A dictionary definition is not enough to explain what a journalist is, as in dictionary definitions all the shades of the profession go missing, resulting in an insufficient explanation of the role.

Thanks to the American Society of News Editors, we can now read the compromise shield law hashed out last week by the White House, news-industry lobbyists, and the Senate Judiciary Committee. There ...

“New data from LinkedIn shows that the plight of journalists may not be that bad — if you’re willing to consider a broader definition of what constitutes ‘journalism’ and its para-industries.” — ...

The federal government’s recent announcement of financial support for news organizations has been met with understandably wide-ranging reactions — from relief to skepticism, and worse. Among other ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In his 1999 book, What Are Journalists For?, which told the story of the civic-journalism movement, Jay Rosen suggested that the ...

Public trust in media continues to hover near all-time lows, driven by perceptions that the news industry is partisan and peddles inaccurate information (“fake news”), as well as ambivalence about ...