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March 2008
Dith Pran's NYT "Video Obit"If you haven’t seen it yet, The New York Times' "The Last Word: Dith Pran" is well worth watching. You get a brief backgrounder on what happened to Pran and to his people in 1970s Cambodia. And no matter how...
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 31 Mar 2008 04:21 PM When Sports Metaphors OverstayJust like the Clinton campaign, it does not appear that CNN planned for a contest lasting past February. So, seeing how it's all baseball season now, isn't it time to move on from "Ballot Bowl" graphics? Thanks....
By Clint Hendler Mon 31 Mar 2008 02:52 PM Barack's Big Lebowski StrategyA.k.a., campaigning
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 31 Mar 2008 01:21 PM StahledBy Dean Starkman Mon 31 Mar 2008 01:03 PM Remembering the RFK Campaign
Forty years ago, Kennedy inspired the audacity of hope
By Roger Mudd Mon 31 Mar 2008 11:12 AM Say Ahhhh!By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 31 Mar 2008 11:07 AM CJR Podcast: Pete Hamill on A.J. Liebling
The legendary author discusses the work of another legendary author
By The Editors Mon 31 Mar 2008 11:00 AM But Editor, I Thought She Was a Whore!By Clint Hendler Mon 31 Mar 2008 10:31 AM Debits & Credits: Trashing Borrowers
The WSJ's junk stats; read the Times; Fortune shines on Ground Zero, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 31 Mar 2008 08:32 AM Opening Bell: The Fed's Blank CheckAnd our least-transparent agency shall lead us; Paulson in wonderland; Food stamp flurry; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Mon 31 Mar 2008 07:59 AM Separation Anxiety… the Antarctic WayDid the media “hype” the latest ice shelf crumble?
By Curtis Brainard Fri 28 Mar 2008 05:15 PM CJR Podcast: The Wire's David SimonThe Wire creator talks about the series, urban reporting, and, yes, the future of journalism
By The Editors Fri 28 Mar 2008 03:00 PM What Can be Learned from Lichtblau?Reading the NSA tea leaves right
By Clint Hendler Fri 28 Mar 2008 02:49 PM Annie SquallHas the famous photog blown her cover?
By Megan Garber Fri 28 Mar 2008 02:41 PM Opening Bell: Uncle Jimmy's Fire SaleBear’s Cayne brought to his knees; the sticky rice market; pissed-off homeowners; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Fri 28 Mar 2008 07:10 AM Trailer MixTNR spoofs the spoilers
By Megan Garber Thu 27 Mar 2008 02:33 PM CT Scans and Tobacco FundingNYT’s reporter explains why it’s so hard to “sniff out” conflict of interest
By Curtis Brainard Thu 27 Mar 2008 11:59 AM Blogging the Long WarBill Roggio wants to be your source for conflict coverage
By Paul McLeary Thu 27 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: Regulation!Paulson the heretic; the death of home-equity loans; is New Century Financial the next Enron?; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Thu 27 Mar 2008 07:12 AM 60 Minutes Blows Biovail StorySEC sues drug maker Lesley Stahl defended
By Dean Starkman Wed 26 Mar 2008 11:08 PM Wherefore "Sticks" a Candidate's "Gaffe?"Do tell, Joe Scarborough
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 26 Mar 2008 04:59 PM “Chelsea Clinton Startled by Monica Query”The Taboo Question finally got asked; why was that such a shock?
By Megan Garber Wed 26 Mar 2008 04:40 PM Enough With The Fake ControversiesShaheen, Power, Ferraro stories are products of an endless news cycle
By Zachary Roth Wed 26 Mar 2008 04:40 PM John McCynicA depressing gaming of the press
By Clint Hendler Wed 26 Mar 2008 02:10 PM Not Ready on Day 1?Experience for the White House (reporter)
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 26 Mar 2008 11:02 AM A Health Care Conversation OpenerA North Carolina blogger cuts through the chaff
By Trudy Lieberman Wed 26 Mar 2008 10:29 AM Opening Bell: Clearly a MessCollapsing deals; the Fed in perspective; Floridians' recession strategies, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Wed 26 Mar 2008 07:40 AM What's Good for the Goose...When candidates "misspeak': McCain vs. Clinton
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 25 Mar 2008 03:06 PM Gasbaggery on MSNBCBy Clint Hendler Tue 25 Mar 2008 01:38 PM The Missing Genre
How do the candidates' plans affect ordinary folk?
By Trudy Lieberman Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:10 AM Immigration's RiseNew proposals, rhetoric, and enforcement revive a thorny issue
By Clint Hendler Tue 25 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: We Was MuggedCongressional hearings on Bear; the Fed plays hardball; housing lobby spins; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Tue 25 Mar 2008 07:39 AM In the Mad Money SwampWhat part of “Bear Stearns is fine” don’t you understand?
By Dean Starkman Mon 24 Mar 2008 02:12 PM The Survival of Investigative JournalismFrom Iraq to China, health and medicine under scrutiny
By Cristine Russell Mon 24 Mar 2008 01:04 PM Debits & Credits: Brooks Over His HeadPlus: Bear romanticized; an uncredited Crain's scoop; an overcaffeinated Journal, etc.
By Elinore Longobardi Mon 24 Mar 2008 08:26 AM The Opening Bell: Blubbering BearNYT's scoop on JPMorgan’s new offer; all that costly regulation!; the Japanese talk smack; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Mon 24 Mar 2008 07:07 AM Blind SpotWhat the Times is and isn’t asking about the Spitzer case
By Clint Hendler Fri 21 Mar 2008 04:29 PM Winning Today's "Debbie Downer" Award...By Megan Garber Fri 21 Mar 2008 04:15 PM On The Ground: the Grunts and the Press
Some thoughts on the disconnect, and how it could be different
By Paul McLeary Fri 21 Mar 2008 01:15 PM Watergate II?Or just "imprudent curiosity"?
By Megan Garber Fri 21 Mar 2008 01:06 PM Opening Bell: Ripple EffectCIT Group follows Bear to the brink; small homebuilders default; Murdoch targets Newsday; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Fri 21 Mar 2008 07:45 AM The Human Stain, ReduxA proud day for FOIA
By Megan Garber Thu 20 Mar 2008 05:14 PM Five Years Today...What About Tomorrow?Marking an anniversary is fine. But what happens when it's over?
By Megan Garber Thu 20 Mar 2008 03:35 PM CNN's Michigan SourceIf it’s a Clinton supporter, this is spin posing as news
By Zachary Roth Thu 20 Mar 2008 02:40 PM Tribes of America Back In PrintRick Perlstein’s CJR piece sparked a mini-crusade
By The Editors Thu 20 Mar 2008 01:00 PM The Other AnniversaryCPJ draws spotlight to Cuban journalists
By Clint Hendler Thu 20 Mar 2008 11:41 AM Divided SoulRian Malan stared down the demons of apartheid
By Gal Beckerman Thu 20 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: Hang On To That Bomb ShelterFaith in Freddie and Fannie; commodity markets get hammered; Depression anyone? Etc.
By Ryan Chittum Thu 20 Mar 2008 07:14 AM The State of Cable News is...Mature?And other findings from PEJ's annual report
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 19 Mar 2008 05:28 PM Getting It WrightWhy did the press need Obama to round out the reverend?
By Megan Garber Wed 19 Mar 2008 04:01 PM Keystone ClipsHow local PA TV played Obama’s speech
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 19 Mar 2008 03:29 PM The Other Side of SchadenfreudeSearching for a non-Wall Street perspective on Spitzer's fall
By Dean Starkman Wed 19 Mar 2008 01:38 PM Five Years OnA round-up of Iraq press links
By Clint Hendler Wed 19 Mar 2008 12:32 PM Reuters Looks BackBearing Witness: Five Years of The Iraq War
By Clint Hendler Wed 19 Mar 2008 10:26 AM CJR Podcast: Delacorte Lecture with Portfolio's Joanne LipmanThe editor on the role of the business glossy
By The Editors Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: One-Day Wonder?Market soars, but...; another twist in the Bear saga; the subprime blame game; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Wed 19 Mar 2008 07:41 AM McCain Gets His Facts WrongWill the press pay attention?
By Zachary Roth Tue 18 Mar 2008 03:37 PM Seize the MomentObama opened the door for a genuine conversation on race
By Clint Hendler Tue 18 Mar 2008 12:18 PM The Bar for BarackMedia anticipation for a “make or break” speech
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 18 Mar 2008 10:20 AM Good Angle on the Drug IndustryThe Washington Post connects some dots
By Trudy Lieberman Tue 18 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Somewhere East of EdenWhy the St. Pete Times model can't save newspapers
By Douglas McCollam Tue 18 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: The Street Freaks OutEarnings reports land with a shudder; questions for Lehman; the ghost of 1990s Japan; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Tue 18 Mar 2008 07:52 AM Op-Eds And Fact-CheckingWill Kristol's gaffe prompt change in policy at NYT?
By Zachary Roth Mon 17 Mar 2008 04:04 PM "Socialized Medicine" R.I.P.Who’s afraid of the big, bad bogeyman?
By Trudy Lieberman Mon 17 Mar 2008 03:40 PM Covering a ComeuppanceSwept away by sex, psychoanalysis and schadenfreude?
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 17 Mar 2008 02:03 PM Nip/Tuck: The Political Journalism EditionThe Politco goes under the knife
By Megan Garber Mon 17 Mar 2008 12:23 PM Debits and Credits: A Bear UnchallengedMorgenson's memory; A bad blog; Good Spitzer reporting, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 17 Mar 2008 08:20 AM Opening Bell: Bear MeatHelicopter Ben strikes again; is Lehman next? Merrill?; more evidence of subprime greed; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:58 AM A Corn-state Caucus Continues ComplicatedlyAnd even The Des Moines Register goofs
By Clint Hendler Fri 14 Mar 2008 03:10 PM Rod Parsley's Free PassJeremiah Wright gets torched, while McCain’s “spiritual adviser” offends with impunity
By Zachary Roth Fri 14 Mar 2008 02:45 PM On FerrarogateWhy were Gerry’s words so unsettling?
By Megan Garber Fri 14 Mar 2008 02:14 PM Clinton's Caucus RhetoricHer argument may get attention, but it demands scrutiny
By Clint Hendler Fri 14 Mar 2008 01:07 PM Opening Bell: The Economy's Toxic BlendOkay, we get it, we’re in a recession; dollar-dive ripples; Carlyle’s creative and time-tested investment strategy; etc.
By Ryan Chittum Fri 14 Mar 2008 07:33 AM On the Ground: The Enemy of My EnemyLearning to trust in Iraq
By Paul McLeary Thu 13 Mar 2008 05:37 PM Another Baseless ScreedAs will most press-bias rants, Strassel's piece is hollow
By Dean Starkman Thu 13 Mar 2008 05:27 PM Before the Breaking PointThe Times goes behind the scenes of the Spitzer resignation
By Megan Garber Thu 13 Mar 2008 09:27 AM Red Ink RisingHow the press missed a sea change in the credit-card industry
By Dean Starkman Thu 13 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: The Great Hedge-Fund UnwindCarlyle Capital leads the way; the Bushies get (regulatory) religion; rotten meat; unlucky pennies, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Thu 13 Mar 2008 07:48 AM Which Way to the White House, WaPo?Singer's spin on PA perpetuated
By Zachary Roth Wed 12 Mar 2008 05:35 PM NYT's "Momentucratic" Coverage?What's (not) on A1
By Zachary Roth Wed 12 Mar 2008 04:38 PM The Full SteamrollerA look back at how to not say what Spitzer said.
By Clint Hendler Wed 12 Mar 2008 03:19 PM Let's Get Rezko RightThe Chicago Tribune shows the way; others falter
By Clint Hendler Wed 12 Mar 2008 02:08 PM Blunder CoverWhich of TIME’s sharks jumped the highest?
By Megan Garber Wed 12 Mar 2008 01:35 PM On the Ground: Riding to TarmiyaLife in, and between, the bases
By Paul McLeary Wed 12 Mar 2008 12:44 PM The Daily Show Spoofs SpitzergateIn a scandal made to be mocked, Stewart and staff deliver
By Megan Garber Wed 12 Mar 2008 10:18 AM Primary Night Rally (With Blitzer)Obama wins and so does Wolf
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 12 Mar 2008 10:09 AM Eakes!Forbes's flawed probe of a prescient consumer advocate
By Dean Starkman Wed 12 Mar 2008 09:46 AM Lost Over IranHow the press let the White House craft the narrative about nukes
By Eric Umansky Wed 12 Mar 2008 09:00 AM CJR Podcast: Delacorte Lecture with Slate’s Jacob WeisbergThe editor on the role of the online journal
By The Editors Wed 12 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: Bailout!The Fed’s big cash drop, Citi’s “attractive investments,” a rebid for Boeing?, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Wed 12 Mar 2008 07:35 AM On Clinton And Northern IrelandNYTs delivers a classic he-said, she-said moment
By Zachary Roth Tue 11 Mar 2008 05:19 PM TNR's Press Corps Class WarPlus: Courting the saucy, snazzy “MoDowd”
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 11 Mar 2008 04:47 PM McCain's Health-Care DisconnectBoasting about the U.S. system may not cut it anymore
By Trudy Lieberman Tue 11 Mar 2008 01:35 PM Notes on a ScandalSilda Wall Spitzer "stands by her man"
By Megan Garber Tue 11 Mar 2008 01:30 PM The Wrong Debate Over AutismWhy focusing on thimerosal misses a larger story
By Russ Juskalian Tue 11 Mar 2008 10:51 AM Covering 'Client 9'Headlines and Heidi
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 11 Mar 2008 10:42 AM On the Ground: The End of the Weapons CacheAn abandoned farmhouse and a wayward grenade
By Paul McLeary Tue 11 Mar 2008 10:25 AM Out of FocusHow indie dogma undercuts the documentary
By Michael Massing Tue 11 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: The Roof Is On FireBear Stearns tumbles; Freddie and Fannie teeter; Blackstone’s burden; Schadenfreude on the Street
By Ryan Chittum Tue 11 Mar 2008 07:35 AM Tomorrow's Headlines TodayCJR’s Spitzer Suggestions
By Clint Hendler Mon 10 Mar 2008 04:25 PM Debits and Credits: WSJ's Fine Subprime ScoopBut debits for early deadlines, a lame service column; WaPo's rose-colored look at the Journal, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 10 Mar 2008 11:03 AM Meet the Press? Pass.Sunday and Substance
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 10 Mar 2008 10:14 AM On The Ground: The Suicide BomberA long day at combat outpost IBA
By Paul McLeary Mon 10 Mar 2008 10:00 AM Quick, Someone Call Alanis!The media pounce on irony in Clinton's "3 a.m." ad
By Megan Garber Mon 10 Mar 2008 09:50 AM Opening Bell: Negative YieldPanicking banks; more room to fall; WaPo shines, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Mon 10 Mar 2008 07:45 AM Monster's BallThe (Samantha) Power of political insult
By Megan Garber Fri 7 Mar 2008 04:07 PM Oh Well, Whatever, NevermindNYT reporter takes a dive
By Paul McLeary Fri 7 Mar 2008 03:09 PM The McCain-Hagee ConnectionWhy is the press ignoring this hate-monger?
By Zachary Roth Fri 7 Mar 2008 02:27 PM To Count or Conserve?Of a Feather no ordinary history book
By Michele Wilson Fri 7 Mar 2008 11:07 AM C'mon Texas!We need those numbers!
By Clint Hendler Fri 7 Mar 2008 11:04 AM Opening Bell: Notice of DefaultCarlyle on the ropes; housing is just unbelievable; problems in 'Bama; roaches in the economy, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Fri 7 Mar 2008 06:55 AM Dude, Where's My Health Care?The AP blows it in a story about insurance for “slackers”
By Trudy Lieberman Thu 6 Mar 2008 02:48 PM Been There, Done ThatExperience, climate, and the Democratic nomination
By Curtis Brainard Thu 6 Mar 2008 01:47 PM McCain's Shift on IraqPress ignored “swiftest possible conclusion” remark
By Zachary Roth Thu 6 Mar 2008 12:43 PM The Three Faces of SupCo CoverageSlate, the NYT, and the WSJ on Exxon Valdez
By Elinore Longobardi Thu 6 Mar 2008 12:37 PM New Delegate MathThe New York Times can’t get its numbers straight.
By Clint Hendler Thu 6 Mar 2008 12:20 PM Women Are "Kind of Dim": Part TwoCharlotte Allen...defends herself?
By Megan Garber Thu 6 Mar 2008 10:10 AM On the Ground: Night PatrolIn Iraq, Sometimes a carrot farmer is just a carrot farmer
By Paul McLeary Thu 6 Mar 2008 10:05 AM Chris Matthews Really Wants to Say the 'B' WordKeith puts his foot down before Chris puts his foot in his mouth
By Megan Garber Thu 6 Mar 2008 09:29 AM A Question of VelocityIn the pursuit of traffic, we'd do well to think before we post
By The Editors Thu 6 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: "Pretty Crazy"Dwarf-toss news leavens otherwise depressing day; monolines, economy not good; oil is nutty
By Ryan Chittum Thu 6 Mar 2008 07:42 AM Huck-TVIs the Huckster the next Pat Buchanan?
By Megan Garber Wed 5 Mar 2008 04:51 PM The Rhetorical PrimaryIt's time to ask Clinton how, exactly, she plans to win.
By Clint Hendler Wed 5 Mar 2008 03:27 PM Recovering Reality: Errol Morris on Abu GhraibA Q&A with the filmmaker in print and video
By Michael Meyer Wed 5 Mar 2008 02:40 PM Math Versus MomentumWhat mattered the morning after?
By Liz Cox Barrett and Paul McLeary Wed 5 Mar 2008 01:52 PM Obama Can't Win The Big States?The argument makes no sense
By Zachary Roth Wed 5 Mar 2008 01:04 PM Big Mo' Is Tempting...But who has more ‘butter in the pantry’?
By Gal Beckerman Wed 5 Mar 2008 12:43 PM CNN's Old Hat Texas CoverageLuckily, some local columnists don't watch cable
By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 5 Mar 2008 09:39 AM CJR Podcast: Delacorte Lecture with Foreign Affairs's Jim HogeThe editor on the role of the intellectual journal
By The Editors Wed 5 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening Bell: Bernanke v. Paulson?A Fed-Treasury split; Wamu pay outrage; a growing bankrupt class; pitiful Fed testimony, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Wed 5 Mar 2008 06:53 AM The Skeptics BallHeartland Institute conference tests news judgment
By Curtis Brainard Tue 4 Mar 2008 02:04 PM Political Punditry: Kids' Stuff?ABC's Child Pundits Not Childish Enough
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 4 Mar 2008 12:58 PM Scenes from a StallFor Clinton's press corps, being kept in the loop meant being kept in the loo
By Megan Garber Tue 4 Mar 2008 12:41 PM On the Ground: Men With GunsCaptain Helberg strikes a delicate balance for a day
By Paul McLeary Tue 4 Mar 2008 10:10 AM Happy All the TimeFox Business Network's populist sensibility is refreshing, sort of, but nobody's watching. Here's why
By Liza Featherstone Tue 4 Mar 2008 09:00 AM Opening BellOil shocks again; Buffett glum on CNBC; spreading panic; our daily quote, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Tue 4 Mar 2008 07:47 AM Hold the SauceWhat McCain cooked up for the press
By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 3 Mar 2008 05:33 PM Big Mo is BackWill delegates count in Texas and Ohio?
By Gal Beckerman Mon 3 Mar 2008 03:59 PM Women Are "Kind of Dim"Or are they? The Post loses track of its air quotes
By Megan Garber Mon 3 Mar 2008 03:54 PM On the Ground: The RejectedThis is the first in a series of posts by a CJR reporter embedded with American forces in Iraq
By Paul McLeary Mon 3 Mar 2008 01:15 PM Accuracy in Truth Squading IIThe Plain Dealer does it right
By Trudy Lieberman Mon 3 Mar 2008 12:48 PM Debits and CreditsNonsense from Forbes's publisher; an all-wet WSJ "ahed"; McClatchy's overdue writedown, etc.
By Anna Bahney Mon 3 Mar 2008 12:21 PM Manorexia? Meet DrunkorexiaThe NYT identifies its latest phenomenon
By Megan Garber Mon 3 Mar 2008 10:52 AM Opening BellLAT on Nafta; Portfolio's Eisinger on muni insurance; Euro-planes for the USAF; price of sawdust, etc.
By Ryan Chittum Mon 3 Mar 2008 06:28 AM
