Columbia Journalism Review

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Columbia Journalism Review
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Editor Kyle Pope [1]
CategoriesJournalism, journalism reviews
FrequencyBiannually
FormatA4
First issue1961;63 years ago (1961)
Company Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
CountryUnited States
Based in New York City
LanguageEnglish
Website www.cjr.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ISSN 0010-194X  (print)
2691-6479  (web)
OCLC 464657921

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." [2] Its contents include news and media industry trends, analysis, professional ethics, and stories behind news.

Contents

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. [3]

Organization board

The current chairman 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 a small magazine of ideas into the black, and he's trying to come up with some strategies for us." [4]

Finances

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 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. [5]

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. [5] Subscriptions to an Internet newsletter entitled The Media Today have begun, [6] but as of 2017, enrollment numbers are not available and do not contribute to these circulation figures.

Editor

In 2016, Kyle Pope, who had served as the editor in chief of The New York Observer , was announced as the new editor and publisher of CJR, [1] replacing Elizabeth Spayd, when she was announced as the sixth public editor of The New York Times . [7]

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 the United States undermine the constitutional freedom of the press. [8]

In June 2024, Sewell Chan was appointed to be the executive editor of CJR, effective September 16. [9] [10]

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