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Little Havana turns blue (or maybe not)
Choose-your-own-poll-number reporting on the Cuban-American vote
By Brian E. Crowley Nov 14, 2012 at 02:50 PM
FLORIDA — Somehow the Florida election is beginning to feel a bit like an episode from the old I Love... More
In Florida, debate night isn’t front-page news
Editors at Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post defend decision on Senate race coverage
By Brian E. Crowley Oct 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — One of the shameful things about Florida’s US Senate race is that the two candidates, Democratic incumbent Bill... More
Does Cuba matter? Not to national media
But some reporters in South Florida find stories that go beyond clichés
By Brian E. Crowley Oct 12, 2012 at 06:49 AM
FLORIDA — Does Cuba really matter? If asked that question by a reporter, both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney... More
In Florida, a poll grabs headlines—and raises questions
The situation for the GOP may not be as dire as Quinnipiac’s results suggest
By Brian E. Crowley Sep 27, 2012 at 04:05 PM
FLORIDA — Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney woke up to some grim news Wednesday. According to a poll... More
Packing up and shipping out in Tampa
Jeb Bush gives reporters one last local news hook on RNC’s final night
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 31, 2012 at 03:00 PM
TAMPA — On Friday morning, Florida reporters and editors attending the Republican National Convention were packing their laptops and video... More
In Florida, convention coverage ranges from abundant to absent
The Tampa papers go all-in, while the Sun Sentinel goes missing
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 30, 2012 at 06:50 AM
TAMPA — On Wednesday, the morning after the first night of the Republican National Convention, the front page of the... More
It’s morning in the Tampa Convention Center
Swing States Project’s Florida correspondent takes it all in
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 28, 2012 at 03:55 PM
TAMPA — In a large room, just off the main floor of the Tampa Convention Center, there are about 100... More
Tampa Bay Times’s convention-eve welcome
The paper’s Sunday piece is strong (cringe-making Florida boosterism aside)
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
TAMPA — Wince. That was my first reaction as I started to read a Sunday story about the Republican National... More
A sharp Herald item on Ryan’s surprising Cuba record
Keyed to local community, paper digs up veep pick’s past opposition to embargo
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — Tucked somewhere into the recesses of the hidden place where only those with knowledge of the secret handshake... More
On Florida’s ‘anything but monolithic’ Hispanic voters
Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times raise the reporting bar
By Brian E. Crowley Jul 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — One of the most wearisome elements of media coverage of the 2012 election campaign is the often trite... More
(Not) going to the candidates’ debate
Why are federal candidates in Florida ducking debates?
By Brian E. Crowley Jul 2, 2012 at 06:50 AM
FLORIDA — Former Miami Herald humor columnist Dave Barry once wrote: “I can win an argument on any topic, against... More
When it comes to Jeb Bush, ‘no’ is not enough
Memo to the media: He really doesn’t want to be vice president.
By Brian E. Crowley Jun 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM
FLORIDA — Sitting across from Jeb Bush last week on the set of CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose asked: “You... More
Herald’s Caputo dives deep on diverging polls
Do other news organizations undermine their credibility when they don’t do the same?
By Brian E. Crowley May 24, 2012 at 04:25 PM
FLORIDA — Voters here have reason to be confused this week as they look at two polls, coming out one... More
The Rubio romance
For the national press, a harder look is in order
By Brian E. Crowley May 4, 2012 at 04:05 PM
FLORIDA — Much of the national media appears to be in love with Florida’s junior senator—Republican Marco Rubio. Back on... More
A Strong Veepstakes Story from the Tampa Bay Times
Focus on Rubio’s deeds—not words—brings new insights
By Brian E. Crowley Mar 29, 2012 at 01:46 PM
FLORIDA — Whenever Sean Hannity interviews Marco Rubio, he gushes like 12-year old smitten with the girl next-door. Hannity’s beating... 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
A backgrounder for understanding the storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma
Is the ‘chilling effect’ real?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113219/doj-seizure-ap-records-raises-question-chilling-effect-real
One year ago four journalists were brutally murdered in the bloodiest attack on the press in Mexico’s drug war. For those left behind the pain — and the threats — continue
50 years of foreign reporting from the NYRB
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.
