The Kicker
Stop trolling your readers
We know you’re only doing it for clicks
By Kira Goldenberg Oct 16, 2014 at 10:40 AM
The newest trend in headlines is flat-out trolling readers. For awhile, the "curiosity gap" was the headline style of... More
Reality Check
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
United States Project
Washington Post’s partnership with local papers draws encouraging early results
Post survey: Program makes readers more likely to maintain subscriptions to regional papers
By Greg Marx Oct 15, 2014 at 03:00 PM
Back in April, we asked whether a new partnership program between The Washington Post and regional papers around the country—in... More
The Second Opinion
How to find stories in the new hospital data
A healthcare correspondent suggests angles, sources, and database tips
By Jordan Rau Oct 15, 2014 at 11:08 AM
America’s hospitals traditionally have been free of financial repercussions for mediocre care. But now, hospitals have their quality evaluated annually... More
The Second Opinion
What hospital data can tell us about how communities care for the elderly
High readmission rates might be a signal of shaky social supports
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 15, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Last year, in a piece for The Nation about hunger among the elderly, I wrote this: Malnutrition is one of... More
Behind the News
After a decade online, Guernica releases a print mag
The digital title aims to publish annual print editions as it increasingly explores funding opportunities
By Lene Bech Sillesen Oct 15, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Ten years ago, the founders of Guernica Magazine were ahead of the publishing curve when they released their free, digital-only... More
United States Project
The Tennessean is borrowing reporters from other Gannett papers
Music columnist Peter Cooper is latest journalist to part ways with Nashville paper
By Anna Clark Oct 14, 2014 at 08:27 PM
Like a number of other Gannett newspapers, The Tennessean of Nashville is asking employees to re-apply for their jobs as part of a... More
Darts and Laurels
Political coverage falls short in Kentucky senate debate
National reporters fail to examine Mitch McConnell’s unusual statement
By David Uberti Oct 14, 2014 at 04:03 PM
All politics is local, as the old saying goes. But if Monday’s Kentucky Senate debate is any indication, the... More
United States Project
Covering a closed-off candidate
How Illinois journalists are tackling Bruce Rauner’s gubernatorial campaign
By Rui Kaneya Oct 14, 2014 at 02:50 PM
CHICAGO, IL — If the Chicago Tribune’s editorial endorsement is any indication, Bruce Rauner is getting his message across. Rauner... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
Following the mistakes in the Texas Ebola story
By Steven Brill Oct 14, 2014 at 10:50 AM
1. Ebola and malpractice tort reform: As we all now know, the death of Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan... More
News Literacy
Twitter should ditch its new algorithm and teach news feed building
This could be a huge opportunity for the social product
By Jihii Jolly Oct 14, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Last month, Twitter announced plans to roll out a new kind of feed next year that will filter what users... More
Language Corner
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
United States Project
Des Moines Register prepares for a ‘very stressful’ newsroom restructuring
Editor Amalie Nash speaks on turnover, transformation, and a virtual reality adventure
By Deron Lee Oct 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Amalie Nash became editor of the Des Moines Register earlier this year, at a time of transition for Iowa’s largest... More
Behind the News
Western media: Stop ignoring the Central African Republic crisis
When it comes to Africa, there is an empathy gap
By Jared Malsin Oct 13, 2014 at 06:50 AM
With gunfire and mob attacks in the streets of the capital, the Central African Republic is teetering again on the... More
The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
Ebola worst case scenarios, PBS and Harper’s quarrel, and feminist writers at Playboy
By The Editors Oct 10, 2014 at 02:45 PM
Culled from CJR’s own stories, plus the frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best... More
United States Project
Why this news nonprofit is crowdfunding a police shootings database
New Mexico Compass hopes to build a comprehensive resource for a big issue in Albuquerque
By Jonathan Peters Oct 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM
The New Mexico Compass is creating a searchable, interactive database of public records related to fatal police shootings in Albuquerque—and it’s asking... More
The Kicker
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
Behind the News
We still don’t know how to stop misinformation online
But new tools like Emergent could help find the answer
By Alexis Sobel Fitts Oct 9, 2014 at 02:50 PM
From the beginning the story seemed suspect, but that didn't stop the New York Post's report last month of a... More
Behind the News
How polling stories show only part of the picture
When covering their own polls, media outlets often favor good headlines over hard data
By David Uberti Oct 9, 2014 at 10:46 AM
Scott Clement didn’t believe it. In the midst of the government shutdown last year, the Washington Post polling analyst learned... More
United States Project
A TV reporter gets results tackling stories not always made for TV
WTSP’s Noah Pransky sticks with the story
By Susannah Nesmith Oct 9, 2014 at 06:50 AM
MIAMI, FL -- "Being a creep isn't illegal." That's one of investigative reporter Noah Pransky's takeaways from his recent work... More
#Realtalk
Should all journalists be on Twitter?
Reasons to take up or forgo the 140-character platform
By Ann Friedman Oct 9, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Last month a piece in BuzzFeed mocked New York Times' staffers resistance to using Twitter. "[T]he company," Charlie Warzel wrote,... More
The Audit
Simon & Schuster keeps its fabulist on bookshelves
C. David Heymann’s impact on the historical record
By Ryan Chittum Oct 8, 2014 at 03:00 PM
C. David Heymann got his books published by a string of respected publishers, which was quite a feat given his... More
Behind the News
Will feminist writers save Playboy?
As Playboy’s safe-for-work site has passed the one-month mark, a look at the online media’s bedazzled reactions, and how the new image suits the old brand
By Lene Bech Sillesen Oct 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Many online readers probably think of Jezebel.com and Playboy.com as opposites. But Sara Benincasa, an LA-based comedian and freelance writer,... More
PBS pulls ads from Harper’s Magazine after critical essay - Piece argues public broadcaster has fallen under the sway of political influence and outside money
Should all journalists be on Twitter? - Reasons to take up or forgo the 140-character platform
Chris Hondros: How He Got that Picture - From CJR’s Covering Iraq oral history
Beware journo-speak - Only journalists would call a tragedy a “mishap”
Will feminist writers save Playboy? - As Playboy’s safe-for-work site has passed the one-month mark, a look at the online media’s bedazzled reactions, and how the new image suits the old brand
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
My childhood friend, the ISIS jihadist (Mashable)
How a young Danish man turned extremist
What it’s like to carry a Nobel Prize through Fargo (SciAm)
“And they’re like, ‘Uhhhh. Who gave this to you?’ ‘The King of Sweden.’ ‘Why did he give this to you?’ ‘Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.’”
Newspapers prefer lesbians (Bloomberg)
In five states that just got gay marriage, the vast majority of local papers covered it with photos of women getting hitched
Adverbs flourish in legal writing (WSJ)
“The grammatical equivalent of cheap cologne or trans fat, the adverb is supposed to be used sparingly, if at all, to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs”
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.
