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1. Behind the News

   CJR Rewind: I Was a Tool of Satan

   February 19, 2009 05:16 PM

   Last 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

2. Guide to Online News Startups

   GazeboNews

   November 30, 2011 03:19 PM

   LAKE 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

3. The Kicker

   Track Good Ledes on Twitter with #goodlede

   December 5, 2008 02:32 PM

   Every 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

4. The Kicker

   NYT Headline Zen

   November 11, 2008 05:41 PM

   From 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

5. The Kicker

   Hitting The Spot

   November 10, 2008 12:43 PM

   Word 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

6. The Kicker

   Thomas Lauren Friedman, Meet Barack Hussein Obama

   October 29, 2008 04:11 PM

   From 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

7. Campaign Desk

   Attack Media

   October 17, 2008 04:59 PM

   From 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

8. Campaign Desk

   Six Ways To Improve The Debates

   October 9, 2008 08:30 AM

   The 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

9. Campaign Desk

   Character Counts

   October 8, 2008 09:04 AM

   The 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

10. The Kicker

    Just A Reminder…

    October 2, 2008 08:35 PM

    We're live blogging the vice presidential debate over at Campaign Desk. All are welcome. Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    On Message

    September 26, 2008 10:34 PM

    From 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

12. The Kicker

    Suitcase Bombs

    September 26, 2008 10:30 PM

    OK, Barack Obama, a "suitcase bomb" doesn't actually fit in a suitcase. It's a figure of speech. Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    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

14. The Kicker

    Kevin Drum Must Have A Hangover

    September 26, 2008 09:47 PM

    Or 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

15. 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

16. The Kicker

    That Non-Silent “R”

    September 26, 2008 09:07 PM

    I am very glad that, at long last, America has a candidate who is bound and determined to reform "Warshington." Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    FYI

    September 26, 2008 09:04 PM

    A 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

18. The Kicker

    Michael (Under)Ware

    September 26, 2008 08:57 PM

    Lazy pre-debate shot selection on CNN, where Michael Ware is busy adjusting his underwear. Much like America. Continue reading

19. The Audit

    The Audit Speaks!

    September 22, 2008 12:24 PM

    This 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

20. The Kicker

    Doug Glanville Likes Baseball

    September 18, 2008 10:15 AM

    Doug 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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