Silence as Policy: How the Columbia Journalism Review Protects Its Own and Abandons the Public
When conflicts of interest in major news coverage were exposed, CJR refused to respond, eroding public trust in media oversight.
The watchdogs are toothless when they protect writers instead of exposing the conflicts of interest that disqualify them from writing.
Recently, Freedom submitted an op-ed to the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) detailing undisclosed conflicts in The San Francisco Standard’s reporting by writer Sam Mondros.
The op-ed, titled “Unreported Conflicts in Coverage Destroy Reader Trust,” examined how Mondros relied on discredited anti-religious blogger Tony Ortega—without disclosing his bias, history of fabrications or past defense of Backpage.com, later shut down for facilitating sex trafficking.
Unreported Conflicts in Coverage Destroy Reader Trust
Author's summary: CJR protects its own instead of the public.
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