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On Ferrarogate
Why were Gerry’s words so unsettling?
By Megan Garber Mar 14, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Speaking on MSNBC this morning, Peggy Noonan issued a broad accusation against the Clinton campaign: “In their race-baiting,” she said,... More
Before the Breaking Point
The Times goes behind the scenes of the Spitzer resignation
By Megan Garber Mar 13, 2008 at 09:27 AM
Today's New York Times features a behind-the-scenes look at the days and hours Eliot Spitzer spent before delivering yesterday's Press... More
Blunder Cover
Which of TIME’s sharks jumped the highest?
By Megan Garber Mar 12, 2008 at 01:35 PM
If you’re finding yourself in need of a break from learning the already-stale-feeling details of today’s Spitzignation, TIME has just... More
The Daily Show Spoofs Spitzergate
In a scandal made to be mocked, Stewart and staff deliver
By Megan Garber Mar 12, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Say this about Spitzergate: at least it happened after the writers' strike ended. On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart... More
Notes on a Scandal
Silda Wall Spitzer “stands by her man”
By Megan Garber Mar 11, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Every so often, we in the American public find ourselves locking our eyes, raising our voices and, in a rare... More
Quick, Someone Call Alanis!
The media pounce on irony in Clinton’s “3 a.m.” ad
By Megan Garber Mar 10, 2008 at 09:50 AM
Oh, the juicy irony of it all: the adorable little blond child who was peacefully sleeping when Hillary Clinton received... More
Monster’s Ball
The (Samantha) Power of political insult
By Megan Garber Mar 7, 2008 at 04:07 PM
Stop the presses! This is huge! Late last night, Big News broke: Samantha Power, one of Obama’s campaign advisers, called... More
Women Are “Kind of Dim”: Part Two
Charlotte Allen…defends herself?
By Megan Garber Mar 6, 2008 at 10:10 AM
On Sunday, the Washington Post published a controversial and now-infamous article, "We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?"... More
Chris Matthews Really Wants to Say the ‘B’ Word
Keith puts his foot down before Chris puts his foot in his mouth
By Megan Garber Mar 6, 2008 at 09:29 AM
In their post-Super Tuesday Redux coverage yesterday, MSNBC's Brian Williams, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews were discussing Saturday Night Live's... More
Huck-TV
Is the Huckster the next Pat Buchanan?
By Megan Garber Mar 5, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Ding, ding, ding! One thousand—one hundred—ninety-one!! John McCain didn’t just hit the mark…he surpassed it! If the presidential campaign were... More
Scenes from a Stall
For Clinton’s press corps, being kept in the loop meant being kept in the loo
By Megan Garber Mar 4, 2008 at 12:41 PM
The teaser says it all: “Jackie Calmes reports from the men’s room, with the Clinton campaign in Austin.” In a... More
Women Are “Kind of Dim”
Or are they? The Post loses track of its air quotes
By Megan Garber Mar 3, 2008 at 03:54 PM
Nope, you’re not reading The Onion. Nope, it’s not April 1. And, nope, it’s not 1912. The Washington Post—yesterday, March... More
Manorexia? Meet Drunkorexia
The NYT identifies its latest phenomenon
By Megan Garber Mar 3, 2008 at 10:52 AM
The New York Times has a proud tradition of publishing stories about Trends You Didn’t Realize Were Trends Until the... More
Harry Situation
The British press and “the great silence: redux”
By Megan Garber Feb 29, 2008 at 04:12 PM
During the summer of 1936, British monarch Edward VIII continued the affair that would lead, later that year, to his... More
Shrill-ary
Is Clinton’s problem as basic as her voice?
By Megan Garber Feb 28, 2008 at 10:26 AM
It was perhaps the most memorable line of perhaps the most memorable moment of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president. The... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
