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WFTV’s Sensationalism Soils Solid Obama Sit-Down
Orlando reporter suggests recent Afghanistan killings comparable to My Lai
By Brian E. Crowley Mar 14, 2012 at 04:55 PM
FLORIDA—Orlando WFTV reporter Greg Warmoth found himself standing in front of President Obama just a day after the world found... More
At WFLA, Good Questions for Obama…
…but Tampa’s viewers deserved a more balanced report
By Brian E. Crowley Feb 15, 2012 at 04:48 PM
FLORIDA — As I listened to the question being asked I started to groan a bit: “Yesterday you released your... More
Romney’s Hispanic Support: About That Florida Poll
Reporters must tell readers about polls’ shortcomings
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM
FLORIDA—Late Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald released the results of a new Mason-Dixon survey of... More
Who is Sheldon Adelson? Florida Needs to Know
State’s newsrooms haven’t focused their resources on the super PAC story
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 26, 2012 at 11:36 AM
FLORIDA — Who is Sheldon Adelson, and why does he matter to the presidential campaign? If you are a Florida... More
In Florida, a Media Crush but Little News
Best coverage embeds Romney’s rally in more far-reaching reporting
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM
FLORIDA — Reporters on either side of me were frantically jotting down quotes, desperately hoping that Mitt Romney would make... More
Lackluster Caucus Coverage in Florida
The Tampa Bay Times stands above the field
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 5, 2012 at 10:42 AM
FLORIDA — By the end of this month, the contest for the Republican presidential nomination will move to the Sunshine... More
Frozen Out in Florida
Campaign reporters face reduced access, reduced budgets
By Brian E. Crowley Dec 15, 2011 at 01:34 PM
FLORIDA — Florida’s political reporters are a lonely bunch. Presidential candidates avoid them. Senior campaign staffers rarely return their calls... More
Over-the-Top Coverage of Cain’s Gaffe in Florida
His ignorance of ‘wet-foot, dry-foot’ may have said something about Cain. But the way it was covered said as much about the media
By Brian E. Crowley Nov 22, 2011 at 12:15 PM
FLORIDA — Eleven seconds. That’s how long the exchange lasted between Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and Miami Herald political... 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)
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
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.
