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Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

Transgender topics

CJR has published a number of pieces involving opinion, criticism, and analysis of transgender coverage in the media, like this piece from Alexandria Neason:

Controversial stories like Jesse Singal’s cover story for The Atlanticon how parents of transgender teens approach their desire to personally or medically transition, come to mind. The story was fact checked, but according to many readersjournalists, and activists in the trans community, was transphobic—and all wrong. The difference between fact and truth is yet another example of why newsrooms, and publishing houses, desperately need to invest in employing and representing diverse writers, editors, agents, and fact checkers alike.

References

Neason, Alexandria (January 25, 2019). The perils of publishing without a fact-checking net. Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/analysis/journalism-book-fact-checking-jill-abramson.php

Resources

Columbia Journalism Review (cjr.org)