Jelani Cobb

Queens native, Dean @ColumbiaJourn. Staff Writer @NewYorker. Left-hander, check my doc Policing the Police2020: https://t.co/OrlHpwJWU3

Articles

Trust Issues: Credibility, Credulity, and the Crisis of Journalism

1 month ago | cjr.org | Jelani Cobb

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRâs daily newsletter. On Monday, Jelani Cobb, dean of the Columbia Journalism School and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, delivered the 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture at Oxford University. ***Journalism is the work of reporting the news. Often events transpire at such a pace that it is difficult to find a discrete beginning and end with which to frame oneâs reporting.
Jelani Cobb on Jay-Z's Criminal Justice Reform Efforts

Dec 4, 2024 | rollingstone.com | Jelani Cobb

December 4, 2024 Jay-Z has put significant resources into the fight for criminal justice reform.
How Trump’s Election Victory in 2024 Differs from 2016

Nov 7, 2024 | newyorker.com | Jelani Cobb

Eight years ago on Election Night, as the returns came in from North Carolina, where I was reporting, I made a panicked phone call to a friend. I told him that I feared the country was sliding into the hands of a demi-fascist, and that it might even be time to start considering an exit plan.
Rationalizing the Horrors of Israel’s War in Gaza | The New Yorker

Oct 14, 2024 | archive.ph | Isaac Chotiner |Evan Osnos |Adam Gopnik |Jelani Cobb

You yourself said they weren’t going to completely defeat Hamas. But I want to bring this back to what you said about the streets of London. One of the things that has been so disturbing about antisemitism, especially after October 7th, is American Jews or British Jews being blamed for what the Israeli government is doing. I agree this is disgusting, but it seems that this has somehow led a lot of American and British Jews, like yourself, to support whatever the Israeli government is doing.
What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala Harris

Oct 14, 2024 | rsn.org | Jelani Cobb

After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. In early October, just before Kamala Harris spoke at the Dort Financial Center, in Flint, Michigan, the N.B.A. Hall of Famer Magic Johnson took the stage to offer a few insights about the candidate and her campaign. The choice of Johnson, who is a Michigander, to introduce Harris made sense for several reasons.
What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala Harris

Oct 13, 2024 | newyorker.com | Jelani Cobb

In early October, just before Kamala Harris spoke at the Dort Financial Center, in Flint, Michigan, the N.B.A. Hall of Famer Magic Johnson took the stage to offer a few insights about the candidate and her campaign. The choice of Johnson, who is a Michigander, to introduce Harris made sense for several reasons.
What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala Harris

Oct 13, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jelani Cobb

Opinion: Trump has a great chance of winning Michigan. His Detroit speech highlighted why. When you look at the issues voters care most about, it's not hard to see why Donald Trump has made gains in Michigan. DETROIT — You never know what you will hear from former President Donald Trump. He’s notorious for riffing and losing track of his teleprompter. His speech Thursday at the Detroit …
Media Bits and Bytes - August 6, 2024

Aug 6, 2024 | portside.org | Jelani Cobb |Kyle Wiggers |Rebecca Bellan |Javier Lorca

Media Bits and Bytes – August 6, 2024 Published August 6, 2024 NABJ: Trump’s Last Stand? Antitrust: Google Loses HeavilyArgentina’s Boss is Watching YouKamala’s Online ArmyThe Silicon Valley ElectionMeet the Murdochs: The Agony of SuccessionChina’s e-Commerce is Gaining on AmazonVideo Game Performers On StrikeSocial Media and Climate ChangeThe Great Olympics ConspiracyNABJ: Trump’s Last Stand?
Notes from a Fiasco

Aug 1, 2024 | cjr.org | Jelani Cobb

For thirty-four minutes on Wednesday afternoon, Donald Trump, former president of the United States, current Republican nominee for that same office, and popularizer of the idea that the free press is “the enemy of the people,” held forth about his achievements in office (“the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln”); the purported deficiencies of his Democratic opponent, who he alleged had not passed the bar exam; and the “nasty” disposition of one of his interviewers...
Kamala Harris Isn’t Going Back

Jul 27, 2024 | newyorker.com | Jelani Cobb

In January, 1972, Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, appeared at a Baptist church in Brooklyn and announced her candidacy for President of the United States. Chisholm was a singular force in American politics of the time: her support for civil rights and legal abortion made her a pivotal connection between the interests of African Americans and the emerging, mostly white, reproductive-rights movement.