CJS2030: Columbia Journalism School Initiatives

Reporting begins here.

Columbia Journalism School has been a preeminent institution for over a century — and continues to invest in the industry by focusing on five major areas over the next decade.

Even as the industry is grappling with many difficulties, journalism is seeing an unprecedented level of innovation.

Dean Jelani Cobb

The pillars of CJS2030 are integrated in every facet of the school, from curriculum to Centers and career development. Learn how at each of the pages below.

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AI Initiative

Researching and developing tools to be on the cutting edge of the industry.

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Democracy Initiative

Strengthening the fourth estate with rigorous, ethical and compelling journalism.

Two students interviewing a man on the street.
Local & Nonprofit News Initiative

Supporting local and nonprofit news — in the classroom and after graduation.

A student recording video at Coney Island.
Climate Initiative

Training the next generation of reporters to cover the most pressing issue of our time.

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Access Initative

Opening doors to the profession: journalism relies upon, and is improved by, perspectives and people from a variety of backgrounds.

CJS2030 News

Inspired by the education that shaped his career and his father’s, Monroe shares the importance of supporting a free press.

A climate story can begin with a pitch in New York or a reporting trip to French Polynesia.

The Chancellor Award is presented each year to a journalist for their cumulative accomplishments.

More journalism school graduates will now have access to financial support as they report on communities across the country.

Meet the journalist and founder of Northern Journal who is helping revive the local news outlet Anchorage Press.

Award-winning journalists will mentor students, pursue reporting projects and bring decades of newsroom experience to Columbia.

The growing program now includes five journalism schools across five states, expanding support for early-career journalists committed to local news.

The alumnus returns to Columbia Journalism School as a member of the faculty that helped launch his journalism career.

This year's projects cross both campuses and blend journalistic insight with technical innovation.

The annual week-long seminar will help working journalists better understand the organizations and systems behind the stories they cover.

Three years in, the program has grown into a national effort supporting local reporting.

Center Director Anika Collier Navaroli, ‘13 M.S., reflects on the evolving challenges and importance of press freedom.