Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportune moment to reflect upon the challenges faced by people with mental illness. Stigma remains a key challenge, and considerable research indicates that the ...

Ever since we ran across this interview with craigslist founder Craig Newmark, we’ve been bugging him for more information about his interest in “citizen journalism.” A cup of coffee and a couple of ...

"They figured that this would shut me down," says Priscilla Villarreal. "But what they did was create a monster." Villarreal is a journalist in the Texas border town of Laredo. She is at the center of ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk visited the United States’ border with Mexico on Thursday to get an “unfiltered” look at migration across the Southern border, barging into another heated political debate ...

James O'Keefe's guerrilla video attack on NPR has led to the resignation of its chief executive and an ethical debate: When are lies justified in pursuit of a political cause? It is now clear that ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. I wrote yesterday about “After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the ...

Having read, We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News, I was interested to learn more about its author, Eliot Higgins, and his prominent rise in the field of ...

Journalism is essential in holding those in power accountable. President Trump has disregarded journalistic integrity and has attacked truth-tellers in his drive to control the narrative. Trump has ...

Dr. Phil’s anti-woke Merit Street Media only collapsed two weeks ago. Now, the TV doctor has unveiled Envoy Media, a “citizen-journalism” venture promising real-time viewer engagement. “As always, my ...

Aug 25, 2024 Aug 25, 2024 Updated Sep 28, 2025 0 This week, The Citizen received some more awards for the kind of journalism that's only possible with the support of its readers. In the New York News ...