The Industry
Lousy judgment, unlikely hero
Darts for Columbia Daily Tribune, The Economist, and SportsCenter with laurels for TMZ and The New York Times
By Lene Bech Sillesen Oct 30, 2014 at 06:50 AM
A DART to the Columbia Daily Tribune for running a cartoon of Ferguson protesters holding signs with statements such as,... More
On CNN International, the ‘news’ isn’t always the news
The network has a tangle of autocratic sponsors and too often a blind eye to inconvenient facts
By Christopher Massie Oct 28, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Last June, CNN business reporter Richard Quest interviewed the CEO of the state-owned Qatar Airways about the recently opened Hamad... More
Stories I’d like to see
The question is not just what party will control the Senate, but when
By Steven Brill Oct 28, 2014 at 10:01 AM
Scoping out the Senate Majority: It seems likely that which party controls the US Senate for the next two years... More
The San Quentin News seeks to humanize inmates
It’s one of the few prison publications by and for the prisoners
By Jessica Pishko Oct 28, 2014 at 06:50 AM
The first time I met Juan Haines, the 56-year-old managing editor of the San Quentin News, he gleefully showed me... More
The New York Times recreates ISIS captivity of Foley, Sotloff [UPDATED]
Blockbuster story details the imprisonment and torture of Western hostages
By David Uberti Oct 27, 2014 at 01:35 PM
For the past two months, most of what was known of the horrors faced by kidnapped journalists James Foley... More
Gawker: The internet bully
Nick Denton’s media empire is an intellectual online fraternity that invites people to their parties only to make them buy the booze
By Sarah Grieco Oct 24, 2014 at 03:49 PM
Earlier this week Gawker lost "thousands of dollars" in advertising after a poorly worded tweet was posted by one of... More
What’s next for Ferguson?
As grand jury decision over Michael Brown’s shooting looms, a Columbia Journalism panel questions early leaks
By Chris Ip Oct 24, 2014 at 03:42 PM
The story of Ferguson, MO, roils on. On Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published Michael Brown’s leaked autopsy report, and The New... More
Must-reads of the week
Newsroom racism, James Risen on his new book, and Ben Bradlee’s legacy
By The Editors Oct 24, 2014 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR's own stories, plus the frequently updated "Must-reads from around the Web," our staff recommendations for the best... More
Is it ever okay to name victims?
Editors question the policy of omitting information in sexual assault and domestic violence cases
By Nigel Duara Oct 24, 2014 at 11:00 AM
In 1990, The Des Moines Register took the rare step of naming a rape victim in a series that won... More
James Risen on secret sources, joining Twitter, and going undercover
The New York Times reporter and author discusses his new book, Pay Any Price
By David Uberti Oct 23, 2014 at 05:05 PM
For more than seven years, James Risen has been locked in a legal battle with the US Justice Department,... More
How do we know what we know about #Gamergate?
The media has flocked to cover a largely anonymous movement that has no clear aims, leaders, or organization
By Chris Ip Oct 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Gamergate is “a heated debate over journalistic integrity, the definition of video games, and the identity of those who play... More
Ben Bradlee, through the years
Must-read flashpoints in the life of the Washington Post editor
By The Editors Oct 22, 2014 at 03:17 PM
Ben Bradlee had, by all accounts, an eventful life at the helm of The Washington Post, and as a result... More
4 lessons on how Americans consume political news
Pew report shows how polarization affects media choice and trust
By David Uberti Oct 22, 2014 at 02:50 PM
The political information reaching voters becomes all the more important as midterm elections loom. At the same time, news organizations... More
A different take on Syria
Jihad Yazigi discusses why The Syria Report sticks to covering the economy
By Alison Langley Oct 22, 2014 at 12:00 PM
In weekly dispatches, readers of The Syria Report have been tracking the implosion of the war-torn country by the numbers:... More
How xenophobia is driving the Ebola narrative
If illness is a metaphor, what does Ebola mean?
By Damaris Colhoun Oct 22, 2014 at 06:50 AM
A recent Newsweek cover story showed a photograph of a gorilla accompanied by an inaccurate headline that contaminated bushmeat could... More
The ethics of The Guardian’s Whisper bombshell - It would have been a journalistic lapse not to have told readers
Gawker: The internet bully - Nick Denton’s media empire is an intellectual online fraternity that invites people to their parties only to make them buy the booze
The Washington Post short-sells a reporter’s integrity - Steven Pearlstein smears TheStreet’s Adam Feuerstein for criticizing a biotech firm
Former Sun-Times staffers react to top reporter’s resignation - “Whereas we don’t have all the answers, we have way too many questions about what happened here”
Stop trolling your readers - We know you’re only doing it for clicks
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
Which news org is the most trusted? (Pew)
The answer is complicated
An American journalist on his two-year kidnapping in Syria
FBI faked an AP story, in Seattle Times style, to catch a suspect (Seattle Times)
“‘We are outraged that the FBI, with the apparent assistance of the US Attorney’s Office, misappropriated the name of The Seattle Times to secretly install spyware on the computer of a crime suspect,’ said Seattle Times Editor Kathy Best”
How one reporter copes inside the ‘Ebola bubble’ (BuzzFeed)
“Bring gloves to give nurses you meet at clinics, even if you’re there for a story. Get small change to give to the kids who have been out of school for months and are selling ground nuts for pitiful sums on the side of road. Hell, give them candy. Violate all the principles of ostensibly good aid stewardship, because the good stewardship of the developed world didn’t get help here in time, and now everyone is dying around you.”
Greg Marx discusses democracy and news with Tom Rosenstiel of the American Press Institute
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
