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Must-reads of the week
“Time passes very slowly when you’re in a hippo’s mouth”
By The Editors May 17, 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
Pass the #popcorn
ICYMI: Mickey Kaus takes on BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith and his Koch-funded immigration summit
By Sara Morrison May 14, 2013 at 04:00 PM
According to a recent Pew study, 16 percent of adults online use Twitter -- 8 percent daily. I'm pretty sure... More
Must-reads of the week
The Great Gatsby, the Washington photobomb, Pigford, the high five
By The Editors May 10, 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: May 10, 2006
A. M. Rosenthal, former NYT executive editor, dies in Manhattan
By The Editors May 10, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day seven years ago, legendary New York Times executive editor Abraham Michael "A.M." Rosenthal died at the age... More
And that’s the way it was: May 9, 1918
60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace is born
By The Editors May 9, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Television broadcast journalist Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace was born on this day in 1918. During his 60-year career in broadcasting,... More
And that’s the way it was: May 8, 1984
Lila Bell Wallace, cofounder and publisher of Reader’s Digest, dies of heart failure
By The Editors May 8, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Born Lila Bell Acheson, she married DeWitt Wallace in 1921. The two went on to found Reader's Digest, the monthly... More
And that’s the way it was: May 7, 1945
Germany signs unconditional surrender, ending European conflict of World War II
By The Editors May 7, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On May 7, 1945, Germany signed the terms for unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, thus putting an... More
CPJ’s Impunity Index updates
Iraq tops the list of countries where murders of journalists have gone unsolved
By Sara Morrison May 6, 2013 at 03:30 PM
The Committee to Protect Journalists updated its Impunity Index last week. The Index calculates the number of unsolved murders of... More
And that’s the way it was: May 6, 1937
The Hindenburg disaster
By Sang Ngo May 6, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On this day in 1937, the German passenger zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire, crashed, and burned down to nothing but its... More
Must-reads of the week
Stuffed Banana with Dreadlocks Edition
By The Editors May 3, 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: May 3, 1978
The first piece of email spam is sent
By Sang Ngo May 3, 2013 at 06:49 AM
On an evil day, 35 years ago today, a sinister pair of hands typed and sent out the first ever... More
And that’s the way it was: May 2, 1885
Good Housekeeping magazine is first published
By Sang Ngo May 2, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Founded in 1885 by Clark W. Bryan, Good Housekeeping was purchased in 1911 by the Heart Corporation, which still owns... More
Local reporting at its grandest
When the weather warms up, oddities emerge
By Kira Goldenberg May 1, 2013 at 04:00 PM
The local news in Florida is likely full of "truth is stranger than fiction" tales all year round because it's... More
More of Jessica Lum’s work
Jessica Lum’s life and career were cut short, but she left a lot behind
By Sara Morrison May 1, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Jessica Lum's life and career were cut short, but she left a lot behind. Here's a sampling of some of... More
That’s incredible
How kids gets their news
By Heather Strathearn May 1, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Like many of my fellow students, I get my news from a variety of sources, including my cell phone, the... 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 completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
