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February 2008

The Media's Harry Situation

The British press and “the great silence: redux”

By Megan Garber Fri 29 Feb 2008 04:12 PM Natural Born Campaign-Killer?

Canal-birthed McCain, meet China-calved Luce

By Clint Hendler Fri 29 Feb 2008 01:58 PM Wiring Journalism 2.0

Brad Stenger on the intersection of the press and computer science

By Curtis Brainard Fri 29 Feb 2008 11:00 AM Opening Bell

In CJR's a.m. business-press roundup: More Street spooks; Jingle mail; WSJ's dollar delay; Bush to recession: Drop dead; and more.

By Ryan Chittum Fri 29 Feb 2008 08:10 AM President Bloomberg: RIP

Will Mayor Mike’s op-ed finally end this nonsense?

By Gal Beckerman Thu 28 Feb 2008 11:34 AM Shrill-ary

Is Clinton’s problem as basic as her voice?

By Megan Garber Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:26 AM WaPo Says Wii

The paper gets a game room!

By Megan Garber Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:18 AM The Wind Beneath Biofuels' Wings

The press goes giddy over Virgin's "nutty" test flight

By Russ Juskalian Thu 28 Feb 2008 09:05 AM Forbes, Fortune: Jobs Well Done

Bizpubs add to excellent work on overseas child, forced labor; Recalling Bloomberg Markets

By Elinore Longobardi Thu 28 Feb 2008 08:30 AM Opening Bell

In CJR’s a.m. business-press roundup: Paulson pushes back, WSJ reports; a stunner from Bahrain; Bernanke: Damn the torpedoes, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Thu 28 Feb 2008 08:10 AM Off The Map

Foreign affairs were missing, and missed, in debate season

By Clint Hendler Wed 27 Feb 2008 05:50 PM It's The Man Show -- on MSNBC!

Stick to your knitting, ladies

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 27 Feb 2008 05:37 PM Bro, Sweet Chemistry Tat!

New blog showcases science in body ink

By Curtis Brainard Wed 27 Feb 2008 05:02 PM Teaching vs. Preaching

A glimmer of pedagogy in the Ohio debate—were the media learning?

By Trudy Lieberman Wed 27 Feb 2008 04:19 PM From the Archives

Victor Navasky on William F. Buckley

By The Editors Wed 27 Feb 2008 12:00 PM The Last Night

Final Fights and Russertism

By Clint Hendler Wed 27 Feb 2008 11:09 AM Russert Bags "The Marlin"

The most Russert-centric debate to date?

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 27 Feb 2008 10:49 AM Master Debaters?

Moderators, moderation, and a modest proposal

By Megan Garber Wed 27 Feb 2008 10:37 AM CJR Podcast: Delacorte Lecture with Time’s Rick Stengel

The managing editor on the unique role of the modern newsweekly

By The Editors Wed 27 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell

In CJR's a.m. guide to the business press: Grim tidings on housing; WP says a veto threatened on bailouts; 50 bank failures? etc. etc.

By Ryan Chittum Wed 27 Feb 2008 08:15 AM Stengel's Wrong About Endorsements

Editors in Ohio and Texas explain why

By Gal Beckerman Tue 26 Feb 2008 03:18 PM Stay "Classy," Clinton

But not till after tonight's debate, Live on MSNBC!

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 26 Feb 2008 02:07 PM Brief Encounters

Short reviews of books: Woodward and Bernstein, the U.S. record on torture, and media populism

By James Boylan Tue 26 Feb 2008 09:00 AM The Opening Bell

Pause in the panic; the Times on useless insurance; more bad news for a fallen titan, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Tue 26 Feb 2008 08:07 AM Elephant in the Studio

Doris Kearns Goodwin on PlagiarismGate 2008

By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 25 Feb 2008 05:37 PM Mountain, Meet Molehill

Why is the Obama photo a story?

By Megan Garber Mon 25 Feb 2008 04:15 PM Accuracy in Truth Squading

KTRK-TV's truth meter needs recalibration

By Trudy Lieberman Mon 25 Feb 2008 01:00 PM Avoiding Assassination

Why we’d rather not talk about it

By Clint Hendler Mon 25 Feb 2008 12:32 PM Debits and Credits

Portfolio's weak cover; BW's cool update; Economist instructs; WSJ probes, etc.

By Anna Bahney Mon 25 Feb 2008 11:35 AM Opening Bell

Oil shocks; Wachovia bites its own leg off; ChiTrib on Countrywide's skeletons, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Mon 25 Feb 2008 08:03 AM The McCain Article, the Day After

The Times comes through for its readers

By Megan Garber Fri 22 Feb 2008 03:43 PM Follow the Money

There's only one way to interpret Hillary's spending habits

By Gal Beckerman Fri 22 Feb 2008 01:23 PM The Debate Shuffle

Pick a storyline, any storyline

By Clint Hendler Fri 22 Feb 2008 11:31 AM The World According to Forbes

"Smartest Cities" list is stupid even for a list

By Elinore Longobardi Fri 22 Feb 2008 11:00 AM Science Journalism

Past, present, and futuristic

By Curtis Brainard Fri 22 Feb 2008 10:55 AM Opening Bell

One in ten homes underwater: NYT; Microsoft; perils of dried fruit; more gloom, doom

By Ryan Chittum Fri 22 Feb 2008 07:51 AM McCausation

How 1 + 1 ads up to $—or XXX

By Clint Hendler Thu 21 Feb 2008 05:13 PM Five Questions for Bill Keller

Now that the "McCain bombshell" has dropped

By Megan Garber Thu 21 Feb 2008 01:45 PM A Sorry Situation

How do you contain a cable conflagration?

By Liz Cox Barrett Thu 21 Feb 2008 09:02 AM Games in Palestine

Can a video game replicate reporting in a war-torn country?

By David Cohn Thu 21 Feb 2008 09:00 AM The Bats and the Bees

Population crashes, the press, and the “Holocene extinction”

By Russ Juskalian Thu 21 Feb 2008 08:09 AM The Opening Bell

Stagflation; a run on anti-panic insurance; "that Armageddon feel," etc.

By Ryan Chittum Thu 21 Feb 2008 07:52 AM Popular? Must Be "Populist"

Why does the press use “populist” to refer to policies that are simply liberal?

By Dean Starkman Wed 20 Feb 2008 03:59 PM Don't Worry, WikiLeaks

The Times has got your back

By Clint Hendler Wed 20 Feb 2008 03:54 PM The End of the Beginning?

Or, for Clinton, the beginning of the end?

By Megan Garber Wed 20 Feb 2008 02:11 PM A Man Made of Teflon and Rubber

Why bad press refuses to stick to Obama

By Gal Beckerman Wed 20 Feb 2008 01:45 PM The Definition of Universal, Again

Ted Kennedy's take on it

By Trudy Lieberman Wed 20 Feb 2008 10:29 AM Impressive Coverage at the LA Times

Exposing warts in the health insurance market

By Trudy Lieberman Wed 20 Feb 2008 09:39 AM CJR Podcast: Delacorte Lecture with the Virginia Quarterly Review's Ted Genoways

The editor reveals the secrets of the little mag that could

By The Editors Wed 20 Feb 2008 09:00 AM The Opening Bell

There will be triple-digit oil; NYT scores with MBIA; Suisse aftershocks, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Wed 20 Feb 2008 08:08 AM Wag the Finger

Angry Bill: From embeds' eyes to pundits' lips

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 19 Feb 2008 04:42 PM Military Embeds: The World Tour

A military's handling of the media says a lot about its nation

By David Axe Tue 19 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Plagiarism, the Latest -Gate

The latest Democrat tiff gets its airing in the press

By Megan Garber Tue 19 Feb 2008 08:55 AM Dispatches from AAAS

A few thoughts on meeting’s media-oriented panels

By Curtis Brainard Tue 19 Feb 2008 08:00 AM The Opening Bell

A Swiss credit bombshell; shaky Rock in the UK; Bay Area housing, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Tue 19 Feb 2008 07:18 AM Whoops

Where CJR’s “Rest in Piece” went wrong

By Clint Hendler Mon 18 Feb 2008 04:00 PM Dispatches from AAAS

The big news from the annual science conference

By Curtis Brainard Mon 18 Feb 2008 03:45 PM Lame Huck

How do you cover a candidate-who-isn’t?

By Megan Garber Mon 18 Feb 2008 03:07 PM "Not Voting With Their People"?

The Times takes the super out of superdelegates

By Gal Beckerman Mon 18 Feb 2008 02:02 PM Democrats Attack "Business," "Trade"

Or so says The Wall Street Journal on page one

By Dean Starkman Mon 18 Feb 2008 01:55 PM Debits and Credits

Times gets debit for no Reuters credit; The Atlantic overreaches; WSJ leder chugs along, etc.

By Anna Bahney Mon 18 Feb 2008 10:00 AM Story, Resurrected

The Atlantic trumps GQ

By Megan Garber Fri 15 Feb 2008 11:51 AM Obama's Old Boss

An FCC blast from the past

By Clint Hendler Fri 15 Feb 2008 10:45 AM On the Ground: 'Dances' With Strongmen

Building trust in Iraq, with chai and R-E-S-P-E-C-T

By Paul McLeary Fri 15 Feb 2008 10:33 AM The Environment, Writ Small

Regional coverage has struggled to connect candidates' general goals to local needs

By Curtis Brainard Fri 15 Feb 2008 10:12 AM An Obama "Embed" on Access, Inspiration, Oppo

And what not to ask her

By Liz Cox Barrett Fri 15 Feb 2008 09:13 AM Obama's Lobbyist Line

A "more complicated truth" on campaign contributions

By Trudy Lieberman Fri 15 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell

Spitzer turns the tables; WSJ scoops; renting in Dallas; FT on shaky LBOs, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Fri 15 Feb 2008 08:07 AM Mad Money, Bad Blood

Why CNBC threw Barron's off its air

By Dean Starkman Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:45 AM The Bachelor: GOP Edition

Who will receive McCain’s red rose?

By Megan Garber Thu 14 Feb 2008 04:53 PM Watching The Washington Post

On primary night, a glimpse of the print-digital future

By Clint Hendler Thu 14 Feb 2008 02:08 PM Welcome Back, Writers!

The wind beneath Stewart/Colbert's wings blows again

By Megan Garber Thu 14 Feb 2008 12:38 PM May I Speak Freely?

Anthony Lewis on the First Amendment's march to victory

By Aryeh Neier Thu 14 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Of Love and Other Demons

The press hearts Obama. But is it toxic?

By Megan Garber Thu 14 Feb 2008 08:55 AM The Opening Bell

The Audit's new daily column chimes in on new credit problems, Zell's latest moves, bad Chinese drugs, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Thu 14 Feb 2008 08:15 AM Love, By The Numbers

Fox couldn’t get enough of Obama

By Adam Rose Wed 13 Feb 2008 05:42 PM Blue Genes (or Red)

Are liberal/conservative political beliefs heritable?

By Curtis Brainard Wed 13 Feb 2008 02:35 PM Obama Sells His Narrative

Press knew he would win big, but still treated it as HUGE NEWS

By Gal Beckerman Wed 13 Feb 2008 12:42 PM Heisenberg's Calling Principle

MSNBC and Reuters jump the gun in DC

By Clint Hendler Wed 13 Feb 2008 12:20 PM Hurry Up, Spring Training

Cockfighting and dog shows fill the void?

By Brent Cunningham Wed 13 Feb 2008 10:59 AM The Opening Bell

The Audit's new daily column chimes in on monolines, cars, Paulson, etc.

By Ryan Chittum Wed 13 Feb 2008 08:13 AM Who's Afraid of 60 Minutes?

No worries for the candidates

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 12 Feb 2008 02:16 PM Tasty Potomac Predictions

The press feasts on the future

By Megan Garber Tue 12 Feb 2008 02:11 PM Columbia Presents 2007 Oakes Awards

Winners cover radioactive pollution, coastal erosion, and melting ice caps

By Curtis Brainard Tue 12 Feb 2008 12:55 PM Appetite for Fear

David Everitt's history of the pamphleteers who hunted 'pinkos'

By David Hajdu Tue 12 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Fighting Words

Gwen Ifill listens through the ears of Clinton and Obama's supporters

By Gal Beckerman Mon 11 Feb 2008 12:38 PM Beware of "Neuropunditry"

Slate keeps tabs on a flimsy new trend

By Curtis Brainard Mon 11 Feb 2008 12:22 PM Debits and Credits

A.P. falls for McClatchy's hidden-ball trick; FT shines thrice, etc.

By Anna Bahney Mon 11 Feb 2008 10:34 AM Fact From Fiction

At the checkpoints with the Sons of Iraq

By Paul McLeary Fri 8 Feb 2008 11:16 AM A Cautionary Tale for David Brooks and Others

What, really, was Jim Cooper’s ‘Clinton Lite?’

By Trudy Lieberman Fri 8 Feb 2008 11:14 AM Grand Experiment: A Public Editor for Education

The EWA’s first Public Editor, Linda Perlstein, discusses the state of ed reporting

By Megan Garber Fri 8 Feb 2008 10:59 AM Oklahoma 1999

Lessons on insurance reporting from a nine-year-old disaster

By Dean Starkman Fri 8 Feb 2008 10:59 AM Where Was McCain?

The senator’s a no-show on the stimulus-package vote

By Megan Garber Thu 7 Feb 2008 03:43 PM Is Sustainability Reporting Sustainable?

Loving "Green" Stories When They’re Easy

By Russ Juskalian Thu 7 Feb 2008 02:28 PM Free Tunes! Not

Business press stampedes into Qtrax blunder

By Ryan Chittum Thu 7 Feb 2008 11:24 AM Leaps and Bounds

Paranoia: as American as your (possibly poisoned) apple pie

By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas Thu 7 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Who Understands Our Electoral System?

Political press needs to bone up

By Gal Beckerman Wed 6 Feb 2008 02:23 PM Wizard of Odds

Karl Rove’s Fox News debut

By Megan Garber Wed 6 Feb 2008 02:21 PM There Will Be Losers

Cable talkers see to it

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 6 Feb 2008 01:57 PM Correction Follies

Vegas paper compounds confusion of a bungled rewrite

By Elinore Longobardi Wed 6 Feb 2008 01:38 PM Meet the Sons of Iraq

“Concerned Local Citizens” didn’t cut it with Iraqis

By Paul McLeary Wed 6 Feb 2008 09:14 AM "Vote-zilla!"

MSNBC takes 'Monster Super Tuesday' a little too literally

By Megan Garber Tue 5 Feb 2008 02:29 PM Five Years Ago

Powell spoke, and the press missed an opportunity

By Clint Hendler Tue 5 Feb 2008 01:51 PM Conspicuous Assumption

The Times recycles discredited myths about personal debt

By Dean Starkman Tue 5 Feb 2008 01:40 PM As goes American Samoa...

Voting early, the island enhances its play on Super Tuesday

By Clint Hendler Tue 5 Feb 2008 12:34 PM Uncomfortable Truth

P. Sainath reminds us that India is still a poor country

By Naresh Fernandes Tue 5 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Obama's Energy Equivocations

NYT follows up on another flip-flop

By Curtis Brainard Tue 5 Feb 2008 08:52 AM Wikileaked onto A-10

The New York Times follows up

By Clint Hendler Mon 4 Feb 2008 05:15 PM Up Close With the Counterinsurgency

The most important thing the U.S military is doing in Iraq is complicated and largely uncovered

By Paul McLeary Mon 4 Feb 2008 04:58 PM Harry and Louise Redux?

The media miss the point

By Trudy Lieberman Mon 4 Feb 2008 04:26 PM Spoiling for a Fight

NYT lets CNN off the hook in debate story

By Brent Cunningham Mon 4 Feb 2008 01:11 PM Who You Gonna Call?

The importance of fact-checking

By Gal Beckerman Mon 4 Feb 2008 12:51 PM Debits and Credits

Two cheers for Newsweek; Portfolio's foresight; FT, eh; etc

By Anna Bahney Mon 4 Feb 2008 11:34 AM GOP Candidates Back Emissions Waiver

Who saw that consensus coming?

By Curtis Brainard Fri 1 Feb 2008 03:14 PM A "Slow-Blog" Movement?

Clinton’s cryptic quote causes frustration

By Curtis Brainard Fri 1 Feb 2008 03:06 PM Blowing in the Wind

When it comes to hurricanes, what to cover?

By Michele Wilson Fri 1 Feb 2008 01:11 PM Casino Heiress Plays Reuters

Wire-service puff piece serves subject, not readers

By Elinore Longobardi Fri 1 Feb 2008 11:44 AM AP readies for Super Tuesday

Q&A with Sr. Managing Editor Mike Silverman

By Clint Hendler Fri 1 Feb 2008 11:39 AM Tax Credits Explained...Finally

The Salt Lake Tribune takes a deeper view

By Trudy Lieberman Fri 1 Feb 2008 10:16 AM

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