Jem Bartholomew - Columbia Journalism Review

Jem Bartholomew is a Reporting Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Jem’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Economist, Time, New York magazine, and others. In 2019, he was named Best Newcomer in the State Street press awards.

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Q&A: Andy Newman on the death of Jordan Neely and covering homelessness in New York City

May 31, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

The tragic deaths the British press is reluctant to cover

May 9, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

Journalists are under threat at border zones

May 2, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

Ports of entry give authorities around the world license to violate press freedoms. Here’s what journalists can do to protect themselves.

Q&A: Kyle Chayka on his ‘cultural investigations’

March 29, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

Q&A: How can newsrooms better serve communities of color?

February 15, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

The American Press Institute’s new Inclusion Index aims to analyze and enhance coverage of communities of color.

‘Mosquitoes from the same swamp’: How the digital media landscape birthed the internationalist far right

February 13, 2023 By Jem Bartholomew

Alt-right social media platforms have helped the global far-right to expand its network around the world. On January 8th, photographer Pedro Ladeira was at the epicenter.

Revealed: Just one in four Trump-endorsed candidates using Truth Social actively

November 18, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew

The embattled rightwing platform is struggling to attract even core Trump-aligned politicians, our investigation finds, but it remains a potent hub for fomenting rightwing extremism.

A newsroom in wartime

October 25, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew

The Kyiv Independent was just 101 days old when Russia invaded Ukraine. We spoke to the CEO on propaganda, revenue streams, and combating western war fatigue.

‘Democracy on the line’: Brazil’s election and the Bolsonaro disinformation ecosystem

October 11, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew

Brazilian reporter Patrícia Campos Mello on the ‘subtle censorship’ of President Bolsonaro, threats to democracy and coping with relentless attacks for the Tow Center newsletter.

‘Disinformation Weekly’: How midterm newspapers are failing the electorate

October 6, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew

Fake newspapers are turning up in Illinois letterboxes ahead of the midterms.