Columbia Journalism Review
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The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. Its contents include news and media industry trends, analysis, professional ethics and stories behind news. The chairman of the magazine is renowned intellectual Victor Navasky, former editor and publisher of the politically liberal The Nation. According to Executive Editor Michael Hoyt, Navasky's role is "99% financial" and "he doesn't push anything editorially," adding that Navasky has "learned how to get ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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True the Coverage
Some of the organizations targeted for scrutiny by the IRS actually deserve scrutiny—a nuance that is getting lost Just about everyone in Washington agrees that the IRS’s ... -
Bloggers for hire on a penny-stock pump and dump
The Motley Fool's Brian Richards posts a fascinating look inside the pump and dump world of penny-stock promoters, reporting how the hype machine worked in the case of a shell ... -
Copyright 101.2
CopyrightX, an online course run out of Harvard this spring as part of the EdX program, was unusual in a couple of ways. It might not strictly be called a MOOC--a massive open ... -
Silver linings newscasts
Like everyone else this week, I was transfixed by the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma. The devastation was quick and, in some neighborhoods, complete. I streamed local coverage of ... -
Pleas-ing words
One man "pleaded guilty to DWI." Another "pled guilty of DWI." A third "entered a plea of guilty to DWI charges." What's going on, aside from way too much drinking? ... -
Medicare Uncovered: Who should pay? Who can pay?
Elizabeth O'Brien's May 15 Marketwatch piece on proposed changes for Medicare is one of the best I have seen since the government's health program for elderly and disabled ... -
Under the bridge
Frustrating as they may be, every journalist wonders at some point about the identity of his or her most devoted online hecklers, but The Climate Desk's James West and Tim ... -
OKC's TV news excels in another disaster
In Oklahoma, particularly in the springtime, dangerous weather is a part of life. And so are the local TV news stations in my home state. Chances are good that the bottom ... -
Scandal!
I have been commenting on Washington scandals for nearly four decades—ever since the dead-drunk Wilbur Mills , the unduly lionized chairman of the House Ways and Means ... -
'We are all journalists now'
In a 2011 court case in Diyarbakır, Turkey, a student is on trial for membership in a terrorist organization. The case is legally open to the public, but no journalists are ...



