The voice of journalismAugust 6, 2019ICYMI: between those energized readers and manyICYMI:ICYMI: Editors note: CJR has appointed its own outside public editors for four vital news outlets — The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC — that currently lack any public ombudsman. You can reach them at publiceditors@cjr.org. (Any messages will be treated as off-the-record unless otherwise agreed.)Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Gabriel Snyder is a contributing editor to CJR.TOP IMAGE: (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Ten days ago, a...…The voice of journalismAugust 6, 2019ICYMI: between those energized readers and manyICYMI:ICYMI: Editors note: CJR has appointed its own outside public editors for four vital news outlets — The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC — that currently lack any public ombudsman. You can reach them at publiceditors@cjr.org. (Any messages will be treated as off-the-record unless otherwise agreed.)Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Gabriel Snyder is a contributing editor to CJR.TOP IMAGE: (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Ten days ago, a...WW…

The voice of journalismOctober 25, 2019ICYMI: ICYMI:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Emily Bell is a frequent CJR contributor and the director of Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Previously, she oversaw digital publishing at The Guardian.TOP IMAGE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)On Saturday, September 3, the body of Jeff German, an investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found outside his home. He had been stabbed to death in an altercation nearly twenty-four...…The voice of journalismOctober 25, 2019ICYMI: ICYMI:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Emily Bell is a frequent CJR contributor and the director of Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Previously, she oversaw digital publishing at The Guardian.TOP IMAGE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)On Saturday, September 3, the body of Jeff German, an investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found outside his home. He had been stabbed to death in an altercation nearly twenty-four...WW…

The voice of journalismMay 19, 2020“Is Ronan Farrow too good to be true?” With that question—which, let’s be honest, we’ve all thought at one point or another—Ben Smith, the New York Times media columnist, made the case that the answer is “yes,” and launched a New York media spat for the ages. , Smith allowed that he’d long “marveled” over Farrow’s ability “to shine a light on some of the defining stories of our time,” but that “some aspects of his work made me wonder if Mr. Farrow didn’t, at times, fly a little too close to the sun.” He then proceeded to comb through Farrow’s back...…The voice of journalismMay 19, 2020“Is Ronan Farrow too good to be true?” With that question—which, let’s be honest, we’ve all thought at one point or another—Ben Smith, the New York Times media columnist, made the case that the answer is “yes,” and launched a New York media spat for the ages. , Smith allowed that he’d long “marveled” over Farrow’s ability “to shine a light on some of the defining stories of our time,” but that “some aspects of his work made me wonder if Mr. Farrow didn’t, at times, fly a little too close to the sun.” He then proceeded to comb through Farrow’s back...WW…

The voice of journalismFebruary 18, 2020ICYMI:THE MEDIA TODAY:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .James C. Goodale is the former Vice Chairman and General Counsel of the New York Times.Ten days ago, a public-records request came to light involving the Columbia Missourian, a newspaper that is affiliated with the University of Missouri and staffed by students in its journalism school, and Eric Schmitt, the state’s attorney general and Trump-endorsed...…The voice of journalismFebruary 18, 2020ICYMI:THE MEDIA TODAY:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .James C. Goodale is the former Vice Chairman and General Counsel of the New York Times.Ten days ago, a public-records request came to light involving the Columbia Missourian, a newspaper that is affiliated with the University of Missouri and staffed by students in its journalism school, and Eric Schmitt, the state’s attorney general and Trump-endorsed...WW…

The voice of journalismFebruary 11, 2020Bernie Sanders is on a roll. Following his strong showing in Iowa—where he won the most votes and the second most delegates ( )— today’s primary in New Hampshire, which would establish him, surely, as the Democratic frontrunner. Yesterday, showed Sanders leading the field nationally, eight points ahead of Joe Biden, who led the last national poll that Quinnipiac released. The data site FiveThirtyEight as a 2 in 5 bet to win the nomination outright. Second favorite, at 3 in 10, is No One.The usual caveats about polls, probabilities, and apply here, of...…The voice of journalismFebruary 11, 2020Bernie Sanders is on a roll. Following his strong showing in Iowa—where he won the most votes and the second most delegates ( )— today’s primary in New Hampshire, which would establish him, surely, as the Democratic frontrunner. Yesterday, showed Sanders leading the field nationally, eight points ahead of Joe Biden, who led the last national poll that Quinnipiac released. The data site FiveThirtyEight as a 2 in 5 bet to win the nomination outright. Second favorite, at 3 in 10, is No One.The usual caveats about polls, probabilities, and apply here, of...WW…

February 25, 2020If you ever have questions about my experience or rate with an outlet (especially if you are a woman or POC), please DM or email me! I think talking about money is important to our liberation as working people, and I want to lead by example.— Taylor Moore (@taylormundo)Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Elizabeth King is a freelance journalist in Chicago.    …February 25, 2020If you ever have questions about my experience or rate with an outlet (especially if you are a woman or POC), please DM or email me! I think talking about money is important to our liberation as working people, and I want to lead by example.— Taylor Moore (@taylormundo)Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Elizabeth King is a freelance journalist in Chicago.    WW…

The voice of journalismFebruary 28, 2020On Tuesday, Nancy Messonnier—director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—called a media briefing. She that the spread of the coronavirus known as  is a matter not of if, but of when. According to Politico, and scrambled to establish a reassuring counter narrative. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, went on CNBC to say the United States had contained the virus; on Twitter, President Trump insisted that all is well, (MSNBC) of conspiring to...…The voice of journalismFebruary 28, 2020On Tuesday, Nancy Messonnier—director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—called a media briefing. She that the spread of the coronavirus known as  is a matter not of if, but of when. According to Politico, and scrambled to establish a reassuring counter narrative. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, went on CNBC to say the United States had contained the virus; on Twitter, President Trump insisted that all is well, (MSNBC) of conspiring to...WW…

The voice of journalismFebruary 17, 2020ICYMI:FROM THE ARCHIVES:Proceeds from this article were donated by the author to the charity Privacy International.Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Ahana Datta is the head of IT risk and cyber security at the Financial Times, prior to which she served in the UK government for a number of years. She can be reached at ahana.datta@ft.com.TOP IMAGE: Photo: Adobe StockOn Saturday, September 3, the body of Jeff German, an investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found outside his home. He had been...…The voice of journalismFebruary 17, 2020ICYMI:FROM THE ARCHIVES:Proceeds from this article were donated by the author to the charity Privacy International.Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Ahana Datta is the head of IT risk and cyber security at the Financial Times, prior to which she served in the UK government for a number of years. She can be reached at ahana.datta@ft.com.TOP IMAGE: Photo: Adobe StockOn Saturday, September 3, the body of Jeff German, an investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found outside his home. He had been...WW…

The voice of journalismOctober 5, 2020NEW:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Bill Grueskin is on the faculty at Columbia Journalism School. He has previously worked as founding editor of a newspaper on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, city editor of the Miami Herald, deputy managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, and an executive editor at Bloomberg News. He is a graduate of Stanford University (Classics) and Johns Hopkins’s School of Advanced International Studies (US Foreign Policy and International Economics).Ten days ago, a public-records...…The voice of journalismOctober 5, 2020NEW:Has America ever needed a media watchdog more than now? Help us by .Bill Grueskin is on the faculty at Columbia Journalism School. He has previously worked as founding editor of a newspaper on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, city editor of the Miami Herald, deputy managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, and an executive editor at Bloomberg News. He is a graduate of Stanford University (Classics) and Johns Hopkins’s School of Advanced International Studies (US Foreign Policy and International Economics).Ten days ago, a public-records...WW…