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Columbia Axes Environmental Journalism, and Malcolm Gladwell Is Okay With That

Alex Pasternack | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Environment, Malcolm Gladwell, Journalism, Green News, Journalism School, Columbia University, Columbia Journalism School, Media News
Alex Pasternack

The media needs to get over the superficial, celebrity-soaked fad approach to environmental journalism and deliver something that people want: more and better in-depth environmental news.

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Jargon for Jobless Journalists

Lysandra Ohrstrom | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Freelancing, Columbia Journalism School, Journalism, Journalism Job Losses, Death of Newspapers, Newspaper Job Losses, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Lysandra Ohrstrom

Searching for a steady reporting job or freelance work is a lot like dating. We all know the euphemisms for getting dumped, but rejection in the job market is less obvious.

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How We Got Here and How We Get Out of Here

Kenneth Lerer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Ken Lerer, Future of Journalism, Print Journalism, Online Media, New Media, Printing Press, Web Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Journalism, Online Journalism, Media News
Kenneth Lerer

Journalism isn't in jeopardy; it's just in another transition to a new and better place. And as long as the public puts a premium on quality information and analysis -- and the public always will -- journalism will thrive.

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Old Dogs, New Media: Why J-School Apps Are Up

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Journalists, Journalism School, Newspapers, Old Media vs. New Media, New Media, Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Rob Fishman

"New media" is like the Emperor's new clothes: we all pay lip service to Macromedia Flash, html coding and RSS feeds, but no one has any real conception of how they might "save" journalism.

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Journalism School Applications Booming

Forbes | Andy Greenberg | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Journalism School, Columbia Journalism School, Journalism School Applications, Journalism, Stanford Journalism, NYU Journalism, Media News

Yet punishing times for journalism have been an unlikely boon for journalism schools. Would-be Woodwards and Bernsteins hiding out from the bad econom...

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Gourmet's Ruth Reichl on Twitter and the Recession's Silver Lining

Abi Wright | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Gourmet-Magazine, Columbia University, Cooking, Ruth Reichl, Food, David Foster Wallace, Journalism, Recession, Magazines, Twitter, Delacorte Lecture, Gourmet Magazine, Columbia Journalism School, Media News
Abi Wright

As reported in the New York Times Monday, circulation at cooking magazines is going up as the stock market goes down. Ruth Reichl advised journalism students to specialize.

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"Get Aggressive," Joanna Coles, Editor of Marie Claire, Tells Columbia J School Students

Abi Wright | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Reality TV, Joanna Coles, Columbia University, Maire Claire, Journalism, Running in Heels, Magazines, Reporting, Marie Claire Magazine, Investigative Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Media News
Abi Wright

"We're not against orgasms, we just don't put them on the cover," Joanna Coles explained to the audience of Columbia journalism students who attended this week's Delacorte Lecture.

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Tina Brown to Columbia J School Students: Go to India!

Abi Wright | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media

Read More: India, Newsweek, Columbia University, Tina Brown, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, The Daily Beast, Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Magazines, Media News
Abi Wright

As magazines fall by the wayside, Brown explained, there would be a natural selection of sorts, which would force the surviving mags to be more inventive and thoughtful, "less formulaic."

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3 Things To Be Thankful For This Fall

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 12.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Weight Watchers, Lose for Good, Columbia Journalism School, Breast Cancer Month, Living News
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

A wonderful thing happened this week that instilled millions of Americans with hope, pride, and inspiration. But before Tuesday, as we watched the st...

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