Community Media Behind the Iron Curtain Again: Evan Gershkovich and the Evolution of the Journalist Hostage Memoir September 29, 2026 Asep Darmawan By Joel Simon Special to the Columbia Journalism Review Main Facts In March 2023, more than a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich…
Community Media The State of the Press: Solidarity, Corporate Consolidation, and the True-Crime Redemption of Investigative Journalism September 27, 2026 Asep Darmawan By Susie Banikarim 1. Main Facts: A Tumultuous Era for the Fourth Estate The contemporary landscape of American journalism is undergoing an unprecedented crucible. Over the span of a single…
Community Media The State of the Fourth Estate: Solidarity, Corporate Consolidation, and the True Crime of Wrongful Convictions September 27, 2026 Muslim Introduction In an era defined by intense political polarization, institutional erosion, and rapid corporate consolidation, the American media landscape faces an existential crucible. From the White House briefing room to…
Community Media The Gates of the Executive Mansion and the Birth of "Trump TV": A Constitutional Crisis for the Free Press September 22, 2026 Layla Zulfa By Betsy Morais Editor in Chief, Columbia Journalism Review Main Facts The fundamental architecture of American democratic transparency experienced a profound tremor when the White House formally barred journalists from…
Community Media The Anatomy of NAZA: How a Documentary on Israel’s Post-Oct 7 Gaza Strategy Triggered a National Firestorm September 21, 2026 Neng Nana Main Facts: The Film That Stunned Venice and Enraged Jerusalem The debut of NAZA at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 10 was supposed to be a standard…
Community Media The Fragile Archive: From Local Public Health Crises to the Battle Over Digital Memory September 18, 2026 Nana Wu In an era defined by rapid technological acceleration and information overload, the mechanisms tracking and preserving our collective history are showing severe signs of strain. Across multiple frontiers—from grassroots environmental…
Community Media Echoes in the Ash: A Journalist’s Journey Through the Crucible of 9/11 and a Changing Media Landscape September 17, 2026 Muslim By Nicholas Boston Special to CJR Introduction: The Weight of Preservation Twenty-five years later, they remain tucked away in a quiet corner of a closet, stored carefully inside a sealed…
Community Media The Fairy Godmother of Independent Media: How Ruth Ann Harnisch Quietly Reshaped the Landscape of Digital Journalism and Newsletters September 17, 2026 Asro By CJR Staff & Special Reporting Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. If you were suddenly handed a vast fortune with the sole mandate of funding the future of…
Community Media Countering the Crackdown: How Lux Magazine is Rebuilding Radical Discourse on American Campuses September 16, 2026 Nana By Riddhi Setty Special to the Columbia Journalism Review Main Facts Amid a sweeping political and legislative backlash against higher education across the United States, independent media outlets are taking…
Community Media The Anatomy of a High-Stakes Defamation Trial: How a New York Times Scoop Cost Millions September 16, 2026 Neng Nana Main Facts: A Historic Verdict and a Botched Scoop In August, a federal jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama handed down a staggering…
