Columbia Journalism Review

The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is a magazine tailored for journalists in the United States, produced by the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University since 1961. It features articles on current events, trends in the media sector, in-depth analysis, discussions on professional ethics, and insights into the stories that shape the news.

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Polish Up the Gray

1 week ago | cjr.org | Jon Allsop

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The Hidden Toll of Reporting on the Sudanese Civil War

1 week ago | cjr.org | Nalova Akua

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR‚Äôs daily newsletter. In June 2023, Nader Shilkawi, a thirty-four-year-old journalist working with the Sudan Radio and Television Corporation, was returning home from a reporting trip when he was seized by members of a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. The group‚ÄĒa party in a brutal civil war that has torn the country apart since April 2023‚ÄĒaccused the reporter of working with the Sudanese army to monitor its movements.
The Lede Quiz: ChatGPT Beat (Most of) You

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Bill Grueskin

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRâs daily newsletter. Check out coverage from our AI issue. As loyal Laurels and Darts readers might remember, way back on May 16, 2025, we tweaked our usual formula to align with CJRâs special coverage of AI and journalism. We selected five ledes, each from a different news organization, and asked readers to see if they could detect which came from the news site and which was generated by ChatGPT.
Print Is Dead. Just Don’t Tell Microsoft.

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Sarah Gotfredsen

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Print magazines weren’t expected to survive the digital age, yet they’re still holding on, if not always thriving. In 2024, news stories highlighted a small but notable resurgence. Publications like Vice, Nylon, and Playboy, which had previously abandoned their print editions, began reviving them, albeit in limited runs. Print shifted from the default medium to a luxury item—a premium add-on for those willing to pay extra.
Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Betsy Morais

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRâs daily newsletter. Wesley Loweryâthe winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a George Polk Award, and whose work in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, chronicled the organizing power of Black Lives Matterâis, at thirty-four, one of the most recognized journalists in America. He has reported for the Washington Post and CBS News.
Cover-Up in Plain Sight

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Richard J. Tofel

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. In June 2023, more than seven months before the first Democratic primary of the presidential election, the Daily Mail asked a thousand voters for a word to describe each of the announced candidates.
Deadline Pressure

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Jon Allsop

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRâs daily newsletter. Two weeks ago, I wrote in this newsletter about a horse called Journalism, which was the favorite going into the Kentucky Derby, ultimately losing out to a rival named Sovereigntyâa result that was inevitably cheered, in a metaphorical sense, by Trump administration officials and right-wing populists and taken as an ominous sign by many journalists.
What Elections in Romania and Poland Say About Populism and the Press

2 weeks ago | cjr.org | Jon Allsop

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Who Writes Better Ledes?

3 weeks ago | cjr.org | Bill Grueskin

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRās daily newsletter. To close out CJRās weeklong coverage dedicated to AI and journalism, weāre tweaking this weekās Laurels and Darts. As journalists increasingly rely on AI to write and edit stories, we want to test your ability to discern ChatGPT-written contentāin particular, ledes.
The PSAi

3 weeks ago | cjr.org | Betsy Morais

Sign up for The Media Today, CJRās daily newsletter. AI has already begun to transform the environment for news and information. Several months ago, CJR embarked on a project with TBWA\Chiat\Day, the ad agency, to use AI as a tool to spot AI visuals as fakesāand to highlight the role everyone plays in making them go viral. Since 1961, CJR has advocated for best practices in the journalism community, and we believe in strong standards for verification, transparency, and media literacy.