar 15, 2013 at 06:49 AM
The Internet domain symbolics.com was registered on March 15, 1985, making it the first domain name in history. The domain... More
Reuters deputy social media editor indicted
By Sara Morrison Mar 14, 2013 at 08:32 PM
Matthew Keys, Reuters's deputy social media editor since January 2012, was indicted today by the Justice Department. Huffington Post's Ryan... More
Ed, out
By Michael Meyer Mar 14, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Last night, after getting the scoop of his life with an exclusive interview of the long-mysterious videographer behind the "47-percent"... More
And that’s the way it was: March 14, 1921
By Sang Ngo Mar 14, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Ada Louise Huxtable (née Landman) was born on March 14, 1921, and grew up in Manhattan's Upper West Side. She... More
Friend-me journalism
By Sara Morrison Mar 13, 2013 at 05:37 PM
Columnist Connie Schultz posted a link for her 113,000 Facebook followers on Wednesday afternoon to a Sun Star-Courier article about... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
The NSA story isn’t ‘journalistic malfeasance’
It’s a story that is evolving in real time
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
