Archives
February 2008
The Media's Harry SituationThe 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 2.0Brad Stenger on the intersection of the press and computer science
By Curtis Brainard Fri 29 Feb 2008 11:00 AM Opening BellIn 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: RIPWill Mayor Mike’s op-ed finally end this nonsense?
By Gal Beckerman Thu 28 Feb 2008 11:34 AM Shrill-aryIs Clinton’s problem as basic as her voice?
By Megan Garber Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:26 AM WaPo Says WiiThe paper gets a game room!
By Megan Garber Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:18 AM The Wind Beneath Biofuels' WingsThe press goes giddy over Virgin's "nutty" test flight
By Russ Juskalian Thu 28 Feb 2008 09:05 AM Forbes, Fortune: Jobs Well DoneBizpubs add to excellent work on overseas child, forced labor; Recalling Bloomberg Markets
By Elinore Longobardi Thu 28 Feb 2008 08:30 AM Opening BellIn 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 MapForeign 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. PreachingA glimmer of pedagogy in the Ohio debate—were the media learning?
By Trudy Lieberman Wed 27 Feb 2008 04:19 PM From the ArchivesVictor Navasky on William F. Buckley
By The Editors Wed 27 Feb 2008 12:00 PM The Last NightFinal 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 StengelThe managing editor on the unique role of the modern newsweekly
By The Editors Wed 27 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Opening BellIn 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 EndorsementsEditors in Ohio and Texas explain why
By Gal Beckerman Tue 26 Feb 2008 03:18 PM Stay "Classy," ClintonBut not till after tonight's debate, Live on MSNBC!
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 26 Feb 2008 02:07 PM Brief EncountersShort 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 BellPause 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 StudioDoris Kearns Goodwin on PlagiarismGate 2008
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 25 Feb 2008 05:37 PM Mountain, Meet MolehillWhy is the Obama photo a story?
By Megan Garber Mon 25 Feb 2008 04:15 PM Accuracy in Truth SquadingKTRK-TV's truth meter needs recalibration
By Trudy Lieberman Mon 25 Feb 2008 01:00 PM Avoiding AssassinationWhy we’d rather not talk about it
By Clint Hendler Mon 25 Feb 2008 12:32 PM Debits and CreditsPortfolio's weak cover; BW's cool update; Economist instructs; WSJ probes, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 25 Feb 2008 11:35 AM Opening BellOil 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 AfterThe Times comes through for its readers
By Megan Garber Fri 22 Feb 2008 03:43 PM Follow the MoneyThere's only one way to interpret Hillary's spending habits
By Gal Beckerman Fri 22 Feb 2008 01:23 PM The Debate ShufflePick 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 JournalismPast, present, and futuristic
By Curtis Brainard Fri 22 Feb 2008 10:55 AM Opening BellOne in ten homes underwater: NYT; Microsoft; perils of dried fruit; more gloom, doom
By Ryan Chittum Fri 22 Feb 2008 07:51 AM McCausationHow 1 + 1 ads up to $—or XXX
By Clint Hendler Thu 21 Feb 2008 05:13 PM Five Questions for Bill KellerNow that the "McCain bombshell" has dropped
By Megan Garber Thu 21 Feb 2008 01:45 PM A Sorry SituationHow do you contain a cable conflagration?
By Liz Cox Barrett Thu 21 Feb 2008 09:02 AM Games in PalestineCan a video game replicate reporting in a war-torn country?
By David Cohn Thu 21 Feb 2008 09:00 AM The Bats and the BeesPopulation crashes, the press, and the “Holocene extinction”
By Russ Juskalian Thu 21 Feb 2008 08:09 AM The Opening BellStagflation; 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, WikiLeaksThe 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 RubberWhy bad press refuses to stick to Obama
By Gal Beckerman Wed 20 Feb 2008 01:45 PM The Definition of Universal, AgainTed Kennedy's take on it
By Trudy Lieberman Wed 20 Feb 2008 10:29 AM Impressive Coverage at the LA TimesExposing 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 GenowaysThe editor reveals the secrets of the little mag that could
By The Editors Wed 20 Feb 2008 09:00 AM The Opening BellThere will be triple-digit oil; NYT scores with MBIA; Suisse aftershocks, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Wed 20 Feb 2008 08:08 AM Wag the FingerAngry Bill: From embeds' eyes to pundits' lips
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 19 Feb 2008 04:42 PM Military Embeds: The World TourA 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 -GateThe latest Democrat tiff gets its airing in the press
By Megan Garber Tue 19 Feb 2008 08:55 AM Dispatches from AAASA few thoughts on meeting’s media-oriented panels
By Curtis Brainard Tue 19 Feb 2008 08:00 AM The Opening BellA Swiss credit bombshell; shaky Rock in the UK; Bay Area housing, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Tue 19 Feb 2008 07:18 AM WhoopsWhere CJR’s “Rest in Piece” went wrong
By Clint Hendler Mon 18 Feb 2008 04:00 PM Dispatches from AAASThe big news from the annual science conference
By Curtis Brainard Mon 18 Feb 2008 03:45 PM Lame HuckHow 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 CreditsTimes 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, ResurrectedThe Atlantic trumps GQ
By Megan Garber Fri 15 Feb 2008 11:51 AM Obama's Old BossAn FCC blast from the past
By Clint Hendler Fri 15 Feb 2008 10:45 AM On the Ground: 'Dances' With StrongmenBuilding 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 SmallRegional 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, OppoAnd what not to ask her
By Liz Cox Barrett Fri 15 Feb 2008 09:13 AM Obama's Lobbyist LineA "more complicated truth" on campaign contributions
By Trudy Lieberman Fri 15 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Opening BellSpitzer 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 BloodWhy CNBC threw Barron's off its air
By Dean Starkman Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:45 AM The Bachelor: GOP EditionWho will receive McCain’s red rose?
By Megan Garber Thu 14 Feb 2008 04:53 PM Watching The Washington PostOn 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 DemonsThe press hearts Obama. But is it toxic?
By Megan Garber Thu 14 Feb 2008 08:55 AM The Opening BellThe 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 NumbersFox 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 NarrativePress 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 PrincipleMSNBC and Reuters jump the gun in DC
By Clint Hendler Wed 13 Feb 2008 12:20 PM Hurry Up, Spring TrainingCockfighting and dog shows fill the void?
By Brent Cunningham Wed 13 Feb 2008 10:59 AM The Opening BellThe 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 PredictionsThe press feasts on the future
By Megan Garber Tue 12 Feb 2008 02:11 PM Columbia Presents 2007 Oakes AwardsWinners cover radioactive pollution, coastal erosion, and melting ice caps
By Curtis Brainard Tue 12 Feb 2008 12:55 PM Appetite for FearDavid Everitt's history of the pamphleteers who hunted 'pinkos'
By David Hajdu Tue 12 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Fighting WordsGwen 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 CreditsA.P. falls for McClatchy's hidden-ball trick; FT shines thrice, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 11 Feb 2008 10:34 AM Fact From FictionAt the checkpoints with the Sons of Iraq
By Paul McLeary Fri 8 Feb 2008 11:16 AM A Cautionary Tale for David Brooks and OthersWhat, really, was Jim Cooper’s ‘Clinton Lite?’
By Trudy Lieberman Fri 8 Feb 2008 11:14 AM Grand Experiment: A Public Editor for EducationThe EWA’s first Public Editor, Linda Perlstein, discusses the state of ed reporting
By Megan Garber Fri 8 Feb 2008 10:59 AM Oklahoma 1999Lessons 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! NotBusiness press stampedes into Qtrax blunder
By Ryan Chittum Thu 7 Feb 2008 11:24 AM Leaps and BoundsParanoia: 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 OddsKarl Rove’s Fox News debut
By Megan Garber Wed 6 Feb 2008 02:21 PM There Will Be LosersCable talkers see to it
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 6 Feb 2008 01:57 PM Correction FolliesVegas 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 AgoPowell spoke, and the press missed an opportunity
By Clint Hendler Tue 5 Feb 2008 01:51 PM Conspicuous AssumptionThe 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 TruthP. Sainath reminds us that India is still a poor country
By Naresh Fernandes Tue 5 Feb 2008 09:00 AM Obama's Energy EquivocationsNYT follows up on another flip-flop
By Curtis Brainard Tue 5 Feb 2008 08:52 AM Wikileaked onto A-10The New York Times follows up
By Clint Hendler Mon 4 Feb 2008 05:15 PM Up Close With the CounterinsurgencyThe 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 FightNYT 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 CreditsTwo cheers for Newsweek; Portfolio's foresight; FT, eh; etc
By Anna Bahney Mon 4 Feb 2008 11:34 AM GOP Candidates Back Emissions WaiverWho 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 WindWhen it comes to hurricanes, what to cover?
By Michele Wilson Fri 1 Feb 2008 01:11 PM Casino Heiress Plays ReutersWire-service puff piece serves subject, not readers
By Elinore Longobardi Fri 1 Feb 2008 11:44 AM AP readies for Super TuesdayQ&A with Sr. Managing Editor Mike Silverman
By Clint Hendler Fri 1 Feb 2008 11:39 AM Tax Credits Explained...FinallyThe Salt Lake Tribune takes a deeper view
By Trudy Lieberman Fri 1 Feb 2008 10:16 AM