Monthly Archive
November 2012
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Behind the News
NY community papers struggle post-Sandy Small papers were washed away when their readers most needed them, and they're still recovering
By Henry Gass
November 30, 2012 03:29 PM
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The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors
November 30, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk
NBC News sets good example for Medicare reporting People perspective leads to clear explanation of impact of proposed changes
November 30, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly
November 30, 2012 11:00 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: pyramid people, Disney and ABC, no USA Today paywall Roddy Boyd digs into a diet-shake pyramid scheme
By Ryan Chittum
November 30, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (4)
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Gay at the Times A lot has changed at the Gray Lady since the early '90s
November 30, 2012 06:50 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Hot air Rises Above on CNBC An anchor pins a minor dip in stocks on the TV appearance of a minor politician
By Ryan Chittum
November 30, 2012 12:41 AM Comments (11)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The future of factchecking Here's what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
November 29, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
The media news cycle is bananas
By The Editors
November 29, 2012 12:30 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA? So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
November 29, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (3)
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The Audit
Audit Notes: WaPo on Avandia, giving away the store, plutocrats Report shows how drug research is corrupted by corporate money
By Ryan Chittum
November 29, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (5)
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Relationship advice for writers and editors How to work together smoothly
By Ann Friedman
November 29, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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The Kicker
Pass the #popcorn
November 28, 2012 06:08 PM Comments (2)
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The Observatory
Dull news from Doha UN climate summit a ho-hum affair for the press
November 28, 2012 03:30 PM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: FT’s Fairhead is out; BofA CEO stonewalls; Rent a Quote But Pearson says the paper is not for sale.
By Ryan Chittum
November 28, 2012 06:50 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
What if there are fewer polls in 2016? Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
November 27, 2012 04:00 PM Comments (3)
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Language Corner
Whine lovers Complaining with a British accent
November 27, 2012 03:13 PM
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Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
Dart: CBS and the Goldman Sachs solution Another weak showing on Social Security
November 27, 2012 11:06 AM Comments (4)
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Behind the News
Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present A report by Emily Bell, CW Anderson, and Clay Shirky has just been released
By Emily Bell
November 27, 2012 10:21 AM
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The Audit
Amazon sharecroppers The Seattle Times on the hometown giant's uneasy relationship with its merchants
By Ryan Chittum
November 27, 2012 06:50 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
‘Resetting’ The Plain Dealer What’s to become of Cleveland’s daily, a bright spot in Ohio's coverage of election 2012?
By T.C. Brown
November 27, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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The Audit
The Washington Post needs a paywall—now A strategic error needs to be reversed, stat
November 26, 2012 10:00 AM Comments (14)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Closer look at a cash cow Denver's KUSA says newsroom's "Truth Tests" set high bar for campaign-ad vetting
By Mary Winter
November 26, 2012 07:00 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In Michigan, a look back on the 2012 campaign A veteran journalist and a young reporter talk about lessons learned
By Anna Clark
November 23, 2012 10:45 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: not Fortune tellers; Foursquare, two million; Big Ten The magazine's picks for future Apple and Microsoft CEOs go awry immediately
By Ryan Chittum
November 23, 2012 06:50 AM
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Five awesome blogs about minority communities These sites do a good job giving a sense of their group’s culture or politics, or pointing out media stereotypes
November 23, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors
November 21, 2012 12:15 PM Comments (1)
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A database that brings radio to life This American Life's archive as an interactive map
November 21, 2012 11:30 AM
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Language Corner
Popularity contest Words for the people
November 21, 2012 11:00 AM
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Behind the News
Translating America, into Wolof How a radio host explains US politics to Senegalese listeners in New York and Africa
By Seth Maxon
November 21, 2012 06:50 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: the free model, Coulson and Brooks, another DOJ stunt A musician writes a compelling business argument against Pandora
By Ryan Chittum
November 21, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Key stories in the Keystone State Four issues Pennsylvania’s political press should stay on
By Ken Knelly
November 20, 2012 04:00 PM
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Behind the News
Martin Baron’s plans for WaPo Will he bring the Globe's double-site strategy to the Post?
November 20, 2012 03:30 PM Comments (1)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Rise Above, CNBC’s move into advocacy Corporate America's house organ starts an anti-political political campaign
By Ryan Chittum
November 20, 2012 02:57 PM Comments (57)
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see Ad technolology that may threaten newspapers; winners and losers of the fiscal cliff
By Steven Brill
November 20, 2012 02:21 PM
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The Observatory
Highway to the danger zone Following Sandy, HuffPo and NYT dig into the folly of coastal development
November 20, 2012 12:15 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Papa John’s Pizza and the business backlash The real story: how some employers are still working to undermine Obamacare
November 20, 2012 11:15 AM Comments (9)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: marginal taxes, a redesign for core readers, Murdoch An NYT's anecdote's confusion goes uncorrected
By Ryan Chittum
November 20, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
Tom Rosenstiel leaving Pew
November 19, 2012 06:13 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Election reflections from the Silver State Las Vegas Sun political editor Anjeanette Damon wants face time with presidential candidates, more time with voters
By Jay Jones
November 19, 2012 02:50 PM
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Behind the News
A reporter is fired; colleagues quit in protest The Hudson Register-Star reporter refused to include information in his story
By Peter Sterne
November 19, 2012 02:40 PM Comments (7)
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Behind the News
Israeli airstrikes hit Gazan media facilities At least six employees were wounded
By Jared Malsin
November 19, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (6)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: hustled, Brauchli fallout, NYT’s Walmart impact ProPublica connects the dots on a former Countrywide executive named in a DOJ lawsuit
By Ryan Chittum
November 19, 2012 06:50 AM
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Behind the News
Buzzfeed president talks branded content The future of media revenue has its roots in the past
November 19, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Kicker
Must-reads of the week
By The Editors
November 16, 2012 04:00 PM
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The Kicker
Overholser leaving USC j-school
November 16, 2012 03:37 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Hope and change in unlikely places Three cheers for campaign coverage from BuzzFeed and the Los Angeles Times
November 16, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, The Observatory
Climate roller coaster back on track With Obama talking global warming, media see ups and downs
November 16, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (5)
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ESPN’s unreality-based coverage Karl Rove's got nothing on the boys from Bristol
November 16, 2012 10:40 AM Comments (2)
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Behind the News
An Occupy Sandy photo faux pas A storm relief image that went viral with incorrect context serves as a social media lesson
November 16, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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The media’s woman blaming Most coverage wrongly blames Paula Broadwell for leading Gen. David Petraeus astray
November 16, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Papacare, Post problem, trade reporting Forbes finds Papa John's Obamacare math doesn't add up
By Ryan Chittum
November 16, 2012 03:08 AM
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Behind the News, The Observatory
What’s the MATTER? A Kickstarter-funded longform narrative science journalism site launches
November 15, 2012 03:30 PM
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Campaign Desk
Factchecking the ‘gifts’ theory of politics LAT, NYT break news on Mitt Romney's remarks—and also offer a skeptical look
By Greg Marx
November 15, 2012 03:10 PM Comments (1)
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Behind the News
Letter from a Londoner The BBC is in crisis. Should you care?
November 15, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
November 15, 2012 01:12 PM Comments (3)
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Decision 2012: Who mapped it best? From Daily Beast's red/blue simplicity to WNYC's intricate oranges, greens, and purples
November 15, 2012 11:50 AM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
Boo wins National Book Award
November 15, 2012 07:37 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Marcus Brauchli’s impossible task The Post's ultimate problem is the business side, not the newsroom
By Ryan Chittum
November 15, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (3)
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Call me, maybe How to get sources, other journalists, and editors to respond to you
By Ann Friedman
November 15, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Kicker
Marcus the unlucky
By Mike Hoyt
November 14, 2012 04:23 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Little Havana turns blue (or maybe not) Choose-your-own-poll-number reporting on the Cuban-American vote
November 14, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (4)
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The Observatory
Salazar threatens to ‘punch out’ reporter Interior Secretary angered by tough questions at Obama campaign event
November 14, 2012 12:00 PM Comments (4)
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The Kicker
Two music journos plan a longform site
November 14, 2012 11:00 AM
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The Audit
Apples and oranges on Google and publishers Print performance is bad enough without putting a thumb on the scale
By Ryan Chittum
November 14, 2012 06:50 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: WaPo on the Bain thing, deadbeat Forbes, hamster wheel The Post's revealing slip-up on the definition of swift-boating
By Ryan Chittum
November 13, 2012 08:06 PM Comments (4)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Predictable in retrospect The dangers of hindsight bias in election postmortems
November 13, 2012 02:55 PM Comments (5)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Four stories to follow in Virginia What the Commonwealth’s political reporters should focus on now
November 13, 2012 02:50 PM
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The Kicker
Learn about Marty Baron
November 13, 2012 12:49 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
What happened, anyway? The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
November 13, 2012 11:12 AM Comments (1)
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see The clown-show economics of storm-hit utilities, and in search of open primaries
By Steven Brill
November 13, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (3)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Whinin’ Dimon, Elizabeth Warren, WSJ on Petraeus JPMorgan CEO takes to CNBC for consolation
By Ryan Chittum
November 13, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Language Corner
Of storms and ships at sea Let’s not take them personally
November 13, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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The Kicker
Who really holds leverage on Bush tax cuts?
By Greg Marx
November 13, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (10)
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The Observatory
Take a beat Media pump too much news from heart association meeting, critic says
November 12, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk, Darts and Laurels, Swing States Project
A dart to Yahoo Finance For utterly confusing its readers about Social Security
November 12, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (4)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Context-free market reporting on a post-election dive First-term bull market goes unmentioned after a November 7 stock dip
By Ryan Chittum
November 12, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (4)
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Historic votes, hidden from live coverage The four gay marriage votes in last week's election were hard to follow in real-time
November 12, 2012 06:50 AM
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Behind the News
What’s happening at the BBC The Corporation is facing a serious challenge to its future and to its independence
By Emily Bell
November 11, 2012 12:09 PM Comments (15)
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The Kicker
Pass the #popcorn
November 9, 2012 03:24 PM Comments (1)
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Behind the News
Now This News launches an app to grow its global audience A new mobile and social news service for millennials is evolving
November 9, 2012 03:00 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The fiscal whatchamacallit Media’s embrace of “fiscal cliff” obscures the real story about budget negotiations
By Greg Marx
November 9, 2012 11:57 AM Comments (14)
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The Kicker
And the award for sexist pig goes to…
November 9, 2012 07:05 AM Comments (5)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: low-info billionaires, Trump the taker, Elizabeth Warren Money apparently can't buy a firm grip on reality
By Ryan Chittum
November 9, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
An Ohio election special causes controversy TPM flags some anti-Obama programming on Sinclair stations
By T.C. Brown
November 8, 2012 03:12 PM Comments (1)
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The Observatory
Obama and the environment Media react to the election with speculation, some insights
November 8, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (2)
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Behind the News
Letter from a Londoner Mark Thompson must sink his teeth into the Times
November 8, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (2)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The Ad Wars: Was outside money futile? After Election Day, the press seizes on a new conventional wisdom
November 8, 2012 11:10 AM Comments (6)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
WSJ gets lost in the weeds with the Romney campaign A too-savvy take and flawed assumptions undermine some interesting reporting
By Ryan Chittum
November 8, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (9)
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Who generates story ideas? When writers expect editors to do the all the legwork
By Ann Friedman
November 8, 2012 06:50 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Digital innovation on election night: a report From CJR and Tow Center’s “meta newsroom”
By Mike Hoyt
November 7, 2012 03:16 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
How to cover the presidential results A guide for journalists on election fundamentals and campaign effects
November 7, 2012 01:18 PM
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The Audit
Paywalls are a means, not an end A Toronto Star columnist's belligerence gets me thinking
November 7, 2012 11:02 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
A Laurel to NPR, for giving hospitals a disaster exam Sandy exposes gaping holes in hospital safety plans
November 7, 2012 06:51 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: FT denies Bloomberg report, Drudge stats, financialization Misleading with bogus statistics
By Ryan Chittum
November 7, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Swing States Project
Election 2012: Welcome to our Meta Newsroom What's happening now in digital election-night news
By The Editors
November 6, 2012 08:00 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Election Day worries in Ohio Lawsuits, provisional ballots, alleged software glitches—and the coverage of it all
By T.C. Brown
November 6, 2012 07:13 PM
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The Kicker
Nor’easter blows Newsday’s paywall down
November 6, 2012 05:30 PM
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The Observatory
Lemmings like us Businessweek’s climate-change broadside is powerful, but ignores the allure of waterfront property
November 6, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (6)
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Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see Keeping tabs on the Red Cross; Romney’s transition plans; Obama’s next book
By Steven Brill
November 6, 2012 10:35 AM Comments (1)
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Audit Notes: digital ads, margins of error, freehadists French publishing's online revenues make the Americans look good
By Ryan Chittum
November 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In Colorado, $716 billion claim lives on Romney repeats the discredited charge at weekend rally, and it pops up in ads for a Congressional race
By Mary Winter
November 6, 2012 06:50 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
King Coal rises in PA A last-minute crush of ads—including Romney’s first here—challenges reporters to keep up
By Ken Knelly
November 6, 2012 06:50 AM
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Q&A: Caitlin Moran tells it like it is The foul-mouthed feminist's new book comes out on Tuesday
November 6, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The Ad Wars: GOP advantage in the House In local races, outside money can tip the scales, and the GOP is trying to do just that
November 5, 2012 03:44 PM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Was it Obama’s policies—or the pie? Romney ad blames president for Virginia BBQ chain’s closure; locals point to the food, competition
November 5, 2012 02:00 PM Comments (1)
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Language Corner
What are the odds? Dealing with percentages
November 5, 2012 01:00 PM Comments (2)
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The Audit
Lessons from Sullivan-Silver fracas When digital and institutional cultures collide
November 5, 2012 11:32 AM Comments (3)
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Swing States Project
Analyzing early voting in Nevada Reporting roundup: What might the early numbers tell us?
By Jay Jones
November 5, 2012 11:15 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
A missed connection on Michigan’s ballot questions? Bridge battle draws the attention, but Props 1 and 2 could lead to future conflict
By Anna Clark
November 5, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Navigating voter guides in North Carolina For voters looking for easy research tools, a few bright spots emerge
November 5, 2012 06:49 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Getting ready for ballot battles in Ohio Reporters explore 'nightmare scenarios'—and offer some practical advice to voters
By T.C. Brown
November 3, 2012 11:45 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Three questions about campaign coverage How the media can do better the next time around (Or, “NOW FOR THE HARD PART”)
November 2, 2012 03:00 PM Comments (2)
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It’s about the info, not the outlet Google's mapped information on Sandy topped anything news organizations offered
November 2, 2012 11:47 AM Comments (2)
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The Audit
Audit Notes: Stray on Silver, the new-old Black, ‘rocketing’ from a low base Data-based journalism and its potential; an ex-mogul takes a flogging, etc.
November 2, 2012 11:30 AM Comments (3)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Ask Romney This: What will replace Obamacare? A vague healthcare plan raises many questions
November 2, 2012 10:28 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
At Michigan’s edge, global warming emerges as campaign issue But spotty local coverage of House race is sometimes too soft on climate denialism
By Anna Clark
November 2, 2012 06:50 AM
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The Kicker
Pass the #popcorn
November 1, 2012 06:45 PM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Toledo Blade disappoints on Jeep-to-China claims For Ohioans targeted by Romney’s misleading rhetoric, the paper confuses more than it clarifies
November 1, 2012 02:50 PM Comments (4)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
November 1, 2012 01:37 PM Comments (4)
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The Observatory
Bad hippie! Is it wrong to ‘scold’ exaggerations about climate and weather?
November 1, 2012 01:00 PM Comments (18)
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Breaking up and moving on When to take your pitch elsewhere, when to quit altogether, and how to search for out-of-state jobs
By Ann Friedman
November 1, 2012 11:15 AM
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
Social Security: a Laurel to The Motley Fool An investment newsletter breaks down persistent myths
November 1, 2012 11:15 AM Comments (1)
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Campaign Desk, Swing States Project
In Virginia, skirmishes in the voting wars O'Keefe sting, trashed voter forms lead to some solid coverage
November 1, 2012 11:00 AM Comments (2)
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
A muddy Bloomberg story sets up Romney’s Jeep attack The wire's poorly worded story is misread
By Ryan Chittum
November 1, 2012 06:50 AM Comments (5)
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Behind the News
Embeddable Sandy content Google and WNYC created free, shareable media
November 1, 2012 06:50 AM
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Cover Story
Questionable taste Ricky Gervais describes the pleasures and pitfalls of being interviewed
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (1)
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Cover Story
Rules of the game The sometimes nauseating, often fun, and always absurd life of a movie publicist
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (5)
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Cover Story
In cold type When Truman Capote set out to profile Marlon Brando for The New Yorker in 1957, he knew just how to set his traps
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (1)
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Cover Story
Celeb-O-Matic Yes, it's your handy map of access to the stars!
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Cover Story
Gross misunderstanding What journalists miss about the movie business
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Cover Story, On the Job
Esprit de corpse What it's like to be embedded—on a movie set
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Cover Story
The red-carpet treatment Set the Wayback Machine to April 9, 1984. The stars are filing into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles for the 56th Academy Awards . . .
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Cover Story
Taking the seen-it route Why toil as an entry-level slave when you can watch a lot of TV, write it up, build a following—and perhaps even get paid?
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (3)
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Cover Story
Avoiding pilot error By tracking its users' intent to watch fall shows, TVGuide.com handicaps the new TV season
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Opening Shot
Opening Shot A picture is worth a thousand meanings
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (1)
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Feature
Lost and found In 1967, an ambitious young reporter broke a promise to a troubled source and inadvertently made her famous. Forty-three years later, he set out to find her and apologize.
By Bruce Porter
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (2)
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Feature
Going to great lengths After two years as the hot new thing, the e-singles market is getting serious—and crowded
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Darts and Laurels
Darts and Laurels Women's work
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (4)
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Currents
A matter of time Pretty in Finke
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Title Search Python developer
By Jay Woodruff
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Behind the news Give me a visual
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Death becomes … who? What the NY Times obits say about America
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Open Bar The Anchor Bar
By Tanveer Ali
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Gifted 'Tis the season
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents, Language Corner
Language Corner There, there
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Talk to the hand A long-running journalism inside joke gets new (after?)life
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Editorial
Hard truths What is the future of political factchecking?
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (4)
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Cover Story
The fame game Just in time for Hollywood awards season, CJR shines a Klieg light on entertainment journalism—a sometimes deprecated but highly influential corner of the craft.
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (2)
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Currents
DIY celebrity profile Fill in the blanks
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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The Lower Case
The Lower Case Headlines that editors probably wish they could take back
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Currents
Hard Numbers Election edition
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor Readers respond to our August/September issue
By The Editors
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Q and A
‘How to Get On With Your Life’ Kate White talks life after Cosmo
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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The Research Report
Innovator’s lament Shouldn't trailblazers be allowed to establish new standards of success?
By Michael Schudson and Katherine Fink
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Color blind When white men and three networks ruled the media, coverage of race was ... better? Damn you, Internet!
By Amanda Hess
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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The future’s so bright … How to save the world while paying people with beer and hugs
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Brief Encounters Short reviews of Out of the News, The Way the World Works: Essays, and The Stammering Century
By James Boylan
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Essay
Flag on the play Why a great sportswriter blew the story of a lifetime; the undoing of Joe Paterno
By Tim Marchman
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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Second Read
Human capital In O Albany!, William Kennedy pays homage to the hard-to-love city that is his novels' greatest hero
By Stefan Beck
November 1, 2012 12:00 AM
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