Politics & Policy
Beat transfers prompt new labor questions at The Plain Dealer
After union grievance is settled, move of courts beats sparks concern in parts of the newsroom
By Anna Clark Sep 24, 2014 at 11:05 AM
DETROIT, MI — Labor disputes linger around the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Scarcely had Advance Publications, the paper’s owner, resolved a grievance brought... More
Reporting on healthcare when it’s politically hot or not
There’s more to the beat than the politics of Obamacare—see the Tampa Bay Times, The Record, and the Kearney Hub
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 24, 2014 at 06:50 AM
How should reporters cover healthcare when the Affordable Care Act is no longer a hot political story? It's an essential... More
More cops are wearing body cams. When will the footage be a public record?
In Colorado, the decision will be up to local police departments
By Corey Hutchins Sep 23, 2014 at 06:50 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Police departments across Colorado, like their counterparts around the country, are rapidly embracing the use of... More
The New York Times exposes surprise medical bills
The latest article in Elisabeth Rosenthal’s standout series may be the best installment yet
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 22, 2014 at 02:50 PM
Elisabeth Rosenthal deserves a CJR laurel for her Sunday New York Times article, the latest installment in her “Paying... More
How comics journalism brings stories to life
Chicago’s Illustrated Press is at the forefront of a burgeoning movement
By Rui Kaneya Sep 19, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Darryl Holliday and E.N. Rodriguez of the Illustrated Press, at work. (Illustration by E.N. Rodriguez. Used with permission.) CHICAGO, IL... More
Investigative reporting is ‘still a very white male business’
How the Online News Association and The Georgia News Lab are working to diversify journalism
By Susannah Nesmith Sep 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM
MIAMI, FL -- Can an innovative college-professional news collaborative, with a $35,000 grant in hand, "change the pipeline for investigative... More
Why were Massachusetts reporters slow to probe the health exchange meltdown?
Q&A with a Boston IT expert who pieced together the story in a 31,000-word ‘Autopsy Report’
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 17, 2014 at 02:50 PM
As Massachusetts goes, so goes the nation--at least when it comes to healthcare. In 2009 and 2010, in the midst... More
The Reporters Committee is about to start suing people to help journalists
Katie Townsend joins the organization as its first litigation director
By Jonathan Peters Sep 16, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Fair warning, all ye who interfere with newsgathering: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is getting ready to... More
How a Nebraska newspaper kicked off a major prison sentencing scandal
The Omaha World-Herald found that hundreds of inmates were being released early
By Deron Lee Sep 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS — “Had the World-Herald not broken the story, nothing would have happened.” So said Nebraska state Sen.... More
Texas reporters fight for access, public records
New strategies for legal battles may be necessary to reflect the changing media landscape
By Michelle Garcia Sep 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM
AUSTIN, TX — Over the summer months, Texas became a hothouse of media access issues surrounding some high profile stories—from... More
Columbus Dispatch lets down readers by unpublishing story
The paper should have offered a clearer explanation—and it should set clear standards
By Anna Clark Sep 10, 2014 at 03:15 PM
DETROIT, MI — Each day, editors across the country make choices about what news is “fit to print.” But what... More
Florida newspaper exposes sweet deal for state politicians
The Tampa Bay Times’ clever public records reporting confirms pols’ secret hunting trips with sugar industry insiders
By Susannah Nesmith Sep 9, 2014 at 03:00 PM
MIAMI, FL -- The Tampa Bay Times has been rolling out an impressive expose of secret hunting trips to Texas... More
Why California’s smartphone ‘kill switch’ law should concern journalists
An antitheft measure creates the risk that the government could interfere with newsgathering
By Jonathan Peters Sep 4, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Imagine this. You’re a journalist covering a street protest, and the local police chief doesn’t like the photos you’re tweeting... More
‘Mediscare’ claims persist. Does calling them ‘debunked’ suffice?
A humble suggestion for reporters covering a recycled Medicare campaign claim
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 4, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Well, what do you know. Republicans are trying their luck yet again with campaign ads telling voters that the Dems... More
How civic hackers are helping local journalism
In Chicago, the practice goes back long before “open data” became a buzzword
By Rui Kaneya Sep 3, 2014 at 02:50 PM
CHICAGO, IL — Last year, when Chicago Public Schools released a list of 129 schools slated for possible closure, the... More
Alessandra Stanley’s troubling history of error
Why one editor won’t run any more op-eds by the Heritage Foundation’s top economist - A reply to Paul Krugman on state taxes and job growth made some incorrect claims
Is ISIS a faith-based terrorist group? - Journalists and scholars disagree about how much Islam, rather than politics and power, drives Muslim extremists
The Reporters Committee is about to start suing people to help journalists - Katie Townsend joins the organization as its first litigation director
On media freedom, United Nations plays by its own rules - Months of international crises raises the stakes for reporting on the UN, but investigative journalists remain without a right to information
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
White House reportedly demands pool report changes (WaPo)
“Journalists who cover the White House say Obama’s press aides have demanded — and received — changes in press-pool reports before the reports have been disseminated to other journalists”
Female sportscasters are speaking up (NYT)
“[i]n the wake of the recent scandals, women have been driving the story, providing a perspective that their male counterparts simply cannot”
Adviser of high school paper that refused to use ‘Redskins’ suspended (Student Press Law Center)
“Amid a months-long battle with administrators for editorial control … the Playwickian’s faculty adviser was suspended for two days this week”
Apple’s ‘warrant canary’ disappears (GigaOm)
Apple included language in its first Transparency Report to say that it had not been subject to a Section 215 Patriot Act request. That language is now gone.
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.
