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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
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
