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Statement on the Nikole Hannah Jones Tenure Decision

May 21, 2021

J-School faculty members have signed a letter of support for Nikole Hannah-Jones in her tenure case.

Robert Smith, Host of NPR’s Planet Money, to Lead Knight-Bagehot Fellowship and Join Faculty of Columbia Journalism School

May 18, 2021

Robert Smith, the award-winning host of NPR’s Planet Money, will become the director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism starting July 1. He will also join Columbia Journalism School’s faculty.

Martin Baron, Retired Executive Editor of the Washington Post, to Receive the Columbia Journalism Award

May 17, 2021

Martin "Marty" Baron has been named the 2021 winner of the Columbia Journalism Award.

Columbia’s Brown Institute Joins Knight Foundation Initiative to Help Local News Outlets Use Artificial Intelligence for Long-term Sustainability

May 13, 2021

The Brown Institute for Media Innovation has been awarded a $500,000 two-year grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of a $3 million initiative to support the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen the sustainability of local news organizations.

Columbia Announces 2021-2022 Knight-Bagehot Fellows in Economics and Business Journalism

May 12, 2021

Columbia Journalism School announces 10 Knight-Bagehot Fellows in Economics and Business Journalism for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Columbia’s Lipman Center to foster local reporting on systemic racism in American criminal justice

May 11, 2021

The Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Human and Civil Rights has launched a two-year $500,000 reporting project for local newsrooms to investigate systemic racism in the criminal justice system.

Columbia Journalism School Announces 2021-2022 Spencer Fellows

April 30, 2021

Four distinguished journalists were selected for the next group of Spencer Education Journalism Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year to study and produce significant works of journalism on the state of education across America.

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From the J-School to the Oscars with 'Nomadland' Author Jessica Bruder & 'Colette' Associate Producer Sarah Jenks

April 27, 2021

Did you know two J-School graduates were part of 2021 Academy Award-winning films? We went behind the scenes with Jessica Bruder and Sarah Jenks to learn how they went from the J-School to the Oscars.

Columbia Journalism School Responds to Chauvin Verdict

April 20, 2021

A message from the deans following the conviction of Derek Chauvin.

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Announcing the 2021 Winners & Finalist of the Mike Berger Award & Paul Tobenkin Award

April 14, 2021

Reporters from ProPublica and the Center for Public Integrity have won the 2021 Meyer “Mike” Berger Award and the 2021 Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, respectively.

Internship and Reporting Grants Program to Fund Paid Opportunities for Graduating Columbia Journalism Students

April 5, 2021

For the second year, the J-School will collaborate with two nonprofits to provide graduating students with paid internships and reporting grants to support their transitions to professional newsrooms.

Dr. Zeynep Tufekci to Join Columbia Journalism School’s Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security

March 25, 2021

Zeynep Tufekci, a leading scholar and writer on the complex relationship between technology and society, will be joining Columbia Journalism School’s faculty as a visiting professor in the fall of 2021 to shape the school’s new Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security.