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.

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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

Graduates secure roles across media and sectors.

From Paris to the Local Newsroom.

Their reporting across three different categories underlines the vital role high-quality nonprofit journalism can play in various communities.

After awarding more than $300,000 with LRAP, the School is now eliminating application fees.

Reporter Scilla Alecci exposed how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations.

We express our concern and disappointment at The Wall Street Journal’s decision to terminate reporter Selina Cheng.

There’s a reason many New Yorkers flee the city in the summer — and it’s not just the call of the beaches.

The CJS professors share the aim of their course: teaching students how to listen to those with differing viewpoints.

Columbia Journalism School in partnership with the Pulitzer Center is proud to announce the graduates from the Class of 2024 who have been selected for fellowships to pursue in-depth projects on underreported issues of global importance.

As one of three winners, Foust will focus on underreported communities and the juvenile correctional system as a fellow at The Maine Monitor.

Columbia Journalism Graduates Receive Industry Promotions and Take Home Top Awards.

As a collaboration between Columbia Journalism School and Stanford University’s School of Engineering, the Brown Institute for Media Innovation awards its “Magic Grants” to projects that work between the two disciplines, creating new forms of media and new ways to serve the public interest.