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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 1d

🔎 Want to hold power accountable through bold reporting? Columbia Journalism School is hosting an online informational session on October 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET to learn about the M.S. Stabile Investigative Specialization.

Register today: apply.jrn.columbia.edu/register/eve...

Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 8d

113 years ago today, the first day of classes began at Columbia Journalism School. Over a century later, our efforts to safeguard the First Amendment are more necessary than ever.

Learn more about our commitment: journalism.columbia.edu

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 13d

📷: Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer, Official White House Photo by Pete Souza, Justin T. Gellerson/The New York Times/Redux.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 13d

Established in 1995 by Ira A. Lipman, the Award honors journalists for their exceptional careers and lasting impact.

Learn more about the award and Goldberg's reporting and leadership: journalism.columbia.edu/news/2025-ch...

Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic, Wins Prestigious 2025 John Chancellor Award | Columbia Journalism School

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Congratulations to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of @theatlantic.com, on receiving the 2025 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism!

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 16d

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social announced a new strategic partnership with the Reynolds Foundation to advance innovative programs across @columbiasipa.bsky.social, CJS and Columbia Global: journalism.columbia.edu/news/columbi...

📷: Eileen Barroso

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 17d

📷: A commercial fishing boat in the short film "Troubled Waters," captured by Dean Duy Linh Tu, ’99 M.S.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 17d

🌍 #ClimateWeekNYC is here!

See how Columbia Journalism School faculty and alumni are covering the climate crisis across forests, fisheries and frontline communities: journalism.columbia.edu/news/climate...

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 18d

Read the latest story in Innocence Ignored: bit.ly/4pPkZWD

New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the…

The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it's received since 2012.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 18d

📷 New Yorkers with wrongful conviction claims often have only one option: the Attorney General’s conviction review bureau.

Columbia Journalism Investigations and @nysfocus reporters found the bureau has limited authority and relies on local district attorneys to move cases.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 20d

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 20d

📢 Applications are now open for the Class of 2026–2027!

CJS degree programs are designed for a diverse and global student community, from those with little to no journalism experience to those who have been working in the field for years: apply.jrn.columbia.edu/apply/

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 22d

📷: From "South Africa’s Migrant Delivery Workers Find Safety in Numbers," winner of the 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Video, part of Rest of World’s "Gig Workers Rising" series, a collaboration of four CJS alumni.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 22d

⛱️ 📰 Reporting never takes a summer break.

With the fall semester now in full swing, check out how our alumni are building trust with communities, and award-winning documentaries are making a difference: journalism.columbia.edu/news/2025-al...

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 29d

Watch the full conversation: journalism.columbia.edu/news/mayoral...

📷: Silence ByK Photography

Zohran Mamdani With Errol Louis: A Conversation on Public Safety | Columbia Journalism School

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 29d

"This is part of a vital and important tradition at Columbia Journalism School," said Dean Jelani Cobb in his opening remarks. "Engaging with office holders, engaging with people who are potential office holders and serving our function as part of the free press."

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 29d

The J-School community tuned in as Errol Louis guided questions on how policy, leadership and neighborhoods influence public safety.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 29d

🗽 Yesterday, Columbia Journalism School and @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social hosted “Zohran Mamdani With Errol Louis: A Conversation on Public Safety,” the first in a series of forums with 2025 New York City mayoral candidates.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎧🎙️ New podcast available: Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know

In his debut episode, Juan Manuel Benítez, Philip S. Balboni Professor of Professional Practice of Local Journalism, talks with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on all things New York City. https://youtu.be/oHZw9unLakU

Will Brad Lander be Zohran Mamdani's choice for first deputy mayor?

In the debut episode of "Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know," host Juan Manuel Benítez explores this central question with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, the progressive politician who lost his mayoral bid in June's Democratic primary but whose cross-endor...

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌟 The 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes are now open! These prestigious awards celebrate nonfiction journalism with rigorous reporting and compelling storytelling.

Submit your work and join a legacy of award-winning nonfiction: https://journalism.columbia.edu/lukas

📷: CJS Prizes Office

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎓📰 Introducing CollegeWatch

CJS faculty and alumni have launched CollegeWatch, a weekly newsletter reporting on the challenges facing U.S. higher education. Each issue delivers in-depth reporting and analysis on a fast-moving story: journalism.columbia.edu/news/college...

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Aug 25

Killing the journalist will not kill the story. We stand in solidarity with journalists in Gaza risking their lives to tell the truth: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 15 people, including journalists

Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza on Monday killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said.

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · Aug 7

With the rise of nonprofit newsrooms, journalists must ask, Who should newsrooms accept money from, and on what terms? New by @sulliview.bsky.social and Julie Gerstein. www.cjr.org/analysis/non...

For Nonprofit Newsrooms, Ethical Funding Is Essential

How outlets are updating their strategies to protect editorial independence.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Aug 18

🔎 Led by @azmatzahra.bsky.social, Director of the Li Center and CJS Professor, together with @meghnadbose.bsky.social, ’24 M.S. Data Journalism, and Lauren Watson, ’24 M.S., the feature outlines how reporters can continue informing the world despite immense obstacles.

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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · Aug 18

📰 Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza

In a new project between
@columjournreview.bsky.social and the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, CJS faculty and graduates explore urgent strategies for protecting journalists in Gaza: www.cjr.org/feature/urge...

Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza

Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

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