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UN celebrates World Radio Day
By Peter Sterne Feb 13, 2013 at 04:40 PM
Wednesday, World Radio Day, marked the 67th anniversary of the United Nations's first broadcast--"This is the United Nations calling the... More
And that’s the way it was: February 13, 1935
By Sang Ngo Feb 13, 2013 at 06:50 AM
February 13, 1935. Bruno Hauptmann, an ex-convict from Germany, is sentenced to death by electric chair for the abduction and... More
And that’s the way it was: February 12, 2000
By Sang Ngo Feb 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM
On this date 13 years ago, cartoonist Charles Monroe Schulz died of a heart attack at his home in Santa... More
Pew identifies four profitable newspapers
By Hazel Sheffield Feb 11, 2013 at 03:51 PM
Contrary to prevailing trends, it's not all doom and gloom in the newspaper industry -- at least, not for the... More
Public Radio Player relaunches
By Hazel Sheffield Feb 11, 2013 at 09:00 AM
A new public radio streaming app relaunches this week, giving listeners mobile access to hundreds of public radio stations and... More
And that’s the way it was: February 11, 1990
By Sang Ngo Feb 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
If it had happened today, it would break the Internet a little. On February 11, 1990, after having served 27... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Feb 8, 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
NYRB celebrates its 50th
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Photo Credit: Beowulf Sheehan Joan Didion looked tiny and frail on Tuesday night, swimming in her loose, gray top... More
Fashion Week pregaming
By Kira Goldenberg Feb 5, 2013 at 01:45 PM
New York Fashion Week, which kicks off Wednesday night, is the big game for style magazines and fashion critics. As... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Feb 1, 2013 at 02:55 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Poynter’s fuzzy numbers
By Sara Morrison Jan 29, 2013 at 02:23 PM
Current journalism majors probably thought they had reason to celebrate when Poynter's Andrew Beaujon elaborated on the latest survey by... More
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors Jan 25, 2013 at 02:55 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
Q: What’s Quora up to?
By Sara Morrison Jan 23, 2013 at 05:00 PM
Quora, the user-generated question-and-answer site founded in 2009, is expanding into blogging, with an emphasis on mobile content. Following its... More
Stop knocking curation
By Steven Rosenbaum Jan 23, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Curation has been steadily rising as a concept as the sheer volume of undifferentiated content has made it nearly impossible... More
Internet Freedom Day
By Sara Morrison Jan 18, 2013 at 04:20 PM
Remember the Stop Online Privacy and Protect IP Acts, better known as SOPA/PIPA? It was a year ago that thousands... 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)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.













