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The Kicker

Columbia Journalism Review's mission is to encourage excellence in journalism in the service of a free society.

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A dive into the swamp with Politico Playbook’s Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman

A dive into the swamp with Politico Playbook’s Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman

A dive into the swamp with Politico Playbook’s Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman by Columbia Journalism Review

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Is journalism a form of activism?

Is journalism a form of activism?

Is journalism a form of activism? by Columbia Journalism Review

29 Mar 2018

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The Twitter bot economy

The Twitter bot economy

The Twitter bot economy by Columbia Journalism Review

1 Feb 2018

32mins

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Turning the lens on whiteness when covering race

Turning the lens on whiteness when covering race

This week on The Kicker, Meg talks with John Biewen, audio program director at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, ab... Read more

16 Nov 2017

21mins

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Carole Cadwalladr and disinformation at the ballot box

Carole Cadwalladr and disinformation at the ballot box

Facebook, Google, and Twitter are going to be used to facilitate disinformation and racism in the 2020 US presidential e... Read more

13 Dec 2019

26mins

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Were all the free press editorials worth it?

Were all the free press editorials worth it?

On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope to discuss the flood of editorials celebrat... Read more

17 Aug 2018

24mins

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Rukmini Callimachi on covering ISIS

Rukmini Callimachi on covering ISIS

Rukmini Callimachi’s husband unfriended her on Facebook. She doesn’t tell her New York Times colleagues where she lives.... Read more

3 May 2018

25mins

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How bad will this get?

How bad will this get?

ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope speaks with Todd Gitlin and Michael Schudson, journalism prof... Read more

1 Nov 2018

20mins

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Woodward on Trump; press crackdowns in Myanmar

Woodward on Trump; press crackdowns in Myanmar

On this week’s episode, Pete talks with Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about th... Read more

6 Sep 2018

25mins

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The popularity of "Cat Person"

The popularity of "Cat Person"

The popularity of "Cat Person" by Columbia Journalism Review

14 Dec 2017

26mins

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Jon Allsop on Ukraine, Brexit, and the danger of dumbing down

Jon Allsop on Ukraine, Brexit, and the danger of dumbing down

Jon Allsop, who writes CJR’s daily newsletter “The Media Today” from his flat in London, talks to Kyle Pope, editor and ... Read more

25 Oct 2019

24mins

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Jeffrey Epstein on background

Jeffrey Epstein on background

“Slippery,” but “charming.” “Magnetic,” but “useless.” And “utterly unapologetic.” Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstei... Read more

15 Aug 2019

29mins

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On fallen men and the mystery of Tucker Carlson

On fallen men and the mystery of Tucker Carlson

On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Digital Editor Nausicaa Renner about the recent decision by both Harper’s an... Read more

20 Sep 2018

34mins

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Reporting on Trump’s business past with David Cay Johnston

Reporting on Trump’s business past with David Cay Johnston

On this week’s episode, Pete talks with Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, who has spent decade... Read more

4 Oct 2018

30mins

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Podcast: In conversation with Jill Abramson on her new book, Merchants of Truth

Podcast: In conversation with Jill Abramson on her new book, Merchants of Truth

Podcast: In conversation with Jill Abramson on her new book, Merchants of Truth by Columbia Journalism Review

24 Jan 2019

22mins

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Podcast: What counts as journalism?

Podcast: What counts as journalism?

ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope and Seamus Hughes of George Washington University's Program o... Read more

7 Mar 2019

15mins

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America does not know what a mass shooting looks like

America does not know what a mass shooting looks like

John Temple was the editor of the Rocky Mountain News when the Columbine massacre changed America’s perception of safety... Read more

9 Aug 2019

22mins

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Journalist Nick Pinto on the impossibility of covering the NYPD

Journalist Nick Pinto on the impossibility of covering the NYPD

On this week’s episode, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope speaks with Nick Pinto, a journalist who covers the New York ... Read more

23 May 2019

17mins

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Can Condé Nast’s empire rise again?

Can Condé Nast’s empire rise again?

Anna Wintour says Vogue magazine is the world’s greatest influencer, though the numbers don’t agree. A job at Condé Nast... Read more

1 Nov 2019

19mins

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Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies

Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies

CJR Digital Editor Nausicaa Renner and CJR Chief Digital Writer Mathew Ingram join Pete to discuss Facebook’s fight to c... Read more

2 Aug 2018

19mins

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