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Navigating voter guides in North Carolina
For voters looking for easy research tools, a few bright spots emerge
By Andria Krewson Nov 5, 2012 at 06:49 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — For many normal people—that is, people who take their ballot seriously but don’t obsess over every twist... More
Protecting the polls in North Carolina
As voter fraud allegations swirl, North Carolinians need deep, focused reporting
By Andria Krewson Oct 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — While North Carolina may not be “that important to the electoral math” of the presidential race, according... More
At home with the PPL in Charlotte
The grassroots and the establishment create a media workspace at the convention
By Andria Krewson Sep 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM
CHARLOTTE — On the top floor of Packard Place, a 1920s-era building five blocks from the site of the Democratic... More
Democratic convention swag: Who’s paying?
A look into the tote bag offers some clues
By Andria Krewson Sep 5, 2012 at 03:20 PM
CHARLOTTE — In the spirit of CJR’s 2008 list of swag from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota,... More
Oft-kicked Charlotte kicks off right
Swing State Project’s NC correspondent considers the view of her home city from the inside and out
By Andria Krewson Sep 4, 2012 at 04:00 PM
CHARLOTTE — This wasn’t the plan. Just about ten weeks ago, the Democratic National Convention organizers still planned to kick... More
Following up on a promise of jobs
The Salisbury Post in North Carolina talks to manufacturing workers still waiting on a call back to work
By Andria Krewson Aug 29, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Kudos to the scrappy little Salisbury Post in Salisbury, North Carolina, for its story Sunday detailing the... More
The Red and Black debacle
An alumna of the University of Georgia’s student paper weighs in on the battle between student editors and the board
By Andria Krewson Aug 19, 2012 at 07:40 AM
Mid-week at the University of Georgia at Athens, where I went to undergraduate journalism school, a group of top editors... More
Estimating crowds: size matters
Reporters wrestle with the numbers as Romney and Ryan draw larger audiences
By Andria Krewson Aug 14, 2012 at 11:11 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — The day after Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick, the two traveled here... More
Defining ‘open and accessible’ in Charlotte
Why reporters should write about the obstacles to covering the Democratic convention
By Andria Krewson Aug 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In a special package looking ahead to the Democratic convention next month, Politico published an Aug. 2 opinion piece by... More
Big ad spending, little press scrutiny
NC journalists need to stay on the story of the political ad spending spree
By Andria Krewson Jul 30, 2012 at 04:55 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — It’s hotter than usual in North Carolina this summer. And much of the heat is coming from... More
An indictment in North Carolina
After NC Policy Watch investigates, a lawmaker faces criminal charges
By Andria Krewson Jul 19, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — In August 2011, the nonprofit site NC Policy Watch published a lengthy, damning investigative report about Stephen... More
A state C-SPAN in North Carolina?
UNC report looks at solutions to increase reporting capacity
By Andria Krewson Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — When the North Carolina General Assembly reaches its frenetic final days in session, news organizations traditionally feel... More
A ‘conversation convener’ in Charlotte
Fannie Flono, Charlotte Observer columnist and “sassy black woman,” talks about her public consideration of ideas
By Andria Krewson Jun 7, 2012 at 02:50 PM
During the somewhat less frantic months of the presidential campaign season—between the primaries and the nominating conventions—the Swing States Project... More
Debating Amendment One in North Carolina
Faced with an opportunity to lead civic discussion and take a stand, some papers fare better than others
By Andria Krewson May 16, 2012 at 03:30 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Last week, North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment One to the state constitution, defining marriage as between... More
Reporting on the hand that feeds
In North Carolina, TV news reporters find stories in their stations’ political ad buy data
By Andria Krewson May 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM
NORTH CAROLINA—On April 27, the Federal Communications Commission made what CJR called “a good step toward transparency in the realm... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
Rolling Stone remembers Michael Hastings, dead at 33
The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles
On the journalistic value of being “a dick”
Buzzfeed’s statement on the death of its reporter
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
