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

The grants will support yearlong reporting projects and will cover costs for data acquisition, analysis, and visualization, additional staff, FOIA requests, travel or other reporting needs.

One year ago, Dean Jelani Cobb and Columbia Journalism School launched the pilot Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the first of its kind for graduate journalism schools.

The board of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize condemns the criminalization of independent journalism in Latin America.

Jelani Cobb, the dean of Columbia Journalism School, Peabody Award–winning filmmaker, and longtime staff writer at the New Yorker, discusses the complexities of journalism in 2024.  

Nineteen members of the Columbia Journalism School community have been named finalists and winners of the Pulitzer Prizes.

On World Press Freedom Day, CJS supports Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and calls for his release.

Students at CJS have the opportunity and the challenge of engaging with news outlets directly to share their stories with the world as they unfold.

The talent incubator will empower emerging journalists with business news reporting skills and global mobility while promoting newsroom diversity.

The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 7, at Columbia Journalism School.

Challenging the poor understanding of the effects of AI on the news industry and our information environment.

WORD: LIFE honored the late legendary critic Greg Tate with a scholarship founded in his name.

Romany Webb, Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, will be the journalism school’s in-house expert for topics related to climate change law and policy.