Sign in

Columbia Journalism Review

@columjournreview.bsky.social
28K followers 174 following 1.1K posts

Monitoring the press, tracking the evolving media business & encouraging excellence in journalism since 1961.

PostsRepliesMedia
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 8h
Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories. Read Azmat Khan and Aseel Mousa in CJR. www.cjr.org/feature/gaza...
cjr.org
Remembrance
Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories.
21315
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 17h
Ruth Margalit on Israelis’ media consumption and “unwillingness to sit with the facts of what was actually happening” in Gaza. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
‘Willful Blindness’: Ruth Margalit on Israelis’ media consumption.
Ruth Margalit on Israelis’ media consumption and “unwillingness to sit with the facts of what was actually happening” in Gaza.
012
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 17h
Theodore Boutrous on taking the White House and Pentagon press access cases. Read Ivan L Nagy. www.cjr.org/analysis/a-w...
cjr.org
A war of attrition.
Theodore Boutrous on taking the White House and Pentagon press access cases.
001
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A former intern bought Georgia’s Monticello News. Weeks later, he grew subscriptions by 30 percent, writes @lizskalka.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
cjr.org
“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”
A former intern bought Georgia’s Monticello News. Weeks later, he grew subscriptions by 30 percent.
042
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
WBIR’s John North on witnessing the botched execution of Christa Pike. www.cjr.org/getting-the-...
cjr.org
When the Blinds Dropped: WBIR’s John North on witnessing the botched execution of Christa Pike.
WBIR’s John North on witnessing the botched execution of Christa Pike.
023
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As David Ellison prepares to take charge of CNN, Donald Trump tests the limits of his power. Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
cjr.org
Two Crowns: As David Ellison prepares to take charge of CNN, Donald Trump tests the limits of his power.
As David Ellison prepares to take charge of CNN, Donald Trump tests the limits of his power.
010
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A new book of cartoon journalism, Requiem for Gaza, is the latest chapter in Joe Sacco's vivid, visceral depictions of humanity. Read Amos Barshad. www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
cjr.org
The full color of Joe Sacco.
A new book of cartoon journalism, Requiem for Gaza, is the latest chapter in his vivid, visceral depictions of humanity.
0112
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Illuminating campaign finance reporting from LAist on the city’s mayoral race. Plus: A poor choice of words in the Cornell case, and the value of five-dollar obituaries, in this week's Laurels and Darts by S. Mitra Kalita www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
cjr.org
Laurels and Darts: Following the political money.
Illuminating campaign finance reporting from LAist on the city’s mayoral race. Plus: A poor choice of words in the Cornell case, and the value of five-dollar obituaries.
021
Reposted by Columbia Journalism Review
Anika Collier Navaroli @anikacolliernavaroli.com · 01/10/2026
“For all the recent talk of an impending AI apocalypse and humanity being annihilated in some catastrophic, amorphous, unknown, hypothetical manner, I think the more risky scenario is allowing would-be god machines to continue their unfettered engagement in today’s information war.”
043
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On this week's Kicker, Alison Gerber, a longtime editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, on losing her job after twenty-three years. Listen in with host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
0102
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How to keep AI from killing us with fake news, by @anikacolliernavaroli.com. www.cjr.org/ask-anika/is...
cjr.org
Ask Anika: Is my chatbot poisoned by disinformation?
How to keep AI from killing us with fake news.
042
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“I’m really f---ing busy being the real Chris Hansen,” and other thoughts about Primetime, by @banikarim.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/film/losing-...
cjr.org
‘Primetime’ and Chris Hansen: Losing control.
“I’m really fucking busy being the real Chris Hansen,” and other thoughts about Primetime.
052
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Assal Rad on how the mainstream press has failed in its coverage of Gaza. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
Assal Rad on how the mainstream press has failed in its coverage of Gaza.
Assal Rad on how the mainstream press has failed in its coverage of Gaza.
143
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evan Gershkovich was the first American journalist to be imprisoned in Russia in nearly half a century. The circumstances were terrible, the access extraordinary. Read Joel Simon on why his new book is more than a hostage memoir: www.cjr.org/feature/repo...
cjr.org
Evan Gershkovich: Reporting from inside.
The new book from Evan Gershkovich is not just a prison memoir.
087
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Chattanooga Times Free Press has let go of most staff and implemented drastic changes. Craig Fuller, now at the helm, loves what he sees. Just don’t chew gum in front of him. Read @riddhisetty.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/new...
cjr.org
The new boss at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The paper has let go of most staff and implemented drastic changes. Craig Fuller, now at the helm, loves what he sees. Just don’t chew gum in front of him.
115
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the Trump administration openly defies a federal court order restoring access for CNN, MS Now, and Politico, the White House press corps needs to hold its nerve. Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
cjr.org
“Flashing red.”
As the Trump administration openly defies a federal court order restoring access for CNN, MS Now, and Politico, the White House press corps needs to hold its nerve.
050
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over nearly three decades as a professional philanthropist, @ruthannh.bsky.social has funded many kinds of journalism. She spoke with @greenwell.bsky.social about her road to philanthropy and how she makes her donation decisions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
020
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Independent creator-journalists such as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known as Richard LA, are especially vulnerable to retaliation. Parias, now in ICE detention, seeks release and medical care, writes Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/news/richard...
cjr.org
Richard LA’s impossible beat.
Independent creator-journalists such as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known as Richard LA, are especially vulnerable to retaliation—and deportation.
042
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The press stands up for itself, together. Plus: A surrender to—not a settlement with—Paramount, and a great HBO crime doc, in this week's Laurels and Darts by @banikarim.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
cjr.org
Laurels and Darts: Solidarity, finally.
The press stands up for itself, together. Plus: A surrender to—not a settlement with—Paramount, and a great HBO crime doc.
041
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Since the 1990s, @raziaiqbal.bsky.social has had a front-row seat to world events and the transformation of journalism. On Journalism 2050, live at @zegfest.bsky.social, she reflects with cohosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
042
Reposted by Columbia Journalism Review
Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 23/09/2026
If you've ever been curious about Ruth Ann Harnisch's evolution from journalism into philanthropy, and how her career in the fourth estate continues to inform and inspire her philanthropic approach, look no further than this thoughtful interview with @columjournreview.bsky.social's The Kicker. 🙏
122
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With the collapse of the California-led challenge to Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros., the future of an independent CNN hangs in the balance. Read Amos Barshad. www.cjr.org/news/done-an...
cjr.org
Done and dusted.
With the collapse of the California-led challenge to Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros., the future of an independent CNN hangs in the balance.
071
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be at the forefront.” www.cjr.org/feature/how-...
cjr.org
How should we cover the climate story?
Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be ...
086
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Journalism philanthropist @ruthannh.bsky.social once worked in a cubicle next to Oprah Winfrey. When their Nashville outlet brought in the city's first Live Action Cam, most broadcast journalists reeled. Harnsich tells @greenwell.bsky.social what happened next. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
041
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A day in the life of the booted White House press and the twenty-four-seven propaganda people at Trump TV, by Betsy Morais. www.cjr.org/analysis/i-d...
cjr.org
I Don’t Want My Trump TV: A day in the life of the booted White House press and the twenty-four-seven propaganda people.
A day in the life of the booted White House press and the twenty-four-seven propaganda people.
032
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When Liz Skalka joined The Blade as a political writer, Toledo’s famed daily was known for its ambitious local newsroom. Now it’s preparing to publish its final issue. www.cjr.org/news/toledo-...
cjr.org
The Toledo Blade’s shocking, inevitable news.
When I joined as a political writer, Toledo’s famed daily was known for its ambitious local newsroom. Now it’s preparing to publish its final issue.
063
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Money is energy. On a new Kicker, @greenwell.bsky.social interviewed @ruthannh.bsky.social about her road to philanthropy, how she makes her donation decisions, and why more people don’t follow her philosophy of giving. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
032
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Almost no one has seen NAZA, a chilling new documentary. That hasn’t stopped Israel from condemning it, writes Amos Barshad. www.cjr.org/film/collate...
cjr.org
Almost no one has seen NAZA. That hasn’t stopped Israel from condemning it.
Almost no one has seen NAZA, a chilling new documentary. That hasn’t stopped Israel from condemning it.
001
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Trump administration is ramping up its hostile environment for journalists, from American streets to the corridors of the White House, writes Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
cjr.org
Trump’s hostile environment for journalists, from American streets to the corridors of the White House.
The Trump administration is ramping up its hostile environment for journalists, from American streets to the corridors of the White House.
1238
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A collaboration between KFF Health and local outlets produced a clearer picture of opioid settlement spending than the oversight body did. Plus: Cartoonish AI, and immigration crackdown data in Laurels and Darts by @banikarim.bsky.social and Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
cjr.org
Laurels and Darts: Following the money, and passing along the story.
A collaboration between KFF Health and local outlets enabled reporters to produce a clearer picture of opioid settlement spending than the oversight body did. Plus: Cartoonish AI, and essential immigr...
022
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“AI is clearly part of the plan moving forward,” Ariane Lange, an investigative reporter at the Sacramento Bee, said. “It’s been part of the plan for quite some time.” Read Riddhi Setty on McClatchy's post-layoff future. www.cjr.org/analysis/mcc...
cjr.org
McClatchy’s post-layoff future.
“AI is clearly part of the plan moving forward,” Ariane Lange, an investigative reporter at the Sacramento Bee, said. “It’s been part of the plan for quite some time.”
021
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you had lots of money to give away, what kind of journalism would you fund? Ruth Ann Harnisch on life as the fairy godmother of newsletters, podcasts, and blogs, with @greenwell.bsky.social on a new Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
043
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Times’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years, by @bgrueskin.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/how-the...
cjr.org
How the New York Times lost a defamation trial.
An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.
131
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Jezebel founder Anna Holmes’s lifelong struggle to break free of feminine conventions, by @banikarim.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
The Interview: Anna Holmes on saying no…and yes.
The Jezebel founder’s lifelong struggle to break free of feminine conventions.
086
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@annasplat.bsky.social, a veteran agent who represents Kicker host @greenwell.bsky.social, on how book writers should think about their platform. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
122
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Guerrilla reporters, data journalism, and VPNs—Keeping Journalism in Russia’s Orbit by Ivan L Nagy. www.cjr.org/analysis/kee...
cjr.org
Keeping journalism in Russia’s orbit.
Guerrilla reporters, data journalism, and VPNs.
051
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Veteran agent @annasplat.bsky.social on how an agent gets a higher price for your book, with @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
020
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Feven Merid gets to know The Knowing, a glossy magazine in newsletter form, designed for Black millennials and Gen Z. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
cjr.org
The Knowing’s premium inbox glossy.
The Knowing introduces an all-digital reimagining of classic Black magazines.
021
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What does Maria Bartiromo’s ouster mean for MAGA media? www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
cjr.org
Maria Bartiromo and the Fox-Trump tightrope.
What does Maria Bartiromo’s ouster mean for MAGA media?
010
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Absent public records, NJ.com poured resources into research on a cancer cluster—and turned up devastating findings. Plus: Lost BET archives, and an extraordinary escape from Afghanistan, years after 9/11. Read Laurels and Darts by @banikarim.bsky.social . www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
cjr.org
Laurels and Darts: The newsroom that conducted its own cancer study.
Absent public records, NJ.com poured resources into research—and turned up devastating findings. Plus: Lost BET archives, and an extraordinary escape from Afghanistan, years after 9/11.
062
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How independent media organizations are standing together against an authoritarian government. Lika Antadze and Nino Bakradze join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin, live at @zegfest.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
0135
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just out of journalism school, Nicholas Boston entered a new reality—for the press and everything else. www.cjr.org/first_person...
cjr.org
My 9/11 job interview.
Just out of journalism school, I entered a new reality—for the press and everything else.
021
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
cjr.org
The future of visual investigations, if we can’t trust our eyes.
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...
075
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A new book by Rozina Ali asks us to reckon with decades of Islamophobia in the United States and the media’s role in it, by Aida Alami. www.cjr.org/analysis/con...
cjr.org
Rozina Ali: Continuing furies.
A new book by Rozina Ali asks us to reckon with decades of Islamophobia in the United States and the media’s role in it.
013
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Last spring, Sarah Leonard, the editor in chief of Lux, toured colleges to generate conversations that would be the opposite of the famous campus “debates” led by Charlie Kirk. As the fall semester begins, Lux is mapping its next stops. Read @riddhisetty.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
Lux goes to college.
A feminist magazine’s campus tour in pursuit of free expression.
041
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What happened in Lancaster? The saga of a public radio station, a regional newspaper, the Pennsylvania family that funded them, and an NPR host turned nonprofit executive, by Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/feature/what...
cjr.org
What happened in Lancaster?
The saga of a public radio station, a regional newspaper, the Pennsylvania family that funded them, and an NPR host turned nonprofit executive.
130
Reposted by Columbia Journalism Review
Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I got the queen of publishing real talk, @annasplat.bsky.social, on the podcast to talk about what's really going on with the downturn in nonfiction book sales, and what it means for journalists who aspire to write a book. There's a lot of actionable advice in this episode!
1188
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What sort of relationship should I have with AI, as a journalist? Resisting assumptions about the inevitable, with Anika Collier Navaroli. www.cjr.org/ask-anika/sh...
cjr.org
Should I throw my laptop into the sea?
Resisting assumptions about the inevitable, and drifting your own way.
151
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So are nonfiction books dead or not? Veteran agent Anna Sproul-Latimer on why people misunderstand who’s buying them and what writers should pitch, with @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
093
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Michigan Chronicle’s Sam Robinson on covering a closely watched election cycle from within. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
cjr.org
The Michigan Chronicle’s Sam Robinson on covering a closely watched election cycle from within.
The Michigan Chronicle’s Sam Robinson on covering a closely watched election cycle from within.
000