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In Michigan, a one-man follow-the-money machine
Rich Robinson helps the state’s journalists track political cash
By Anna Clark Jul 16, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — Call him the perfect source. Whether they work in newspapers, radio, or online news, Michigan political journalists rely... More
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 Jul 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM
MICHIGAN — Who pays attention to lame-duck politicians during a restive election year? The Detroit Free Press does, and the... More
Driving the discourse in Detroit
As a region’s media landscape shifts, a public radio program fills a void
By Anna Clark Jun 22, 2012 at 11:27 AM
During the somewhat less frantic months of the presidential campaign season—between the primaries and the nominating conventions—the Swing States Project... More
Missing: Voters’ voices in Rep. McCotter story
Michigan reporters should stop ceding their hometown advantage and dig in
By Anna Clark Jun 5, 2012 at 11:09 AM
MICHIGAN — Michigan political journalists have a big story on their hands: U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter, a five-term incumbent who... More
Pushing back, making connections
Michigan political reporters have a job to do
By Anna Clark May 14, 2012 at 11:29 AM
MICHIGAN — Quinn Klinefelter is a longtime news editor at WDET, the National Public Radio station in Detroit. His voice... More
On the Trail of Maddow’s Michigan ‘Scoop’
The MSNBC host botched the story in important ways. She should still stay on it
By Anna Clark Apr 12, 2012 at 04:58 PM
MICHIGAN — A big story is unfolding here in Michigan, and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow last week professed to have the... More
Detroit News Offers Smart Take on Family Planning Feud
But reporters should have talked to, not just about, women
By Anna Clark Apr 4, 2012 at 04:38 PM
MICHIGAN—The latest USA Today/Gallup poll of presidential swing states, released over the weekend, shows President Obama with his first lead... More
Michigan’s Bad Integrity Report Card
A close look at coverage in the “Trust Us State”
By Anna Clark Mar 21, 2012 at 04:16 PM
MICHIGAN — It looks bleak: Michigan gets an “F” on a “corruption risk report card” released this week by the... More
In Michigan, Getting Beyond the ‘Class Divide’
HuffPost’s Blumenthal finds another good angle in the results
By Anna Clark Mar 2, 2012 at 01:13 PM
MICHIGAN — Election night demands instant coverage from reporters—not just to name a winner, but to define how voting patterns... More
Who Opposed the Auto Bailouts?
Romney was hardly alone, despite what you read
By Anna Clark Feb 28, 2012 at 02:45 PM
MICHIGAN — Leading into today’s primary, Michigan journalists have focused on the bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler more than... More
In Michigan, Coverage of Romney’s Speech Goes Beyond That Empty Stadium
But focus on local storylines obscures some important national angles
By Anna Clark Feb 24, 2012 at 09:04 PM
MICHIGAN — On Twitter and the Web Friday afternoon, it was clear what about Mitt Romney’s address to the Detroit... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
