The Kicker
Crist “Confidantes,” “Associates,” “Backers”
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 29, 2010 at 12:13 PM
As Clint noted, the political world awaits Florida Governor Charlie Crist's press conference later today in St. Petersburg -- or,... More
Three way
By Clint Hendler Apr 29, 2010 at 10:49 AM
The political world is awaiting Florida Governor Charlie Crist's press conference, slated for 5:30 today. (Why then? I'd guess to... More
Which One of These is Not Like the Others?
By Greg Marx Apr 28, 2010 at 02:58 PM
When, in the wake of John Paul Stevens’s announced retirement from the Supreme Court, press attention started to focus on... More
Hey, Jake Tapper: Read This!
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 28, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Some folks at ABC News might want to read (and even add to) this piece we ran last week by... More
Obama Press Office? Johnston Saw Trouble in ‘09
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 28, 2010 at 09:27 AM
Today, Politico has a long, much-Twittered-about piece detailing "why reporters are down on Obama," (for starters, named and unnamed reporters... More
What’s the Deal?
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 27, 2010 at 01:47 PM
Naughty word in the news today. Reports cbsnews.com: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) channeled his frustrations with Goldman Sachs witnesses at... More
The Law of Conservation of Mavericks
By Greg Marx Apr 27, 2010 at 01:19 PM
John McCain’s recent disavowal of the “maverick” brand has been a little embarrassing for the Arizona senator, because—well, because he’s... More
MSNBC: “Not The President…”
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 27, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Narrating a cable news live shot waiting for something to happen -- any minute now!-- isn't easy. One must remain... More
Unremarked
By Clint Hendler Apr 26, 2010 at 03:26 PM
Last Wednesday, General Jim Jones spoke before the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Just after thanking his hosts for... More
LAT’s Dwyre: “A Housewife Got The Real [Pat Tillman] Story”
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 26, 2010 at 09:31 AM
After watching the soon-to-be-released documentary, The [Pat] Tillman Story, LA Times sports columnist Bill Dwyre felt "mortified" and "ashamed" of... More
A Teaser So Nice They Used It Twice
By Greg Marx Apr 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Score one for the awards-are-meaningless crowd: the good folks at the American Society of Magazine Editors, having already decided that... More
All Together Now: Ayva-Fiat-Yogurt-Merkel!
By Alexandra Fenwick Apr 23, 2010 at 10:12 AM
It's been about a week since that Icelandic volcano whateveritscalled has been busy shutting down European airspace and bringing us... More
Economic Indicator: Tonal Shift in Spam Email!
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 22, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Need more reassurance than Tim Geithner declaring the economy is "getting stronger, faster," as he did just this morning on... More
D.C.’s “Most Popular Friend:” Mark Halperin Mike Allen
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 21, 2010 at 12:48 PM
You can now read, at nytimes.com, Mark Leibovich's how's-he-do-it? profile of Politico's Mike Allen and Allen's Very Important Morning Email... More
Pleading with a fifth
By Clint Hendler Apr 20, 2010 at 02:25 PM
And now for a payment-for-access story from another era of journalism: Let Ralph Morse, then a photographer for Life, tell... 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
Ben Mathis-Lilley’s defense of new media
Take off the nostalgia-tinted lenses
21 questions with David Remnick
What grammar mistake do you find most annoying?
Are you sure that question is grammatical?
After 20 years, the world has finally caught up with Daft Punk, so the helmet-clad retro-futurists are embarking on a new mission: to make music breathe again
What is the single most illuminating interview question to ask someone?
The NYT’s Jodi Kantor answers
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.
