by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2019
CJR appoints ‘Public Editors’ for 4 outlets, but none for itself
Columbia Journalism Review made waves in June when it appointed "public editors" to each of these four news outlets: New...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2014
UPDATED Photog Responds: Columbia Journalism Review Takes down Photo after Copyright Complaint
Columbia Journalism Review unpublished a photograph after a Cleveland Plain Dealer photo editor complained of copyright violation. According to the...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Oct 31, 2013
Columbia Journalism Review Sued for Libel, Invasion of Privacy by Former Newsweek Teen Source
After four decades of apologizing about his former confidential source Marcy, retired Columbia Journalism School professor Bruce Porter is being...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 18, 2012
TIMELINE: How Columbia Journalism Review Got Sued By Fmr. Newsweek Teen Source
The Marcy-Bruce Porter connection over 45 years Columbia Journalism Review reporter, Bruce Porter, feigns caring about his source, Marcy, as...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 18, 2012
Columbia Journalism Review Reporter Bruce Porter Lying, Exploiting a Source? What’s happening at CJR?
Bruce Porter, a retired Columbia University journalism professor and the author of the book-turned-movie Blow, decided in 2011 that he...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
Accuracy Tips from Craig Silverman
Columbia Journalism Review's Craig Silverman collected "eight simple rules for doing accurate journalism" in a recent column. Silverman's first tip...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
CJR: ‘Shouldn’t all Stories be Fact-Check Stories’
Columbia Journalism Review wondered if the recent trend in labeling certain stories "Fact-Check" suggests that stories without the labels aren't...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
WSJ Criticized for ‘Thinly Sourced’ Report that Daily Mirror Bribed
Columbia Journalism Review criticized a News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal report alleging a non-News Corp-owned UK newspaper reporter admitted paying the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes News Outlets for Not Having Correction Policies/Practices Published
Professor Justin D. Martin called out news outlets for having insufficient corrections policies or practices in a recent post for...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
CJR Hosts Gawker’s John Cook’s Essay Defending Source Paying
Columbia Journalism Review recently featured an essay by Gawker's John Cook questioning why journalism ethics advises against paying for sources. ...