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  1. December 17, 2008 11:29 AM

    Maggie Jackson on the Erosion of Attention

    The author of Distracted talks about information overload

    By Russ Juskalian

    Journalist Maggie Jackson is the author of 2008's Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age. She recently talked with Russ Juskalian about the dangers of the divided attention span and how we might combat information overload.

     

    Edited by Betwa Sharma

    This article is part of the online supplement to the November/December print issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. To read that issue’s cover story, entitled “Overload!: Journalism’s battle for relevance in an age of too much information”, click here.

  2. December 16, 2008 11:55 AM

    Kluge: Gary Marcus on Attention and the Brain

    The cognitive psychologist talks to CJR about how the brain works

    By Russ Juskalian

    Gary Marcus is a professor of psychology at New York University, where he studies developmental cognitive neuroscience. In his latest book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, he writes about the clumsy way in which our brains evolved. CJR's Russ Juskalian recently talked with Marcus about the brain, and what information overload might mean for cognitive development.

     

    Edited by Betwa Sharma

    This article is part of the online supplement to the November/December print issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. To read that issue’s cover story, entitled “Overload!: Journalism’s battle for relevance in an age of too much information”, click here.

  3. December 15, 2008 11:50 AM

    David Shenk on Data Smog

    The journalist and author talks to CJR about information overload

    By Russ Juskalian

    Journalist David Shenk has been writing about the topic of information overload for over a decade. In his 1997 book Data Smog, Shenk was one of the first to identify the problem, explore it in detail, and propose some possible solutions. CJR's Russ Juskalian recently talked with Shenk about information overload and its ramifications for journalism.

     

     

    Edited by Betwa Sharma

    This article is part of our online supplement to the November/December print issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. To read that issue’s cover story, entitled "Overload!: Journalism’s battle for relevance in an age of too much information", click here.

  4. December 08, 2008 01:07 PM

    Video: Climate Central

    A new partnership in science journalism

    By Curtis Brainard and Betwa Sharma

    Climate Central, a novel and unique partnership between journalists and scientists based in Princeton, New Jersey, recently set out to improve the coverage of climate change. The goal is to "localize" the story in order to highlight the ways that global warming is impacting people's daily lives and to educate the public to make informed decisions about mitigation and adaptation. CJR's video coverage of the project is below, and the full story is here.

     

    Edited by Betwa Sharma

     

  5. September 19, 2008 09:00 AM

    Bill Grueskin Discusses Trends in Journalism

    The editor talks new media, old media, and Plato

    By The Editors

    What can Plato's cave dwellers tell us about journalism? More than you'd think, says Bill Grueskin. Speaking to the incoming class of students at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism on September 2, Grueskin compared current journalists to Plato's allegorical prisoners, who see fleeting shadows without, necessarily, seeing the fuller picture:

    Many journalists are sort of like those prisoners right there. And I think all of us are a little bit like that. We sort of see little glints of what's happening. We see online growth, we see problems in the print industry, we see all these layoffs and you can kind of come up with conclusions that fit the data. But the truth is, nobody fully understands where this is going.

    Grueskin should know. As deputy managing editor for news at The Wall Street Journal, he oversaw the development of the Journal's Web site, wsj.com. Now the newly appointed Academic Dean at the Journalism School, Grueskin spoke to students about the importance of adopting a new media mindset while preserving the journalistic standards that have withstood the test of time. "You have a responsibility, now, to our industry," Grueskin said. "Democracy works badly when the press is not healthy and vigorous. Create models that will make it vibrant and healthy for a long time."

    Watch the video of Grueskin's talk below.

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    For a full-screen version of the high-resolution video, click here.

  6. May 19, 2008 10:37 AM

    Covering Climate

    Journalists and scientists discuss the media’s treatment of global warming

    By Curtis Brainard

    Earlier this month, I moderated a panel at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism about the press coverage of climate change issues. Two intrepid student journalists, Rachel Cernansky and Laura Shin, organized the event and put together what some were calling a "dream team" of panelists. (The YouTube videos below are low resolution and split into two parts; if you have a broadband Internet connection and would like to watch the high resolution film with no interruption, please click on the third clip. For a recap of the event, please click here.)

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  7. May 08, 2008 09:00 AM

    The Future of Reading

    Ezra Klein discusses Amazon's Kindle in print and video

    By Michael Meyer and Malcolm Murray

    Ezra Klein discusses the cover story he wrote for the May/June issue of Columbia Journalism Review. To read that article, "The Future of Reading," click here.

  8. May 06, 2008 09:00 AM

    Love Thy Neighbor

    The religion beat in an age of intolerance

    By Michael Meyer and Malcolm Murray

    Tim Townsend discusses the story he wrote for the May/June issue of Columbia Journalism Review. To read that article, “Love Thy Neighbor,” click here.


  9. March 05, 2008 02:40 PM

    Recovering Reality: Errol Morris on Abu Ghraib

    A video Q&A with the filmmaker

    By Michael Meyer

    Errol Morris is widely considered to be one of the best American filmmakers, a reputation that is especially impressive considering that he works in the ghettoized genre of the documentary. Michael Meyer sat down with Morris in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, office to discuss photography, journalism, and the strangely overlooked fact that there is a real world out there. An extended print Q & A can be found here.

    Video of the interview shot and edited by Malcolm Murray.