The Columbia Journalism Review ( CJR ) is a biannual magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. Its original purpose was "to assess the performance of journalism in all its forms, to call attention to its shortcomings and strengths, and to help define—or redefine—standards of honest, responsible service." Its contents include news and media industry trends, analysis, professional ethics, and stories behind news.
16-420: States Newsroom is a nonprofit news network with newsrooms or a partner news organization in all 50 U.S. states that focus mostly on state policy and politics. States Newsroom grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzsimon, who said it "is sort of the model for the news sites we support". He is States Newsroom's current president. In 2017, the project expanded, using
32-739: A mix of some staff cuts, such as not replacing three editors who left, and fundraising increases. Donations to the CJR in the past three years have included about $ 1.25 million from a group of news veterans headed by former Philadelphia Inquirer executive editor Gene Roberts . As of mid-2007, the CJR had an eight-person staff, an annual budget of $ 2.3 million, and a paper circulation of approximately 19,000, including 6,000 student subscriptions. Subscriptions to an Internet newsletter entitled The Media Today have begun, but as of 2017, enrollment numbers are not available and do not contribute to these circulation figures. In 2016, Kyle Pope , who had served as
48-514: A partisan outlet designed to look apolitical. In June 2024, Axios called States Newsroom "one of the more strategic" of the "politically motivated websites masquerading as independent local news outlets." Other media watchers have disputed accusations of partisanship and noted the caliber of the journalists and relative autonomy from the national organization. In 2020, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism listed but then retracted adding
64-403: A small magazine of ideas into the black, and he's trying to come up with some strategies for us." CJR is a nonprofit entity and relies on fundraising to fund its operations. In August 2007, Mike Hoyt, the executive editor of CJR since 2003, said the magazine's income in 2007 would exceed expenses by about $ 50,000, with estimates of a $ 40,000 surplus in 2008. Hoyt attributed the surpluses to
80-564: Is Stephen J. Adler , previously editor-in-chief at Reuters from 2011 to 2021. The previous chairman of the magazine was Victor Navasky , a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and former editor and publisher of the politically progressive The Nation . According to Executive Editor Michael Hoyt, Navasky's role is "99% financial" and "he doesn't push anything editorially." Hoyt also has stated that Navasky has "learned how to get
96-581: The Pew Charitable Trusts transferred its Stateline news service, which provides nonpartisan reporting on trends in state policy, to States Newsroom with $ 3 million to help with the transition. As of 2024, it reported having 220 full-time employees, with an annual budget of more than $ 22 million. It grew from five affiliates upon its 2019 launch to 39 freestanding newsrooms at 11 partner outlets covering all 50 states by early 2024. States Newsroom has newsrooms in 39 states under its umbrella and
112-590: The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary . Lyman was recognized "[f]or brave, clear and pointed columns that challenge ever-more-repressive state policies flouting democratic norms and targeting vulnerable populations, written with the command and authority of a veteran political observer." Iowa Capital Dispatch was the first to report a lawsuit against a local Tyson pork-processing plant for work conditions during COVID-19. Given its history of dark money funding and left-leaning editorial boards, some have questioned
128-571: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 551686006 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:39:16 GMT Columbia Journalism Review In October 2015, it was announced that the publishing frequency of the print magazine was being reduced from six to two issues per year in order to focus on its digital operations . The current chairman
144-590: The editor in chief of The New York Observer , was announced as the new editor and publisher of CJR , replacing Elizabeth Spayd , when she was announced as the sixth public editor of The New York Times . On 24 July 2017, in Washington, D.C. , Pope addressed the House Judiciary Committee bipartisan Forum on Press Freedoms regarding concerns that the actions of Donald Trump during his campaign for and following election as President of
160-482: The liberal group the Hopewell Fund as an incubator until 2019 when States Newsroom became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In July 2019, States Newsroom had 13 outlets, nine of which were in swing states . States Newsroom's commentary and opinion pieces are clearly-labeled and generally lean left. The organization does not allow opinion pieces from candidates or political officeholders. Many, but not all, of
176-568: The national operation. At a November 2020 press conference, Missouri Governor Mike Parson refused to take a question from a Missouri Independent reporter, saying "I am not going to respond to a c4 (nonprofit) out of Virginia that is absolutely a propaganda news agency." According to PolitiFact , the Missouri Independent is a legitimate news organization, a 501(c)(3), and "not a website peddling hoaxes." Nonprofit journalism Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732772355762192-649: The nationwide Stateline newsroom. In the other 11 states, States Newsroom syndicates content from independent nonprofit newsrooms such as CalMatters , CT Mirror , Honolulu Civil Beat , Mississippi Today , New York Focus , and the Texas Tribune . In May 2024, editor Brian Lyman of the States Newsroom's outlet in Alabama, the Alabama Reflector , was selected as a finalist for
208-602: The newsrooms as "hyperpartisan" in a map. In 2023, Nieman noted the experience of the journalists and in 2024 called NewsGuard's depiction of States Newsroom "misguided." In April 2024, Cameron Joseph wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review that the outlets "are nothing like the 'pink slime' organizations that pass off partisan propaganda as local news. Many of the journalists running the local newsrooms... had previously been at major state newspapers" and that reporters and editors were largely autonomous from
224-410: The organization's larger donors also lean left. States Newsroom did not disclose its donors until 2020, when it started disclosing the names of all donors giving more than $ 1,000 since becoming a 501(c)(3) in 2019. In August 2020, Inside Philanthropy reported that Google was one of the funders of States Newsroom. States Newsroom provides funding, human resources, and digital support to journalists in
240-423: The partisanship of States Newsroom's journalism. In January 2020, Steven Brill of NewsGuard asked States Newsroom to reveal their donors—which the organization did later that year. But in 2021 after accepting a $ 1 million donation from the progressive Wyss Foundation, NewsGuard said their journalism was "bought by people with a political agenda". A June 2024 NewsGuard study continued to categorize State Newsroom as
256-407: The state newsrooms. It typically has 4-6 journalists per newsroom and allows its articles to be republished for free under a creative commons license . States Newsroom accepts no corporate donations and has publicly shared the names of all donors contributing $ 1,000 or more since becoming a 501(c)(3) in 2019. The progressive Wyss Foundation gave $ 1 million to States Newsroom in 2020. In 2023,
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