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Behind the News
CJR Rewind: I Was a Tool of Satan
February 19, 2009 05:16 PMLast year, I drew a cartoon that showed a man in Middle Eastern apparel at the wheel of a Ryder truck hauling a nuclear warhead. The caption read, "What Would Mohammed Drive?" Besides referring to the vehicle that Timothy McVeigh... Continue reading
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Guide to Online News Startups
GazeboNews
November 30, 2011 03:19 PMLAKE BLUFF, ILLINOIS — When, in 2006, Adrienne Fawcett moved to Lake Bluff, Illinois, a leafy suburb thirty-five miles north of downtown Chicago, the local... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Track Good Ledes on Twitter with #goodlede
December 5, 2008 02:32 PMEvery now and then, I come across an article with a killer lead sentence, like this one, by Anthony Daniels, in the latest issue of the new U.K. mag Standpoint: On a recent short flight, an air hostess... Continue reading
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The Kicker
NYT Headline Zen
November 11, 2008 05:41 PMFrom Slate today, a look at some New York Times headlines that double as pieces of metaphysical wisdom. Among the best: - "Honesty Is the Sole Policy, Except When It's Not" (Aug. 2) - "NBC Is Broadcasting... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Hitting The Spot
November 10, 2008 12:43 PMWord has it that Spot.us, former CJR intern David Cohn's community-funded journalism startup, will be launching late this afternoon. An experiment with crowd-funded journalism, Spot.us encourages private citizens to fund investigative reports on topics that interest them. Freelancers... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Thomas Lauren Friedman, Meet Barack Hussein Obama
October 29, 2008 04:11 PMFrom Thomas Friedman's New York Times column this morning: Barack Hussein Obama would present another challenge for Iran’s mullahs. Their whole rationale for being is that they are resisting a hegemonic American power that wants to keep everyone... Continue reading
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Campaign Desk
Attack Media
October 17, 2008 04:59 PMFrom Romenesko comes the news that a reporter for the Greensboro News & Record was attacked yesterday at a Sarah Palin rally in North Carolina. From Joe Killian’s account: The man began to say something about how... Continue reading
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Campaign Desk
Six Ways To Improve The Debates
October 9, 2008 08:30 AMThe consensus seems to be that Tuesday night’s presidential debate was extremely boring. Here are six viable suggestions for how the next one could be better. Use a buzzer Tom Brokaw was frustrated by the candidates’ reluctance to... Continue reading
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Campaign Desk
Character Counts
October 8, 2008 09:04 AMThe presidential campaigns' recent detour to the dirty side has pundits decrying the strategy as manipulative and irrelevant, and urging the candidates to return to the issues. But negativity isn't all bad. The ostensible point of a two-year-long presidential campaign... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Just A Reminder…
October 2, 2008 08:35 PMWe're live blogging the vice presidential debate over at Campaign Desk. All are welcome. Continue reading
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On Message
September 26, 2008 10:34 PMFrom NRO's The Corner blog: Obama's Problem [Mark R. Levin] What strikes me most about this debate is how often Obama dissembles — both about what he has said in the past and his policies. Say what you might about... Continue reading
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Suitcase Bombs
September 26, 2008 10:30 PMOK, Barack Obama, a "suitcase bomb" doesn't actually fit in a suitcase. It's a figure of speech. Continue reading
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John McCain: “I Have A Record”
September 26, 2008 10:07 PM"It's Whipped Cream And Other Delights by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. I play it in the mornings, when I'm trying to wake up. It's a classic of the genre. I love that record." <img src=http://cjrarchive.org/img/posts/whippedcream.jpg width=400... Continue reading
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Kevin Drum Must Have A Hangover
September 26, 2008 09:47 PMOr he must be feeling extremely tired, or grumpy, or disengaged, or something. Selections from his debate live-blog: 9:13 - Come on, guys. Let's pick up the pace. So far this isn't even as interesting as a stump speech. 9:22... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Hanging Out At CNN’s Forum
September 26, 2008 09:35 PM"Debate the debate," CNN promised when touting its online "CNN Forum" before the debate began. It's a decent idea -- let the public live-blog the debate. Initially, I couldn't access the site, presumably because it was overloaded. I finally connected,... Continue reading
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The Kicker
That Non-Silent “R”
September 26, 2008 09:07 PMI am very glad that, at long last, America has a candidate who is bound and determined to reform "Warshington." Continue reading
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FYI
September 26, 2008 09:04 PMA good portion of the CJR staff, plus assorted Columbia-affiliated interlopers, is gathered in the CJR offices to attempt a live-blog of tonight's debate. Likely, this attempt will fail, or peter out quietly sometime around 9:32. Nonetheless, we will try... Continue reading
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Michael (Under)Ware
September 26, 2008 08:57 PMLazy pre-debate shot selection on CNN, where Michael Ware is busy adjusting his underwear. Much like America. Continue reading
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The Audit
The Audit Speaks!
September 22, 2008 12:24 PMThis weekend, On The Media hosted Audit boss Dean Starkman to speak about the heroic efforts of the business press to explain and explore the current financial meltdown, and the not-so-heroic oversight effort by the business press... Continue reading
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The Kicker
Doug Glanville Likes Baseball
September 18, 2008 10:15 AMDoug Glanville didn't set any records in his nine years as a professional baseball player. But he's been making his mark this year as an occasional columnist for The New York Times, in a series of very articulate... Continue reading
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