Columbia Journalism Review

Introducing the new CJR special issue on access—spanning everything from the Pentagon to Gaza to celebrity sit-downs. www.cjr.org/feature/acce...

In our new access issue: Gerry Shih on Gaza, @lizskalka.bsky.social on White House correspondents, @banikarim.bsky.social on TMZ in DC, @haleymelodic.bsky.social celebrities, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social on interviewing dictators. www.cjr.org/the-access-i...

On The Kicker, @documentedny.bsky.social's local news innovation on Next Door. Listen in to Ethar El-Katatney and host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

How @documentedny.bsky.social uncovered immigration court scams. Ethar El-Katatney joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Will AI-free higher education become an experience available only to people in elite environments? Kim Phillips-Fein and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How has the nature of political influence changed? What are the implications for journalism? And what can the left learn from the right’s success? @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Kim Phillips-Fein join @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

To believe in journalism is inherently to be pro-democracy. Heather Chaplin cohosts Journalism 2050 with @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How did Boston journos get so tough? For starters, they survived the Statue of Gloria. @emilysweeney22.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The accent's legit, we've got the tape. Eight-year-old @emilysweeney22.bsky.social, you're on the air. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What's a major that will fit with hockey? @emilysweeney22.bsky.social on the lucky twist of fate (and ice time) that led her to journalism, with Kicker host @greenwell.bsky.social youtu.be/d7AOYpeNezU

What ‘NPC,’ Elon Musk’s favorite term of abuse, reveals about his worldview. @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com talk Muskism on Journalism 2050 with @emilybell.bsky.social and @heatherchaplin. youtu.be/9jCT8RyrgLY

The only substitute for SpaceX is political will. @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com talk Muskism on Journalism 2050 with @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Recent Kicker guest Sofia Barnett is part of the @startribune.com team that won a Pulitzer for their coverage of the Annunciation school shooting. Just a couple of months out of college, she was the first reporter on the scene. With @greenwell.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Spencer Hall, a proud University of Florida alum, has exactly two tattoos — both honoring the University of Michigan, which has won the #CharitybundiBowl every year since it started. Listen in with @greenwell.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social. youtu.be/j9Ao6TLjivM

Post-broadcast news, the numbers needed to build meaningful engagement grow from fostering niche communities. @edsbs.bsky.social of @channel6.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The first big boost to @edsbs.bsky.social and @hollyanderson.bsky.social's #CharitibundiBowl came with the first Trump administration's anti-immigration messaging. The 2026 event, which runs through this weekend, crossed the million-dollar mark Wednesday evening. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How niche is your readership, really? @edsbs.bsky.social of @channel6.bsky.social on The Kicker with @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Student journalists take important risks because they report on authority figures who can control their academic futures. Eric Gustafson tells @greenwell.bsky.social how his students refused their school's demands for advanced review of their investigations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Last year, after a couple of controversial stories in high school newspaper The Lowell, Eric Gustafson was removed from his role directing the journalism program. He sued his employer, and he won. Listen in with host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

In California, Section 48907 means that student newspapers like The Lowell are independent publications. That means they have protections and responsibilities similar to national papers. Eric Gustafson joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

On a new Kicker, @greenwell.bsky.social asks New York Times trust editor Mike Abrams about the trans community’s misgivings with the paper. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Requests for comment can be weaponized against journalists. How do trust editors at the New York Times like @mikeabramsnyt.bsky.social recommend they protect themselves? Listen to the full conversation with Kicker host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Working in local news can fast-track your career. Sofia Barnett joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

At twenty-three, Sofia Barnett has covered more big stories than many people do in a full career. Fresh out of college, she moved to Minneapolis just in time for perhaps the newsiest year in the city’s history. On The Kicker with @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

As a Minneapolis Star Tribune intern, Sofia Barnett was the first reporter on the scene of the Annunciation Catholic Church school shooting. Then she was named to the 5-person team covering ICE raids on the city. On The Kicker with @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Sofia Barnett tells @greenwell.bsky.social how interns can make their dream assignments happen on a new Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Early in your career, look for jobs where the stories you want to cover happen. Sofia Barnett joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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The war is real, but I am not. Always check what you see. Get smarter about AI at www.thepsai.com #ThePSAi

Foreign bureaus increase a news outlet's understanding of foreign politicians and governments. Miriam Berger, who, until the recent layoffs, was a staff writer on the Washington Post's international news desk joins @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

When the Washington Post issued its public explanation of February layoffs, the paper said it intended to take a more narrow focus on national politics and national security. But how does that serve readers? Miriam Berger joins @greenwell.bsky.social on the Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

The shock of living through what some call the biggest single-day layoffs in journalism history. Miriam Berger joins host @greenwell.bsky.social on this week's Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Before the Washington Post all but eliminated the publication’s international desk this month, robust teamwork was a hallmark of its Gaza coverage. Miriam Berger joins host @greenwell.bsky.social on this week's Kicker. youtu.be/oFOkse2ECYM

Rejecting the assumption that readers won't pay for high-quality local journalism, with Joshi Herrmann of @manchestermill.bsky.social, and hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Certain markets don't allow even the best articles to succeed sometimes. That's where nonprofit can step in. Vanan Murugesan of the @sahanjournal.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on Journalism 2050. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfoP...

Profit or nonprofit? Competition or collaboration? @joshih.bsky.social of @manchestermill.bsky.social debates @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on the latest Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Without the legal space to criticize public officials, journalists become reluctant to report on government misconduct. @jameeljaffer.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social live in the CJR newsroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NYT v. Sullivan is truly nonpartisan, and for most of its history, until Trump's anti-media campaign, has been celebrated as such. @davidenrich.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social for a special Kicker focusing on press freedom, live in the CJR newsroom. youtu.be/VYid72uW1tA?...

Which poses a greater threat to national security: the Chinese government using TikTok to gather information about Americans, or Americans isolating from global information? @jameeljaffer.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social in the CJR newsroom. youtu.be/VYid72uW1tA?...

Why overturning NYT v. Sullivan would hurt conservative media first. Listen in to a special Kicker on press freedom, live in the CJR newsroom with @davidenrich.bsky.social, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, and host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"Ironically, CBS established its reputation through its coverage of McCarthy." @jameeljaffer.bsky.social joins @greenwell.bsky.social on a live Kicker in the CJR newsroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"These arrests are an effort to intimidate journalists, but also to suppress the voices of the protesters." As courts test the limits of press freedom law, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social and @davidenrich.bsky.social join @greenwell.bsky.social in the CJR newsroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Candice Fortman on centering the newsroom as a community hub, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Candice Fortman and host Heather Chaplin on open doors between newsrooms and communities. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be. Sarah Alvarez and Candice Fortman join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

"When the big outlet is threatened, people rally together to save something." @bobbatzjr.bsky.social of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joins host @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. youtu.be/YKN5bQTdLqc

Hours after losing an appeal against the paper's union, Block Communications closed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, effective May 3. The company took no questions from employees. @bobbatzjr.bsky.social tells host @greenwell.bsky.social what comes next. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On The Kicker, @bobbatzjr.bsky.social of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describes his job editing the strikers’ award-winning newspaper to the friendships that ended as a result of the battle. Listen in with host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

The coalition between Peter Thiel and Hulk Hogan that captured Trumpism. @swajcmanearle.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Are the infrastructure and tools we use in journalism still safe? @marinedoux.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts youtu.be/spMlrKJ1OzY?...

It's no longer enough just to be rich—in the age of social media, people want to be liked. So where does that leave "the most profoundly unfunny man" in the world? @mariabustillos.com and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social join @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Accusing the media of being a terrorist organization is not new. The Journalism 2050 podcast is back with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Defector's @jaspercwang.bsky.social on why it's ok for business owners to choose integrity over survival. With host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

"Did you really not like your boss?" asks Defector's @jaspercwang.bsky.social. What if you were all each other's bosses? With host @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How socialist can your news outlet's business model actually be? @greenwell.bsky.social asks Defector's @jaspercwang.bsky.social on this week's Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On the Kicker, @joshuahersh.bsky.social discusses @philinvestigates.com's investigative work and local lifetime sources, with our host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

On the Kicker, @joshuahersh.bsky.social tells host @greenwell.bsky.social why it's time to drop the legacy media bias against TV news. youtu.be/UTB6dSs3nJA?...

"There's a feeling of this being sort of a lab, and we're all trying to figure out which rules to get rid of, which to keep." The Kicker's new host @greenwell.bsky.social, with @joshuahersh.bsky.social, discusses the silver lining of this moment in journalism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On the new Kicker, @joshuahersh.bsky.social and host @greenwell.bsky.social discuss the limitations of building an audience that loves (and pays) you. Listen and watch on Apple, Spotify, YouTube. youtu.be/UTB6dSs3nJA

"Immediately you could feel this connection to an audience that was totally different." Ben Smith on the early days of blogging and social media, on Journalism 2050 with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The last good day on the internet. Ben Smith joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/cm9Ah7IKDZA?...

On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social talks Trump, Silicon Valley, and the weaponization of the First Amendment, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social tells why life in in Silicon Valley felt like living in the heart of the Roman Empire, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

World leaders, decreasingly inclined to talk with journalists, speak at length to Lex Fridman, a podcaster with about five million YouTube subscribers, about their ideas and feelings—and Fridman does not push back on the facts. Read Maddy Crowell in CJR: www.cjr.org/feature/the-...

The connection between politics and the longevity game. @antelava.bsky.social joins hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/o4t06CvYxqk?...

Anya Schiffrin on the power of buried journalism in trials, with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

@azmatzahra.bsky.social on what happens when a hedge fund buys the only source for satellite imagery of a conflict zone, with Anya Schiffrin and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Anya Schiffrin on the normalization of media capture, with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

The ethos for documentation in Gaza. @azmatzahra.bsky.social with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Today, we’re introducing the Journalism 2050 issue, looking at where the wind is blowing the media industry and habits of news consumption. www.cjr.org/the-journali...

When forces shaping our future look at humanity as Humanity 1.0. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

What you're paying for is the editor. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Welcome to Journalism 2050, a podcast about the future of the free press. This week, join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin in conversation with futurist @rushkoff.com. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On the Kicker, @franciagarciah.bsky.social and @slulay2.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social on ICE’s Chicago surge and the attacks on journalists. Listen in with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...