American Journalism Review
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The American Journalism Review (AJR) was an American magazine covering topics in journalism. It was launched in 1977 as the Washington Journalism Review by journalist Roger Kranz. It ceased publication in 2015.
History and profile
The first issue of the magazine appeared in October 1977. In 1987 it was acquired by
Notable events
In January 1999, the
In its December 2006 issue, the AJR printed an article about the The AJR was not named as a defendant, but agreed to pay Paterno's legal bills and indemnify her against any judgment. Paterno, as a freelancer, had written for the AJR for about ten years.
In August 2007, The Washington Post reported that the AJR could shut down by the end of 2007 if it could not reduce its operating deficit, then running at about $200,000 per year (with a total budget of about $800,000). Donors provided at least a third of the budget; the remainder is from advertising. Donations to the AJR from 2004-2007 included about $1.25 million from a group of news veterans headed by former
In 2013, the Review ceased print publication and became an online-only publication.[8] The online publication ended in 2015, although the archives were to remain available online.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Lori Robertson, "The Life and Times of AJR", American Journalism Review, November 2002.
- Poynter.org, July 31, 2015.
- ^ Anita Balikrishnan, "'American Journalism Review' ends online publishing", USA Today, July 31, 2015.
- ^ Felicity Barringer, "Gannett Withdraws Ads From Journalism Review", The New York Times, March 8, 1999
- ^ Paterno, Susan. "Santa Barbara Smackdown". American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Publisher of California paper sues journalist over story in American Journalism Review", Associated Press, December 19, 2006
- ^ Joe Strupp, "AJR Facing Major Debt — But CJR Says It's In The Black", Editor & Publisher, August 22, 2007
- ^ "American Journalism Review To Become Online Only Publication". Philip Merrill College of Journalism. 2013-07-17. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "American Journalism Review To Cease Online Publication" Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, July 31, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- American Journalism Review archive. Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
- Kettmann, Matt (Dec 19, 2006). "Details of McCaw's AJR Suit". Santa Barbara Independent.
- Kurtz, Howard (Aug 22, 2007). "Journal's Pains Reflect Media's Malaise". The Washington Post.