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Grace-ful Coverage
Libby asbestos trial highlights the value of robust regional reporting
By Russ Juskalian Jul 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM
The name Libby doesn’t conjure the same images of corporate and environmental malfeasance as Love Canal or Three Mile Island.... More
Science Journalism Around the World
WCSJ participants talk about reporting in their home countries
By Curtis Brainard Jul 8, 2009 at 10:23 AM
LONDON — During the meeting here last week, I began referring to the World Conference of Science Journalists as my... More
Press Eyes Copenhagen
At World Conference of Science Journalists, climate a hot topic
By Curtis Brainard Jul 6, 2009 at 05:28 PM
LONDON — Unsurprisingly, climate change was one of the most popular topics at the World Conference of Science Journalists, held... More
Some Optimism for the Future of Science Journalism
And especially for international collaboration
By Cristine Russell Jul 2, 2009 at 04:43 PM
LONDON — Amidst the gloomy climate in American science journalism, leading British editors have a decidedly upbeat view about coverage.... More
NSF “Underwriting” Coverage…
And other controversies from the World Conference of Science Journalists
By Curtis Brainard Jul 1, 2009 at 10:23 AM
LONDON — The sixth World Conference of Science Journalists got off to an enjoyably controversial start here on Tuesday afternoon.... More
Health Wealth
Press misses a tipping point in the financing of global health projects
By Sanhita Reddy Jun 30, 2009 at 01:16 PM
Earlier this month, the Lancet published two studies clarifying some long-standing questions about global health financing and the effectiveness of... More
Reprimanded Psychiatrist? Bad Advice?
Give that documentary a Peabody!
By Paul Scott Jun 24, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Last May, a Peabody was awarded to the film Depression: Out of the Shadows, a documentary which aired in 2008... More
Climate Change, Crop Catastrophe
California papers ignore the agricultural consequences of climate change
By Sam Kornell Jun 22, 2009 at 11:41 AM
California’s awful fiscal and economic crises—$24 billion budget shortfall, fifth highest level of unemployment in the nation—have been much in... More
Gene Randall “Reporting,” Inc.
Will journalists’ flight toward PR mean the end of reportorial integrity?
By Brad Jacobson Jun 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Former CNN correspondent-turned-PR consultant Gene Randall’s video “report” for oil giant Chevron might be unprecedented for how it blurred the... More
Talking Shop: Karen Ravn
The Los Angeles Times freelancer discusses her recent piece on medical dishonesty
By Sanhita Reddy Jun 15, 2009 at 01:00 PM
In “Body of Lies,” a recent article published in the Los Angeles Times, Karen Ravn reported on the widespread problem... More
Pregnancy Pounds
A bun in the oven doesn’t mean you should fill up on rolls
By Sanhita Reddy Jun 10, 2009 at 05:29 PM
Eating for two might not be such good advice for expectant mothers, according to new guidelines for how much weight... More
Earth 2100 Sizzles
ABC News’s two-hour special finally out of the frying pan, into the fire
By Katherine Bagley Jun 5, 2009 at 12:22 PM
On Tuesday night, ABC News aired a two-hour special called Earth 2100, describing the potentially apocalyptic scene that could await... More
Foolish Fusion
Explanatory science journalism is becoming rarer than a nuclear reaction
By Sanhita Reddy Jun 4, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Coverage of the dedication ceremony for the National Ignition Facility, the world’s largest laser system, may have made it hard... More
Sotomayor’s “Sweet” Side
Coverage of judicial nominee’s diabetes lacks breadth
By Sanhita Reddy Jun 2, 2009 at 05:06 PM
Over the past week, members of the news media have talked a lot about SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s race and... More
Climate Bill Cacophony
With so much back-and-forth on news pages, papers need more editorials
By Curtis Brainard May 27, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce committee approved energy and climate legislation that could put the first national cap... 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)
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
One journalist took matters into his own hands when a fellow audience member wouldn’t stop using her smartphone during a theater performance
Purchasing Tumblr is Yahoo’s flashy bet on a shift in social media
The shift from Facebook to more creative social networks
Gay Talese’s outline for ‘Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,’ 1966
Handwritten on a shirt board
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.
