The Research Report
True to Form
Online journalism, like print journalism, can be a variety of things
By Michael Schudson and Julia Sonnevend Feb 25, 2010 at 03:35 PM
ven the ways we think about revolutionary forces shape our revolutions. Revolutions are products of multiple institutional and personal decisions,... More
Beyond Transparency
Is more information always a good thing?
By Michael Schudson and Julia Sonnevend Jan 8, 2010 at 07:34 PM
picture is worth a thousand words—but to whom? To the people who see it? Or to those who present... More
Mourning Becomes Electric
The rituals of grief can still bring a fragmented audience together
By Michael Schudson and Julia Sonnevend Dec 8, 2009 at 05:28 PM
Fragmented. Few words are used more often to describe the media environment today. People disappear into their iPods, iPhones, BlackBerrys,... More
Opening Minds
Can the media persuade audiences to embrace a fresh outlook?
By Michael Schudson and Julia Sonnevend Oct 6, 2009 at 09:34 PM
Viewers of The Colbert Report do not all see the same show. Liberals see host Stephen Colbert as a liberal... More
Edifice Rex
How newspapers lost their spots in the skyline
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas Jul 10, 2009 at 12:45 PM
It was billed “The Fight of the Century” before a single punch was thrown: Jack Johnson versus Jim Jeffries, black... More
The News Deficit
Public television’s role in informing Americans
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas May 16, 2009 at 03:55 PM
A Yank, a Brit, a Dane, and a Finn walk into a bar. . . . You’ve heard this one? Well, not the way... More
Luces in the Sky
Covering big pharma in the age of marketing
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas Mar 1, 2009 at 03:11 PM
When Time magazine went culinary trend-spotting in July 1951, it bypassed usual suspects like new ice-cream flavors and found a... More
Feet to the Fire
Does journalism keep government honest?
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas Jan 26, 2009 at 09:00 AM
For a profession that lives by the cynical adage, “If your mother says she loves you, check it out,” journalism... More
Voting for Glass Houses
Why government transparency may be a lofty goal
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas Jan 12, 2009 at 09:00 AM
In February 2007, newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the Internet as an “incredible vehicle for transparency” and declared... 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)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
