The News Frontier
The Kickstarter Chronicles
Hyperlocal news, jam bands, and how to make a baby
By Alysia Santo Mar 9, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Each week, dozens of journalistic endeavors turn to Kickstarter for funding. Pitching media projects to this online community brings another... More
News Organizations That Haven’t Learned To Share
The seams in certain outlets’ social sharing strategies
By Justin D. Martin Mar 7, 2012 at 04:54 PM
The Economist does not let users of its free app share news items via e-mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or anything... More
A New App for Citizen Journalists
Rawporter joins an increasingly crowded field
By Olivia Smith Feb 24, 2012 at 03:43 PM
Rob Gaige and Kevin Davis were having a drink at Dandelion Market in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a car crashed... More
Syria: Too Much Information?
How journalists wade through a social-media flood
By Dalal Mawad Feb 24, 2012 at 02:19 PM
For foreign journalists, the Arab Spring uprisings and their aftermaths have ranged from exhilaratingly accessible (Egypt), to mortally dangerous (Libya),... More
Survey Question: Do You Trust This Poll?
Local news sites informally collect community opinions
By Alysia Santo Feb 16, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Every week, Phoenix-area hyperlocal news site InMaricopa asks its readers to participate in a brand-new poll; each usually gets at... More
Cartooning for a Sustainable Future
Will editorial cartoonists find their (paid) place on the web?
By Alysia Santo Feb 15, 2012 at 01:30 PM
Dan Perkins, better known as Tom Tomorrow, has been creating the popular This Modern World comic strip for over two... More
A National Paywall That Works
Lessons from Slovakia
By William F. Baker Feb 14, 2012 at 01:44 PM
While nobody was looking, a small company in Slovakia may have shed some light on one of the biggest challenges... More
Drawing the News Ain’t Easy
Editorial cartoonists struggle for funds, but not eyeballs
By Alysia Santo Feb 7, 2012 at 06:00 PM
When The New York Times sent an e-mail to editorial cartoonists on Monday announcing that “The Sunday Review section is... More
Teaching Cyber-Security
Confidentiality promises often require technical skill
By Alysia Santo Jan 24, 2012 at 01:38 PM
Since 2007, Steve Doig, an investigative journalist, has been giving a talk called “Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.” He’s presented... More
Tell Me a Secret
Soliciting leaks has its rewards, and challenges
By Alysia Santo Jan 12, 2012 at 03:27 PM
When news website 100Reporters launched this past October, it had everything you’d expect from a promising journalistic startup: top journalists,... More
Spying on Journalists is Easy
Lax computer security creates easy targets
By Alysia Santo Jan 9, 2012 at 12:42 PM
When promising anonymity, discreetly stashed notes and a tight lip are the precautions of journalism’s past. Reporters have gone to... More
Twifficult
Tweeting the change you wish to see is easy. Global attention is as elusive as ever
By Justin D. Martin Jan 6, 2012 at 02:02 PM
I was alone on a drive from Maine to Massachusetts in early December when a crazy idea hit me. Listening... More
Two Weeks after Launch, New Worries Take Hold
Launch Pad: The Classical
By Bethlehem Shoals Dec 16, 2011 at 12:23 PM
CJR’s Launch Pad feature invites new media publishers to blog about their experiences on the news frontier. Past Launch Pad... More
Calling Dr. Crowd
News outlets rely on the masses for public health stories
By Alysia Santo Dec 14, 2011 at 03:47 PM
When we feel ourselves coming down with something, we look it up. If you type the words “I think I’m... More
Where’s the Party?
News startups bring their readers together offline
By Alysia Santo Dec 7, 2011 at 05:36 PM
Burnt Orange Report, a popular political blog based in Austin, Texas, held its first Republican “debate watch party” in September... 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.
