This year — for the first time in
@Columbia
Journalism School's history — prospective students can apply to all degree programs at no cost. Learn more about this next step of the
#CJS2030
Access Initiative:
📷: Eileen Barroso
President Lee C. Bollinger has appointed Jelani Cobb as the next dean of Columbia Journalism School.
A distinguished journalist, historian, author, and professor, Cobb is a staff writer for
@NewYorker
and a member of the
@Columbia
community since 2016.
Columbia Journalism School is committed to a free press. If you are a credentialed member of the media and have been denied access to campus, please send us a DM. We will facilitate access to campus.
“Through the prism of economics,
@DMatamala
takes on elites from Chile to Venezuela to the U.S.-Mexico border. But he also shows a compassionate reportorial eye for those at the bottom of the economic ladder who suffer most at the hands of the powerful.”
#CabotPrizes
1/2 "There's a man laying in a hospital bed for 15 yrs, unconscious and unidentified," says Prof.
@JoanneFaryon
as she tells the story of "Sixty-Six Garage" for the new
@latimes
podcast series, ROOM 20.
.
@Bagehots
, the largest mid-career journalism fellowship, announces the 2019-20 fellows. "These Fellows reflect what was one of the most globally competitive and diverse applicant pools the Bagehot program has seen in its 44 years,” said
@Raju
.
Producers, videographers, photographers, reporters, editors — all of them our students. This work has already been published in over 20 different publications worldwide. Their reporting begins here: .
📷: Duy Linh Tu
"Throughout her award-winning career,
@camposmello
has produced consistently outstanding work that has had a major impact in Brazil, where she inspires other journalists."
#CabotPrizes
In Columbia's Master of Science Program, you will enjoy a broad and flexible curriculum that provides a world-class education in the areas of journalism that matter to you, all while you receive essential training in reporting, storytelling, and ethics.
"It is our responsibility to tell the truth, to expose demagoguery, to work in the interests of the public welfare and to do so dispassionately, continuously and in the best interests of our aspirations as a society." Dean
@jelani9
told the incoming Class of 2023.
The Cabot Jury selected
@nayaroldan
and
@Mmendoza1970
as 2023 Special Citation recipients for their "commitment to reporting the truth in the face of attacks" in their home countries of Mexico and Nicaragua.
#CabotPrizes
Congratulations to
@pxmolina
, a cartoonist from Nicaragua who has been awarded a gold medal. His witty cartoons serve as a visual bridge not just for Latin America and the United States, but for the rest of the world. Full announcement
#Cabot2019
"Ricardo Calderón Villegas has become one of Colombia's leading investigative reporters. In this age of social media saturation, Calderón continues to cultivate a low profile, publishing his investigations anonymously."
#CabotPrizes
.
@SewellChan
is joining Columbia Journalism Review (
@CJR
) as its new Executive Editor, effective September 16, 2024. Chan, the current editor-in-chief of The
@TexasTribune
, brings over two decades of experience in leading publications across the country:
Please join us in congratulating
@NC5PhilWilliams
of
@NC5
, who is the 2023
#ChancellorAward
recipient. Each year, the award is given to a reporter whose body of work shows courage and integrity. Congratulations, Phil! (Photo: WTVF)
A Meeting of the Deans: The J-School's Dean Jelani Cobb
@jelani9
(Left) shares a joyous moment with
@MedillSchool
's Dean Charles Whitaker (Right) at
#NABJNAHJ22
Introducing the 2022 Cabot winners: Laura Castellanos, Daniel Alarcón, Ioan Grillo, and Daniel Matamala. Check out the full announcement at
#CabotPrizes
Congratulations to medallist
@marcelaturati
, a relentless and meticulous journalist and author from Mexico. Marcela gets to the heart of stories, and uses her expertise to mentor emerging journalists and defend press freedom. Full announcement
#Cabot2019
.
@mariaressa
, an investigative journalist and CEO of the online publication
@rapplerdotcom
, will be presented the 2019 Columbia Journalism Award on Wednesday, May 22 where she will address this year's graduating class.
#cjs19
Part of the curriculum at Columbia Journalism School involves real-time reporting. Our students have been covering the campus protests happening now. Check out their work:
1/3 Congratulations to the 2019 Maria Moors Cabot Prize Winners,
@AngelaKBorder
,
@borismunoz
,
@marcelaturati
,
@pxmolina
, for their outstanding reporting in Latin America. They will be presented with gold medals and a $5K honorarium at a ceremony in October.
Our community is deeply saddened by the killing of journalist Brent Renaud in
#Ukraine
. Our graduate and adjunct faculty
@arrejuan
was wounded in the attack. We extend our support to Juan and to all journalists covering the devastation of this crisis.
Columbia Journalism is welcoming Margaret Sullivan (
@Sulliview
) back to Pulitzer Hall. A columnist for the
@GuardianUS
, Sullivan will become the Executive Director for the
@craignewmark
Center for Journalism Ethics and Security on Jan. 1. Learn more here:
Meet our new Dean, Jelani Cobb
@jelani9
, and hear his vision for
@Columbia
Journalism School as he kicks off the fall semester and the opening of the Li Center for Global Journalism, directed by Azmat Khan
@AzmatZahra
#IPIWOCO
#PressFreedom
In Columbia's Dual M.S. in Journalism and Computer Science Program, students explore the frontiers of journalism with cutting-edge tools and techniques - and learn to redefine journalism as we know it. Applications due Jan. 15. Learn more:
#dataforgood
.
#RBGMovie
directors Prof.
@Betsywest
and
@FilmmakerJulie
, make an incredible team and we are proud of the success they have achieved. "The more women that are out there doing things, the better off the rest of us will be for it." - words to remember from Justice Ginsburg
Today in The
@NewYorker
: Dean Jelani Cobb highlights the photojournalism undertaken by Prof.
@NinaBerman
during these weeks of protest at Columbia University. See this "source of memory and understanding:"
“If you tell enough people the truth...it can actually make change in the world.”
@jelani9
accepting a duPont on behalf of
@ava
for
@13thFilm
which connected slavery to contemporary mass incarceration. Visit to submit by midnight tonight!
#duPont2021
With the
@TowFdn
, we are pleased to announce that Prof.
@EmilyBell
has been named to the newly endowed chair of Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism.
Read more:
Introducing the 2023 Cabot winners: June Carolyn Erlick, Joshua Goodman, Carlos Eduardo Huertas, and Alejandra Xanic. Check out the full announcement at
#CabotPrizes
ICYMI: The school's new Ira A. Lipman Journalism and Civil and Human Rights Center to Award Two Fellowships; Initiative Led by Award-Winning Journalist
@jelani9
To read the full announcement visit:
Columbia Journalism Investigations and
@propublica
analyzed more than 150 incidents of sexual assault involving dating apps. Their months-long investigation found that known sex offenders are not prevented from using Match Group's free dating apps.
It has been nearly two years since Justice Ginsburg graced us with a surprise visit during the post-screening panel of the
@RBGmovie
screening at the J-School. It was an honor. May she rest in peace.
Professor Daniel Alarcón is the host, co-founder & executive producer of the award-winning Spanish-language podcast
@radioambulante
. Learn about how he teaches M.S. Program students audio storytelling skills in the class "Telling True Stories in Sound."
"White people, at least at this point in 2021, haven't decided that they want police officers to behave any differently than they always have."
@jelani9
speaks with
@KhalilGMuhammad
in the first episode of "How We Got Here,” a new podcast out today!
#HWGH
Congratulations to
@borismunoz
, our third medallist. Hailing from Venezuela, he is now opinion editor
@nytimeses
, bringing a fresh and vibrant voice that connects English and Spanish speakers throughout the region. Read more
#Cabot2019
There has never been a more important time "to play a role in distinguishing truth from lies and to give voice to those who have none," says 2020 Columbia Journalism Award winner Julie Brown (
@jkbjournalist
) of the
@MiamiHerald
.
#CJS20
Just announced --
@LynzyBilling
@ProPublica
is the 2023
#BergerAward
winner for her investigative series “The Night Raids” about CIA-directed death squads called “Zero Units” in Afghanistan.
On Saturday, December 4, take part in our Virtual Information Session, a wide-ranging conversation with Columbia faculty, staff, and students about our degree programs, global student community, and career development services. 12:00 PM ET. Register:
Dr.
@Zeynep
Tufekci, a leading scholar and writer on the interplay between science, technology, and society, will begin as inaugural Director of the
@CraigNewmark
Center for Journalism Ethics and Security on July 1.
Young journalists should read
@nhannahjones
's powerful acceptance speech at this year's
#ChancellorAward
ceremony. "(News leaders) invest in the types of stories that reveal the lives of those on the margins and the choices we make that leave them there."
“Journalist, radio producer and writer of novels,
@DanielGAlarcon
is a multifaceted storyteller who has successfully attracted a vast audience into the lives of people across the Americas like no other.”
#CabotPrizes
.
@propublica
Reporter,
@gingerthomp1
selected as this year's John Chancellor Award winner. "Her work from the past three decades reflects the courage and integrity of the late John Chancellor,” said Dean
@SteveCollNY
, a member of the Chancellor jury.
In President
@BarackObama
's video address at the FaultLines: Democracy Conference
@Columbia
, he urged journalists and historians to search for solutions in fighting disinformation and to work to strengthen US democracy ahead of the next American election:
Professor
@jelani9
on why we should watch
@AppleTVPlus
' docuseries "Lincoln's Dilemma": "I think the story of Lincoln and Emancipation has crucial lessons for us, particularly as we navigate our own volatile political climate and continue our pursuit of racial equality."
The school's new Ira A. Lipman Journalism and Civil and Human Rights Center to Award Two Fellowships; Initiative Led by Award-Winning Journalist
@jelani9
To read the full announcement visit:
“[She] is one of the country’s most distinctive and respected voices on the subject of race in America” -
@SteveCollNY
on 2018
#ChancellorAward
winner
@nhannahjones
. Read more about Hannah-Jones’s incredible career:
The Cabot Jury selected
@jagarzaramos
as a 2022 Special Citation recipient for his “intrepid reporting, and commitment to his colleagues, in the face of adversity.”
#CabotPrizes
Today, Columbia Journalism School announced the launch of a Loan Repayment Assistance Program. The first of its kind for graduate journalism schools, this pilot program will support recent graduates in nonprofit news media organizations. Learn more:
"Carlos Ernesto Martínez has brought field experience, courage, and a strong narrative voice to his reporting including short texts, books, and documentaries, among other formats."
#CabotPrizes
Yesterday, nearly 20 Columbia Journalism School community members were awarded the highest recognition in journalism. Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes:
"For more than 30 years,
@xanic
has been uncovering the truth and holding the powerful accountable with impactful and far-reaching reporting."
#CabotPrizes
J-School students have been covering COVID-19 for weeks, documenting a rapidly changing city and world as the pandemic takes hold. Read their work here:
#cjscovid19
Our community is grieving the loss of a legend. John Bennet, a revered
@NewYorker
editor (
@slothead
) and a beloved member of our adjunct faculty, died over the weekend. His colleagues and students will miss him deeply.
Meet the 2022 Fellows of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia Journalism School!
Each fellow will use the 21 weeks of the program to accelerate a strategic project for their organization.
Let’s meet each 2022 Sulzberger Fellow…🧵👇
Last night,
@MSNBC
's Rachel
@maddow
, 2020 duPont Winner, spoke with Dean Jelani Cobb about her approach to news: "Make sure that you're telling people something they don't already know... If we are telling a story the same way that somebody else told it, it is not worth doing."
We are deeply saddened by the news that Todd Gitlin has died. "Todd was a gifted, multifaceted person -- journalist, sociologist, activist, author and poet...We will all miss his spirit and generosity,"
@SteveCollNY
wrote to the school community.
"Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts,"
@SalmanRushdie
said at a 1991 speech at
@columbia
.
Millie Tran (
@millie
), VP of content strategy & growth at
@condenast
, is a 2022 Sulzberger Fellow! She will partner with Christiane Mack.
Project: Develop an audience-focused content framework that supports original creation & enables stories to move across a global network.
Congratulations to the new class of the Spencer Fellows in Education Reporting
@caseyparks
,
@beenishfahmed
,
@svhernandez
,
@BenjaminBHerold
. Each fellow receives a $75,000 stipend plus research expenses to support their academic year. Read about their work:
Columbia Journalism Class of 2024, this is your moment. Congratulations to the 229 graduates who officially completed their degrees today! Reporting begins here — and continues wherever you go.
#CJSendOff2024
Congratulations to Caroline Chen ('13 M.S. Stabile),
who won the 2020
@LivingstonAward
for Local Reporting for her
@ProPublica
series "Heartless Hospital." Learn more about the award-winning series and Columbia Journalism School's investigative training:
At a moment when journalism faces a "crisis of credibility" Dean
@jelani9
told alumni at
#nabjnahj22
"It's never been more important that we have people who bring [diverse] perspectives to the table."