Columbia Journalism Review

The Trump administration’s ideological attacks on public media and education converge at university-based radio stations. Some are breaking free.
A student reflects on leaving the law to pursue his writing dreams.
A photograph that captures the reality of our political moment. Plus, an AI-generated reflection of Islamophobia from The Free Press, and a dystopian documentary on male body image.
NorthStar Civic Media promises “independent local reporting.” Its founder worked on Democratic campaigns, and Democratic funders spent more than a million dollars on Meta ads promoting one of its sites.
Ashton Pittman on the groundwork that prepared journalists to cover a deadlocked US Senate race.
Meeting up with podcasters, creator-journalists, and political operatives against a dominant blue backdrop.
“You cannot take this particular audience for granted,” Christy Martinez-Garcia, the magazine’s founder and publisher, said.
Donald Trump never had the authority, or the political support, media moguls seemed to think he did. What’s next for the outlets that capitulated?
Our new special issue on the restrictions, workarounds, glories, and trade-offs of journalistic access.
How technology is changing journalism.
How to keep your head above water as Trump floods the zone.
Where the wind is blowing the media industry and habits of news consumption.
Journalism confronts a crisis—Israeli attacks, starving children, hostages, mass death—that won’t let up.
Productivity, parlor tricks, and persuading people that the truth still matters.
Our series in collaboration with the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security.
Have journalists gotten better at covering Trump?
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