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1. Critical Eye

   The future’s so bright …

   November 1, 2012 12:00 AM

   In early 2012, a musician named Amanda Palmer took to Kickstarter to ask her fans for $100,000. Palmer, a veteran of the major-label system, was raising money to independently release her new album. “since [sic]... Continue reading

2. Second Read

   Rocky Mountain fever

   September 17, 2012 10:50 AM

   In the winter of 1907, Denver showed the rest of the nation how to fight a newspaper war. The Rocky Mountain News published an editorial alleging that Frederick Bonfils, the co-owner of The Denver Post, was a blackmailing... Continue reading

3. Swing States Project

   ‘Serious, point-of-view journalism’?

   September 13, 2012 03:00 PM

   At 4:45 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Kevin Palmer stands in the lobby of the Charlotte Convention Center, holding a whiteboard reading, "Tell me about the 1%." Palmer, a recent Harvard graduate, is a reporter for... Continue reading

4. Swing States Project

   Stupid hat tricks

   September 5, 2012 04:40 PM

   CHARLOTTE — The DNC, like the RNC before it, is a locus for stupid hats. As the convention proceedings kicked off Tuesday night, the variety of hats on display in the halls of the Time Warner Center would've made Dr.... Continue reading

5. Swing States Project

   Speeding up the factcheck cycle

   September 4, 2012 11:00 AM

   On Wednesday night, at the Republican National Convention, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan gave a speech that was eloquent, exciting, and riddled with misleading statements. Ryan criticized President Obama for failing to save an auto plant in Ryan's hometown of... Continue reading

6. Swing States Project

   One last night on the outskirts in Tampa

   August 31, 2012 08:48 AM

   This post has been updated. TAMPA — It's 6:30 p.m. on the final night of the Republican National Convention, and the Politico Hub is practically empty. On the ninth floor of a circular office tower in downtown Tampa, the Politico... Continue reading

7. Swing States Project

   How ‘half true’ happens

   August 30, 2012 04:09 PM

   TAMPA — “Perhaps if we all ignore PolitiFact, they'll eventually go away," went the lede of a Weekly Standard story distributed here on Tuesday. Not likely. Love them or hate them, PolitiFact and other journalistic factchecking entities are... Continue reading

8. Swing States Project

   A celebration of access in Tampa

   August 29, 2012 11:00 AM

   TAMPA — It only took me two minutes to get kicked out of Liberty Plaza. Liberty Plaza, sponsored by various conservative advocacy groups, is a tent city set up to entertain delegates and Republican donors. A vulgar, boring display of... Continue reading

9. Short Takes

   Old time, real time

   August 15, 2012 11:08 AM

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10. The Kicker

    Required skimming: literary criticism

    August 3, 2012 06:50 AM

    This month, CJR presents “Required Skimming,” a daily miniguide to our staffers' beats and obsessions, ranging from finance to food. If we overlooked any of your must-read destinations, please tell us in the comments. • Arts and... Continue reading

11. Review

    Blinded by the fight

    July 24, 2012 10:54 AM

    In 2009, reporter Chris Hedges and cartoonist Joe Sacco set out to capture the state of American desperation. Over the next two years, the men took a misery tour of some of the worst places in America:... Continue reading

12. Swing States Project

    Many stations don’t factcheck super PAC ads: survey

    May 24, 2012 03:37 PM

    Many local television stations do not consistently evaluate the accuracy of the political ads they air, according to survey results released Tuesday by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. As Annenberg director Kathleen Hall Jamieson acknowledged, the center’s study, released during... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    What Warren Buffett sees in local newspapers

    May 18, 2012 01:26 PM

    On Thursday, Warren Buffett announced he will spend $142 million to purchase 63 local and regional newspapers from the Richmond, Virginia-based Media General chain--and the Berkshire Hathaway chairman says he's ready to buy more. "Any time we can... Continue reading

14. Behind the News

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    April 19, 2012 01:30 PM

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15. Short Takes

    Old Time, Real Time

    March 30, 2012 06:00 AM

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16. Swing States Project

    Repaving the Trail

    March 14, 2012 11:08 AM

    In January, I visited New Hampshire and Florida to report on the media coverage of the GOP presidential primaries there. A lot of people complain about the blandness and inadequacy of much campaign reporting—its focus on momentum and appearances; its... Continue reading

17. Behind the News

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    February 16, 2012 05:02 PM

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19. Behind the News

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20. Behind the News

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    February 10, 2012 01:58 PM

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