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A good AP follow-up on North Carolina’s ‘sweepstakes’ story
In the face of crackdowns, an industry with deep pockets refuses to go away
By Greg Marx Mar 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In his post yesterday about what North Carolina reporters can learn from their South Carolina colleagues about covering the video... More
The state tax shift
As GOP states swap income for sales taxes, can reporters stay ahead of the story?
By Greg Marx Jan 25, 2013 at 03:50 PM
In today's The New York Times, Richard Stevenson takes note of an important trend in state capitols around the country:... More
USP Notes: Medicaid expansion edition
Some solid coverage helps keep the debate within the realm of facts
By Greg Marx Jan 17, 2013 at 07:00 AM
As governors around the country deliver their annual addresses and legislatures prepare to convene, one of the key policy stories... More
USP Notes: NYT on Fix the Debt, ProPublica on ‘Democratic Grandmas’
Private interests behind a public debate, and the unusual source of some campaign data
By Greg Marx Jan 10, 2013 at 03:10 PM
As the fiscal cliff debate dragged on late last year, the presence of some deep corporate pockets behind the public... More
Jim Tankersley joins The Washington Post
A good hire bolsters an already strong economic policy team
By Greg Marx Dec 7, 2012 at 04:44 PM
Obviously the big news about The Washington Post at the moment is that, after a protracted debate, the paper now... More
Factchecking the ‘gifts’ theory of politics
LAT, NYT break news on Mitt Romney’s remarks—and also offer a skeptical look
By Greg Marx Nov 15, 2012 at 03:10 PM
The big electoral politics story of the day (well, ok, of late Wednesday) is the news that Mitt Romney, on... More
Who really holds leverage on Bush tax cuts?
Bloomberg’s Barro argues even post-“cliff,” GOP would have the upper hand
By Greg Marx Nov 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
My Friday post about how reporters are missing a big part of the “fiscal cliff” story—the leverage President Obama and... More
The fiscal whatchamacallit
Media’s embrace of “fiscal cliff” obscures the real story about budget negotiations
By Greg Marx Nov 9, 2012 at 11:57 AM
With Election Day behind us, all of Washington is suddenly focused on a looming issue that drew little notice during... More
Laurels to Politico and National Journal
For exposing the shady side of the campaign-industrial complex
By Greg Marx Oct 18, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Back in April, an excellent column by Walter Shapiro here at CJR urged reporters on the money-in-politics beat to... More
Ask Obama This: Where’s your short-term jobs plan?
A missed chance at the debate creates an important opportunity for reporters on the trail
By Greg Marx Oct 5, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Over the final month of the campaign, CJR will run a series of posts under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
A laurel to The Denver Post
For strong editorial judgment in its coverage of the “47 percent” story
By Greg Marx Sep 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The secret video recording of Mitt Romney’s now-infamous “47 percent” comment went live on the Mother Jones website at... More
Romney’s welfare ads: Whom do they affect?
A consensus about coded racial appeals may be only half right
By Greg Marx Sep 17, 2012 at 02:59 PM
Over the past month, many journalists have identified a new development in the presidential campaign: Mitt Romney’s decision to begin... More
A laurel to FlackCheck.org
For its new guide to video factchecking on air and online
By Greg Marx Sep 14, 2012 at 05:50 PM
The recent journalistic debate about factchecking has prompted some compelling discussion about different strategies, different methods, and what works... More
A laurel to The Atlantic’s Garance Franke-Ruta
For calling on reporters to repeat the truth as often as needed, and showing how to do it
By Greg Marx Aug 17, 2012 at 03:43 PM
This week’s laurel goes to Garance Franke-Ruta of The Atlantic, whose astute web piece “What to Do With Political... More
Required skimming: how campaigns work
Learn how the wonks view the horse race
By Greg Marx Aug 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
This month, CJR presents “Required Skimming,” a daily miniguide to our staffers’ beats and obsessions, ranging from finance to food.... More
The real question about Romney’s Bain career
How, exactly, did his business career prepare the candidate to be president?
By Greg Marx Jul 23, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The debate over Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital has been a series of cul-de-sacs and rabbit-holes. When the Republican... More
The Globe advances the Romney/Bain story
Meanwhile, MoJo digs into Romney’s investments in offshoring
By Greg Marx Jul 20, 2012 at 03:02 PM
This post has been updated (see bottom of second page). In the great politico-media debate over Mitt Romney, Bain Capital,... More
Rehashing the debate about when Romney left Bain
After a much-discussed Boston Globe story, FactCheck.org stands by its take
By Greg Marx Jul 12, 2012 at 05:12 PM
This post has been updated. The big political story of the day is a front-page article in The Boston Globe... More
In defense of covering position papers and official statements
Most of the time, what politicians say is what they’ll do
By Greg Marx Jul 9, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In his latest Swing States column, Walter Shapiro grapples with the question of why campaign issue coverage is not only... More
The new media narrative: ‘no-policy’ Romney
Three things reporters should remember as they press Romney for policy details
By Greg Marx Jun 27, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Lately, Mitt Romney is losing his reputation in the media as a politician who constantly flip-flops from one policy position... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
