Monthly Archive
July 2012
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Behind the News
Daily News front page splash ‘flat wrong,’ says NBC Reports that Today Show anchor Hoda Kotb was being flown into London to boost ratings are false, the network claims
July 31, 2012 05:02 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Follow the story, not the agenda How to (and how not to) cover campaign "events," like Biden's recent Detroit speech
By Anna Clark
July 31, 2012 03:45 PM
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The Observatory
Diet wars turn family feud Why the Times's Gina Kolata has it out for the Times's Gary Taubes
By Paul Scott
July 31, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (8)
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The News Frontier
@GuyAdams is #suspended (Updated) Did Twitter's Olympics partnership with NBC lead to a journalist's account suspension?
July 31, 2012 12:00 PM Comments (1)
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Feature
Piecemeal existence For today’s young freelancers, what will traffic bear?
By Ben Adler
July 31, 2012 11:05 AM Comments (6)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Does journalistic ‘balance’ hurt America? What if Washington's dysfunction was mostly one party's fault: A Q&A with Thomas Mann
July 31, 2012 06:51 AM Comments (31)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Twitter’s censors, NYT apology, Craigslist’s aggregators
By Ryan Chittum
July 31, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Big ad spending, little press scrutiny NC journalists need to stay on the story of the political ad spending spree
July 30, 2012 04:55 PM
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Behind the News
The British media after Leveson Editors say more regulation could cripple the UK press
July 30, 2012 03:27 PM Comments (1)
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Language Corner
Bell curves Lots of “ring” words
July 30, 2012 03:00 PM
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The Observatory
Lehrer resigns from The New Yorker Tablet busts the writer for fabricating Bob Dylan quotes in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works
July 30, 2012 02:45 PM Comments (3)
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The Kicker
Noticed: #countriesbyvoguewriters
July 30, 2012 12:52 PM Comments (1)
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Behind the News, The News Frontier
New Orleans gets a new Reporter NewOrleansReporter.org is one of several news initiatives that will pick up the slack in a post-daily Picayune world
July 30, 2012 12:30 PM
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The Audit
Digital goes first at the FT (Updated) The Financial Times now has more digital subscribers than print ones; running the numbers
July 30, 2012 12:06 PM
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Second Read
Look back on anger At his best, Ambrose Bierce used vicious satire to puncture the smug complacency of America’s Gilded Age
By Bill Marx
July 30, 2012 11:10 AM Comments (1)
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Viral before the Internet Things spread, but the content, often documentary, was darker and weirder
By Alissa Quart
July 30, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
Laurels to the Las Vegas Sun and News & Record For a strong ad factcheck, and for grappling with campaigns' message control
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx
July 27, 2012 03:10 PM Comments (1)
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The News Frontier
The Kickstarter Chronicles Sports for the blind and magazines for young black women
July 27, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (9)
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Letters to the Editor
Notes from our online readers Comments erupt over David Simon's paywall piece
By The Editors
July 27, 2012 11:08 AM Comments (4)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In VA, allegations of racism ignite a controversy After national conservative media seize on a state senator’s words, local reporters pick up the story
July 27, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (14)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
What to remember about the ‘war over women’ Press is right to focus on the contest, but polls showing major shift deserve a closer look
By T.C. Brown
July 27, 2012 07:40 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Medicare and misinformation Is my premium rising? A beat memo for reporters
July 27, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (9)
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Coming out posthumously Sally Ride and questions of how to memorialize semi-closeted public figures
July 27, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Audit
Audit Notes: more NOLA rumblings, Journatic, well-squawked A new buyer emerges in New Orleans, Quick and Sorkin did good, etc.
July 26, 2012 11:36 PM Comments (2)
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Behind the News
A new Patch? AOL's hyperlocal startup is building something new, but the details remain closely guarded
July 26, 2012 05:08 PM Comments (6)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The press botches the tax debate—again Narratives and ignorance trump accuracy in descriptions of Democratic proposal
July 26, 2012 04:54 PM Comments (3)
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The Observatory
InsideClimate out front Investigation of Kalamazoo oil spill calamity led the pack
July 26, 2012 03:23 PM Comments (1)
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The Audit
A Washington reporter’s review of Barofsky’s book is unintentionally revealing Shield's up!
July 26, 2012 11:20 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
With a series of strong stories, Sun’s Damon shines Articles ID big-money groups, track transparency battles, and call out a "laughable" ad
By Jay Jones
July 26, 2012 11:00 AM
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Feature
Copywrong How well do you know fair use?
July 26, 2012 11:00 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
False balance and the Medicare scare Who’s been telling the truth in Florida?
July 26, 2012 06:51 AM Comments (11)
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Presenting #realtalk from your editor CJR's "place for super practical conversation about working in media"—in gifs!
By Ann Friedman
July 26, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (9)
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The Audit
Audit Notes: Macabre probe, Wall Street lethargy, linkless hype busters, ‘Chairman of the Fed,’ etc. A compelling cross-border probe into the body parts business
July 25, 2012 11:04 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Follow-the-money stories Colorado reporters should do Some suggestions for what to look at now and where to look
By Mary Winter
July 25, 2012 03:15 PM
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The Observatory
‘I don’t bluff’ Michael Mann’s lawyer says National Review must retract and apologize
July 25, 2012 02:45 PM Comments (61)
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Behind the News
A big week for the British press Rupert Murdoch resigns, Leveson Inquiry closes, UK journalists charged
July 25, 2012 02:36 PM
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Sacred cows The Penn State story offers a glimpse of the problems with league- and team-owned broadcast operations
July 25, 2012 02:35 PM Comments (1)
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Feature
Unfair use? How a documentary filmmaker was (temporarily) foiled by the copyright cops
July 25, 2012 11:25 AM Comments (4)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
On Florida’s ‘anything but monolithic’ Hispanic voters Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times raise the reporting bar
July 25, 2012 11:00 AM
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The Audit
A WSJ ‘A-hed’ covers the same topic twice Tapping on the glass of a barometer for quality
July 25, 2012 08:20 AM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
Movie violence chic
July 25, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (8)
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Behind the News
The Muslim Brotherhood’s post-uprising TV station New since the regime change last year, Misr25 is navigating the line between coverage and advocacy
By Jared Malsin
July 25, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Audit
Audit Notes: UK edition On hack-gate and the paper that broke it open
July 24, 2012 04:27 PM
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Behind the News, The Kicker
Are journalists being too harsh to Tablet? The Jewish online magazine made a mistake. Should that overshadow everything else it's accomplished?
July 24, 2012 03:50 PM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
How undisclosed money works its way in OpenSecrets, Morning Call report on “financial gymnastics” in PA Senate primary
By Ken Knelly
July 24, 2012 11:00 AM
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Review
Blinded by the fight In a new book on poverty in America, the authors’ lectures undercut their message
July 24, 2012 10:54 AM Comments (1)
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Behind the News
National Geographic launches a ‘ballsy’ online project A community storytelling venture hopes to supplement good journalism
July 24, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Audit
Audit Notes: NOLA stirrings, Libor’s victim, Honda-driving billionaire, etc.
July 23, 2012 06:25 PM Comments (23)
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Campaign Desk, The Observatory
Quest for science debate continues 15 top science organizations press Obama, Romney for answers
July 23, 2012 03:15 PM Comments (10)
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Language Corner
Memorializing What to call those piles of flowers
July 23, 2012 03:00 PM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
When a news executive sits on a bank’s board The FT Group’s Fairhead is a director of troubled HSBC
By Ryan Chittum
July 23, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (2)
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Editorial
A helping hand The Ford Foundation reaches out to broaden minority coverage
By The Editors
July 23, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk
The specter of ‘Socialized Medicine’ rides again In the Massachusetts Senate race, no less
July 23, 2012 06:51 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The real question about Romney’s Bain career How, exactly, did his business career prepare the candidate to be president?
By Greg Marx
July 23, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (6)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
The WSJ on the fall of Nokia The company that foresaw an iPhone-like device in 2000 is left in the dust
By Ryan Chittum
July 20, 2012 07:26 PM
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The Observatory
ABC News: armchair psychologist The network offers irresponsible speculation about the Colorado shooter
July 20, 2012 05:30 PM Comments (8)
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The Kicker
On that piece in Tablet
July 20, 2012 05:02 PM Comments (4)
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Behind the News
Reactions to the Aurora shooting: the wrong, the sad, the irrelevant How one tragedy led to many premature conclusions
July 20, 2012 03:48 PM Comments (14)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The Globe advances the Romney/Bain story Meanwhile, MoJo digs into Romney’s investments in offshoring
By Greg Marx
July 20, 2012 03:02 PM Comments (2)
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The News Frontier
The Kickstarter Chronicles A photographer's Antarctica trip gets the iBook treatment and PBS finds another way to appeal to viewers like you
July 20, 2012 02:50 PM
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The Kicker
Could the iPad save magazines?
July 20, 2012 02:50 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
How to handle oppo research? It’s simple: If your scoop got a helpful boost from a campaign, let readers know
July 20, 2012 11:20 AM Comments (5)
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Currents
Open Bar The Billy Goat Tavern
By Tanveer Ali
July 20, 2012 10:47 AM
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In Joe Willams’s firing, questions of race Would the former Politico reporter have been dismissed for his comments if he were white?
July 20, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (5)
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Behind the News, The Audit
How to worry about a clicks-driven Times-Picayune A departing reporter's worst-case fears
By Sarah Carr
July 20, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (8)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Bloomberg on Libor, “can’t find workers” in the WSJ At least 34 traders are under investigation in the widening scandal
By Ryan Chittum
July 20, 2012 12:57 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
An indictment in North Carolina After NC Policy Watch investigates, a lawmaker faces criminal charges
July 19, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk
A hunger for the food-stamp story Some 45 million Americans use them—Who are they?
July 19, 2012 02:50 PM
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Editorial
Editor in Chief’s Note CJR's business crew unveil The Best Business Writing 2012
July 19, 2012 11:25 AM
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Readers respond to our May/June issue
By The Editors
July 19, 2012 11:25 AM
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Behind the News
Copyright and punishment A panel of Internet entrepreneurs tackle property rights in the digital age
July 19, 2012 10:57 AM Comments (1)
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Behind the News
Our gullible press Ryan Holiday explains how the singular pursuit of traffic makes online media suckers for fake news
By Ryan Holiday
July 19, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (7)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Ignoring Libor, Barron’s, rich kids and TV news ABC and NBC evening newscasts ignore the huge scandal in its first two weeks
By Ryan Chittum
July 19, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
A dart to the campaign press corps ...for acquiescing to that whole "quote approval" thing
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx
July 19, 2012 06:18 AM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
With Borowitz acquisition, NewYorker.com launches a new humor vertical (Updated)
July 18, 2012 04:39 PM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
More on NPR and manufactured quotes Why lobbyist-provided rent-a-quotes subvert the news
By Ryan Chittum
July 18, 2012 04:38 PM Comments (9)
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Behind the News
Ready, set for an interactive Olympics Outlets strike deals to bump viewer engagement during the games
July 18, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Cincinnati Enquirer unpacks campaign claims Ohioans will need more help from their media navigating candidates' rhetoric
By T.C. Brown
July 18, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (3)
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The Kicker
Journalism worth preserving
July 18, 2012 02:50 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
On outsourcing, Colorado media mostly disappoint But there's still an opportunity to deliver the full account this story needs
By Mary Winter
July 18, 2012 11:31 AM Comments (1)
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The Observatory
Flames, causes and context As Western wildfires rage, reporters grapple with stories beyond acreage burned and homes destroyed
By Tom Yulsman
July 18, 2012 11:00 AM
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Q and A
Setting a new Record Martin Gottlieb returns to his roots
By Mike Hoyt
July 18, 2012 11:00 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Too big to fail football, Guardian digital numbers, WaPo Penn State and the ramifications of a possible NCAA death penalty
By Ryan Chittum
July 18, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Roanoke Times excels at campaign ‘event coverage’… …But will the paper turn its resources toward the rhetoric?
July 18, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Behind the News
In Egypt, new newspapers and old problems Citizens need good journalism to explain confusing times, but many Egyptians don't trust their media
By Jared Malsin
July 18, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Language Corner
En-gendered Terms for sexual identity
July 17, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Unanswered questions in the Romney/Bain controversy Don't look to fact-checkers for resolution
July 17, 2012 12:15 PM Comments (5)
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see Soaring college costs and the Penn State private plane
By Steven Brill
July 17, 2012 11:05 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
The WSJ Editorial Page and the Libor scandal Blaming everybody but the bankers
By Ryan Chittum
July 17, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (12)
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Feature
Networks schmetworks The race is on to recast the newscast
By Sang Ngo
July 17, 2012 11:00 AM
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Campaign Desk
The healthcare whatyamacallit What’s a reporter to call that payment thing—tax or penalty?
July 17, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Statute of limitations, whither The Daily, Romney’s taxes The WSJ on how the clock may (or may not) be running out on the SEC
By Ryan Chittum
July 17, 2012 01:55 AM
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Behind the News
Plagiarism and a resignation at Journatic So why is the Chicago Tribune still involved?
July 16, 2012 05:46 PM Comments (2)
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Behind the News, The Kicker
New NYT public editor brings experience, online savvy
July 16, 2012 01:59 PM Comments (2)
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The Kicker
Diane Sawyer’s ‘hot’ newscast
By The Editors
July 16, 2012 01:40 PM Comments (2)
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The Kicker
Listen: Swing States Project staffer on weak coverage of Bain dispute
July 16, 2012 12:20 PM Comments (3)
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Feature
Weighing anchors The nightly newscasts are retooling to suit their stars, and it’s working—for now
July 16, 2012 11:10 AM Comments (11)
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Behind the News
Do they get that it’s wrong? Journalism students can be "truly baffled" when confronted for plagiarism
July 16, 2012 10:50 AM Comments (15)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In Michigan, a one-man follow-the-money machine Rich Robinson helps the state's journalists track political cash
By Anna Clark
July 16, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Vimeo: AuteurTube YouTube can make amateurs rich, but the video pros are congregating elsewhere
By Alissa Quart
July 16, 2012 06:50 AM
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Behind the News
Media reactions to the Freeh Report Revelations force turnarounds from journalists
July 13, 2012 05:24 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The good old days of the Nixon campaign A look back at a 1968 classic shows just how inaccessible candidates have become
July 13, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (1)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: JPMorgan’s Whale, rent-a-quotes, shark videos
By Ryan Chittum
July 13, 2012 03:00 PM
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The News Frontier
The Kickstarter Chronicles A newspaper funnies funnyman branches out and the other Jersey Shore gets it due
July 13, 2012 11:18 AM
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Cover Story
20 women to watch A by-no-means-complete list of eXXcellent talents we'd bet on to map the future of the media business
By The Editors
July 13, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (10)
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The Audit
The Goldman Sachs of online retail The FT with a good look at Amazon's Marketplace platform
By Ryan Chittum
July 13, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Covering the ‘ex-gay’ movement An influential organization changed its stance on reparative therapy. What will this mean for media coverage?
July 13, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (5)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Rehashing the debate about when Romney left Bain After a much-discussed Boston Globe story, FactCheck.org stands by its take
By Greg Marx
July 12, 2012 05:12 PM Comments (41)
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Behind the News, The Observatory
The heatwave debate How the science of probability affects science coverage
July 12, 2012 12:56 PM Comments (18)
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Cover Story
The divine sisterhood All hail 40 women who changed the media business in the past 40 years
By The Editors
July 12, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (28)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Christmas in July for Reno TV stations? Reno reporter tallies political ad buys in “the battleground county of the battleground state of Nevada”
By Jay Jones
July 12, 2012 07:00 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Reuters on Chesapeake, Krugman on CNBC, Waldman on banks The wire uncovers more emails showing potential collusion between competitors
By Ryan Chittum
July 12, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (10)
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Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
Laurels for The New York Times and The Plain Dealer Amid some Dart-worthy coverage, a few stories stand out
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx
July 11, 2012 03:20 PM Comments (6)
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The Kicker
Thomas Friedman’s fantasy America
July 11, 2012 02:58 PM Comments (3)
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Cover Story
Katherine the great In her searing portrait of an Indian slum, Katherine Boo demonstrates the potency of deep, patient reporting
July 11, 2012 11:02 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project, The Observatory
The Palm Beach Post exposes a hidden menace Government cutbacks and the worst TB epidemic in 20 years
July 11, 2012 11:01 AM Comments (2)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: The Fed and The Economist on Libor, Goldman and Louisville
By Ryan Chittum
July 11, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (5)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Manufactured quotes News organizations fail to disclose “regular Joe” businessmen's lobbying ties
By Ryan Chittum
July 10, 2012 06:06 PM Comments (40)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Tracking campaign cash in the commonwealth The Virginia Public Access Project helps political reporters and citizens follow the money
July 10, 2012 04:15 PM
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Behind the News
Saving Auntie: Meet the BBC’s new boss Who is George Entwistle and what challenges does he face?
July 10, 2012 03:25 PM
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Cover Story
The sixth W Who, what, when, where, why—and women. A bow to those who helped close the media gender gap, and a cheer for leaders of the future
July 10, 2012 11:10 AM Comments (7)
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see Digging deeper on the effects of Obamacare
By Steven Brill
July 10, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (4)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Daily Planet holds up, record collapse, presidential fundraising The Onion on the least believable part of Superman comics
By Ryan Chittum
July 10, 2012 06:50 AM
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Language Corner
Sentimental journey Evaluating a ‘journeyman’
July 9, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Arbitrating the dispute over Romney’s history at Bain Reporters and editors need a better approach to covering the controversy
July 9, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (10)
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Feature
Something fishy? John Solomon had grand plans for the digital future of the Center for Public Integrity. But there was always a catch...
By Mariah Blake
July 9, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (19)
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Campaign Desk
A sober look at healthcare after the ACA The Los Angeles Times leads the way
July 9, 2012 06:50 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In defense of covering position papers and official statements Most of the time, what politicians say is what they'll do
By Greg Marx
July 9, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: NYT on JPM, The Guardian’s future, Big Lie of the crisis Jamie Dimon's bank pressured brokers to steer clients into its own funds
By Ryan Chittum
July 7, 2012 12:44 AM Comments (12)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
The Economist on the Libor scandal What happened and why it matters
By Ryan Chittum
July 6, 2012 02:08 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
A state C-SPAN in North Carolina? UNC report looks at solutions to increase reporting capacity
July 6, 2012 11:18 AM Comments (4)
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Opening Shot
Opening Shot What New Orleans is losing
By The Editors
July 6, 2012 06:51 AM
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Behind the News
Journatic busted for using fake bylines CEO Brian Timpone says “we made a mistake”
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (4)
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The Kicker, The Observatory
Like steam, ping-pong balls, and Omar Sharif
By The Editors
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Dark Ages, Mitt and Rupert, Chesapeake’s taxes Stephen Moore on how "the greens" supposedly want to plunge America into darkness
By Ryan Chittum
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
A laurel to Politifact Florida Site pushes back against misinformation about Obamacare and small business
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM
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Behind the News
Gawker’s new comment system Will it help or hurt the site's young writers?
By Peter Sterne
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (8)
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The Kicker
A difference of Opinionator
July 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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Currents
The Lower Case Headlines that editors probably wish they could take back
By The Editors
July 6, 2012 12:25 AM
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Currents
Sree Tips Social-media etiquette for journalists
July 6, 2012 12:25 AM
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Currents
Sending out an SOS A new low in Azerbaijan
July 6, 2012 12:25 AM Comments (1)
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Currents
D’oh! Halo effect
By The Editors
July 6, 2012 12:25 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Spinning the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision The press rides a PR tsunami on Obamacare
July 5, 2012 02:42 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Why is ‘issue coverage’ so boring—and often wrong? Slavish fidelity to campaign position papers and official statements short-changes voters
July 5, 2012 11:10 AM Comments (5)
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The Audit
Reuters’s Chesapeake Energy drumbeat Internal emails show companies scheming to lower bids on drilling rights
By Ryan Chittum
July 5, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Glass-Steagall II, beyond paywalls, warehouse work The FT comes out in favor of hiving off investment banks
By Ryan Chittum
July 3, 2012 08:04 PM
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Behind the News
The MSM overlooks a Supreme Court scoop CBS's Jan Crawford says Roberts flip-flopped on healthcare reform; why aren't other outlets biting?
July 3, 2012 05:00 PM Comments (7)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Climbing the Medicaid mountain The press is starting to master the policy angles. Now for the people
July 3, 2012 03:03 PM Comments (3)
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The Observatory
The expectations game Blogs drive MSM speculation about Higgs announcement
July 3, 2012 03:00 PM
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see A new narrative for Fast and Furious, ICANN’s domain name jackpot
By Steven Brill
July 3, 2012 11:03 AM Comments (7)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Why are lame ducks still raising campaign funds? The Detroit Free Press takes a look at the books of 22 state lawmakers
By Anna Clark
July 3, 2012 11:00 AM
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Language Corner
Your choice Alternating between alternatives
July 3, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Spain’s Dilemma, Brits’ outrage on Libor, Audit Radio Martin Wolf on how the country's woes show the roots of the euro crisis
By Ryan Chittum
July 3, 2012 01:32 AM Comments (5)
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The Kicker
Don’t assume AP intern’s cause of death
July 2, 2012 05:22 PM Comments (6)
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The Water Cooler
Q&A: Confront and Conceal author David Sanger “There’s nothing ‘childish’ about raising issues of great public import”
July 2, 2012 03:02 PM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
Anderson Cooper (finally) exits the closet [updated]
By Peter Sterne
July 2, 2012 01:44 PM Comments (3)
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Behind the News
Seven lessons Scandinavian media can teach us On topics ranging from job training to self-regulation
July 2, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (7)
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The Audit
Inflating the regulatory state TSA and border security account for almost all the increase in regulatory staff since 1980
By Ryan Chittum
July 2, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (6)
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Push Girls transcends its genre Viewers might come for the drama, but they'll stay for the realness that seeps through
By Alissa Quart
July 2, 2012 07:00 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
(Not) going to the candidates’ debate Why are federal candidates in Florida ducking debates?
July 2, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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The Audit Business
- Audit Notes: pyramid people, Disney and ABC, no USA Today paywall Roddy Boyd digs into a diet-shake pyramid scheme
- Hot air Rises Above on CNBC An anchor pins a minor dip in stocks on the TV appearance of a minor politician
The Observatory Science
- Dull news from Doha UN climate summit a ho-hum affair for the press
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