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Bubbles, bubbles everywhere 27 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
Press hysteria about another housing bubble seems to have cooled off a bit in the last few months. Which is good, since we're not in another housing bubble. But once you become convinced that we're in...
Required skimming: photojournalism 27 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
This month, CJR presents "Required Skimming," a daily miniguide to our staffers' beats and obsessions. If we overlooked any of your must-read destinations, please tell us in the comments. LIFE magazin...
The Big Boys: Ins. agents protect turf 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
Thanks to The Center for Public Integrity, we now have a substantial story that tells us about the latest Obamacare turf wars. As we well know, turf wars among professionals are all about protecting i...
Sincere-ly yours 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
The "rules" under which hyphens are used to connect multiple modifiers, like "well(-)known man," are varied and difficult to remember. Some style guides try to avoid hyphens except when their absence ...
ESPN's journalism problem 26 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Just recently, the Boston Red Sox's parent company bought the Boston Globe, and the head of the dominant online retailer with many regulatory interests bought the capital's leading paper, The Washingt...
Al Jazeera America: Think NPR with pictures (and a little baggage) 26 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Al Jazeera joined the American TV lineup last week with minimal damage to the republic. There was no sign of bin Laden, no call for jihad, and no ranting about the evils of the American empire--just a...
Required skimming: nouveau healthy dining 26 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
My New Roots Run by a "holistic nutritionist," this blog posts inventive recipes, designed to impart a mostly plant-based kind of eating. There are a few health-ified classics, like these no-sugar-add...
Audit Notes: Complex collapse, Sears spiral, NYT 26 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
The Guardian has an excellent and disturbing take on the crash of Nasdaq's systems on Thursday: A series of system crashes affecting Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in the past fortnight has broug...
ESPN-Frontline deal was destined to implode 24 Aug 2013 | 01:32 am
When ESPN teamed with Frontline to cover the NFL safety and concussions beat last year, the sports network was lauded for its lofty intent and canny judgment. Here is definite proof ESPN is interested...
Must-reads of the week 24 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can’t-miss must...