Culture
The history of ‘wrestle’
Getting to the root of the word
By Merrill Perlman Oct 30, 2014 at 06:50 AM
The football player "wrestled" the ball away from an opponent and scored a touchdown. Shareholders "wrestled" control of a company... More
There are a lot of ways to misuse ‘hirsute’
Hairy vocabulary
By Merrill Perlman Oct 27, 2014 at 02:50 PM
We're going to make things a little "hairy" this week, in several senses of the word. "Hirsute" means "hairy," but... More
How common descriptors fall out of favor
The ‘skunking’ of ‘Oriental’
By Merrill Perlman Oct 20, 2014 at 02:50 PM
Once upon a time, as far back as 40 years or so, language pedants would not use "hopefully" to mean... More
We Need to Talk is part of the solution
A new CBS show is breaking barriers for women in sports media
By Travis Waldron Oct 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM
To say that We Need To Talk, CBS Sports Network's new show with a cast of all women, picked a... More
Sonic storytelling
Why filmmakers are tuning into experiences that we might otherwise ignore
By Damaris Colhoun Oct 16, 2014 at 06:50 AM
In August, when documentary filmmakers Pacho Velez and Dan Claridge began shooting a film about a drag-racing track in upstate... More
Why you use your ‘logon’ to ‘log on’
It’s all about the adverbs
By Merrill Perlman Oct 13, 2014 at 02:50 PM
Time to start work. So you "log on" to your computer, using your "logon" or "log-on," or your user name.... More
Life as a ghostwriter
Hanging out with famous athletes isn’t always fun and games
By Gerald Eskenazi Oct 10, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Willie Mays' agent was on the phone. I was ghostwriting Willie's autobiography, even though we had never met. "Willie likes... More
Beware journo-speak
Only journalists would call a tragedy a “mishap”
By Merrill Perlman Oct 7, 2014 at 02:50 PM
The public editor for The New York Times, Margaret Sullivan, wrote a wonderful piece last month about how word selection... More
How OkCupid is bolstering data journalism
Digital companies discover patterns in usage
By Tanveer Ali Oct 1, 2014 at 06:50 AM
In the introduction of Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One is Looking), published last month, OkCupid co-founder... More
Shakespeare didn’t say that
Lines that are (mis)attributed to the Bard
By Merrill Perlman Sep 30, 2014 at 02:50 PM
Hell hath no fury like a writer scorned, and, should Shakespeare be alive today, he might feel much scorn'd. People... More
In all the goodbyes, media didn’t catch why Jeter will be missed
The shortstop had plenty of positive attention thanks to an absent third baseman.
By Christopher Massie Sep 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM
From the perspective of the New York Yankees' marketing department, it is lucky that Alex Rodriguez spent the final season... More
Why Bill Simmons might leave ESPN
Other outlets would jump at the chance to gain his following
By Christopher Massie Sep 26, 2014 at 12:05 PM
"Don't get fired, Bill." That's Jalen Rose's maxim, repeated whenever he sees Bill Simmons, his ESPN colleague and periodical podcast... More
In a new film, once-shunned reporter’s reputation comes full circle
Kill the Messenger as Gary Webb’s final act
By Chris Ip Sep 26, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Jeremy Renner as San Jose Mercury News investigative reporter Gary Webb in Kill The Messenger (Chuck Zlotnik/Focus Features) When filmgoers see Kill... More
Sports media will rank just about anything
From the best advice offered to Johnny Manziel to the most-watchable NBA teams
By Christopher Massie Sep 24, 2014 at 02:45 PM
Unlike the soccer-loving socialists populating Europe and Latin America, Americans demand hierarchy from our sports. Outside of the occasional football... More
Fractured Shakespeare
All that glitters isn’t gilding
By Merrill Perlman Sep 22, 2014 at 03:04 PM
Much time has pas’t since Language Corner has revisited Shakespeare, or what passes for Shakespeare these days. A slight refresher... 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.
