Journalism is a public good. Let the public make it.
WEBDec 15, 2021 · A revised definition of journalistic efficacy could make a new case for financial sustainability for journalism as a public good—one that serves communities most often left out of the bottom line when it comes to revenue. Imagine if the success of a newsroom were measured by the quality of informed civic action in its coverage area.
Another record year for press-freedom violations in the US
WEBJan 12, 2022 · For the second year in a row, the response to federal and local mandates around COVID-19 also factored into physical attacks of journalists. From anti-lockdown to anti-vaccine protests, coronavirus-related assaults increased from four (and much harassment) in 2020 to 14 in 2021.. In 2020, an unprecedented 142 arrests and detainments of journalists occurred, a nearly 1500-percent increase over ...
Why we capitalize ‘Black’ (and not ‘white’) - Columbia Journalism …
WEBJun 16, 2020 · b. At the Columbia Journalism Review, we capitalize Black, and not white, when referring to groups in racial, ethnic, or cultural terms. For many people, Black reflects a shared sense of identity and community. White carries a different set of meanings; capitalizing the word in this context risks following the lead of white supremacists.
The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Media Trust - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBMar 6, 2019 · William Safire, who was a speechwriter for Nixon, describes in his memoir, Before the Fall (1975), how the administration pushed the term “the media.”. In the White House, he recalls, “The press became ‘the media’ because the word had a manipulative, Madison Avenue, all-encompassing connotation, and the press hated it.”.
Shield laws and journalist’s privilege: The basics every reporter ...
WEBAug 22, 2016 · Compelled disclosure is in the air.. A federal judge has ordered Glenn Beck to disclose the names of confidential sources he used in his reporting that a Saudi Arabian man was involved in the Boston Marathon bombing. The man sued Beck for defamation after he was cleared of any involvement. Journalist and filmmaker Mark Boal, who wrote and produced The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, has ...
The Soviet press, thirty years on - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBDec 22, 2021 · The Soviet press, thirty years on. December 22, 2021 By Jon Allsop. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev looks downcast as he addresses the Nation to announce his resignation on a TV image taken in Moscow on December 25, 1991. Gorbachev thus ended nearly seven years of power and signalled the end of …
Climate Journalism is Coming of Age - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBOct 6, 2021 · Climate Journalism is Coming of Age. This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation to strengthen coverage of the climate story. IT’S TAKEN TOO LONG, but the mainstream media—finally and haltingly—seems to be realizing that the climate crisis is a ...
Exit Interview: Bill Keller on his time at The Marshall Project
WEBApr 1, 2019 · Chira, who has spent the last four decades at The New York Times in various roles, was described by Keller as a “reporter’s editor.”. Prior to heading The Marshall Project, Keller worked at the Times as a reporter, bureau chief, editor, an op-ed columnist, and executive editor. After 30 years in the industry, he is set to retire this month.
More Tow Center Reports - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBAbout the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism is a research center exploring the ways in which technology is changing journalism, its practice and its consumption — as we seek new ways to judge the reliability, standards, and credibility of information online.
How the word ‘queer’ was adopted by the LGBTQ community
WEBJan 22, 2019 · Some sources trace the first adoption of “queer” as a positive self-label to the group Queer Nation, founded in the early 1990s as a radical organization to combat violence against homosexuals. “By co-opting the word ‘queer,’ QN claims, they have disarmed homophobes,” Newsweek wrote in 1991. Queer Nation was …
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