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1. Campaign Desk

   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tries to Redeem Itself

   October 23, 2008 12:15 PM

   As part of an ongoing series examining what the candidates’ plans might mean for Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution took another crack at health care Sunday. A few weeks earlier, the paper ran a story called “Issue in-depth: health... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Who’s Cutting What in Medicare?

   October 20, 2008 12:15 PM

   All of a sudden last week Medicare zoomed atop the list of acceptable campaign talk. It started with an early October Wall Street Journal story, reporting that John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   And Now From the Heartland….

   October 15, 2008 11:29 AM

   You could say it wasn’t the greatest story, but, hey, a TV station taking a crack at health care is a pretty rare thing these days. Too bad that the story appearing on the station’s Web site was... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Health Care on the Mississippi, Part IX

   October 14, 2008 02:48 PM

   This is the ninth and final entry in a series that has examined how seven people who live in the town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, would fare under the health proposals offered by John McCain and Barack Obama. The entire... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   Health Care on the Mississippi Archive

   October 14, 2008 01:23 PM

   Below, you will find links to every entry in Trudy Lieberman’s “Health Care on the Mississippi” series, in descending order. Health Care on the Mississippi, Part IX, 10/14/08 Health Care on the Mississippi, Part VIII, 10/01/08... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Let the Crystal-Balling Begin

   October 13, 2008 12:24 PM

   “John McCain’s health plan would reduce the ranks of the uninsured by about 21.1 million people if fully put in place by 2010, while Barack Obama’s would reduce the number by 26.6 million, an analysis predicts.” That was the lede... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   Dissecting the Health Care Debate

   October 8, 2008 01:01 PM

   Both John McCain and Barack Obama were expected to pound away at health care during last night’s debate, and, indeed, they wove the topic into their answers to several of the questions they faced. The things they said (or didn’t... Continue reading

8. Campaign Desk

   Twelve Questions About Health Care for Tonight’s Debate

   October 7, 2008 09:39 AM

   We’ve been pleased to see that health care returned to the candidate’s stump speeches this weekend. Maybe voters are beginning to understand at least one aspect of the health reform debate: John McCain’s plan to tax the value of the... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   Who Will Do the Best Job on Health Care?

   October 6, 2008 12:09 PM

   A friend of mine asked if I thought Joe Biden was spinning health care to the Democrats’ advantage during last week’s debate. Was he telling the truth, she asked? Was John McCain really going to tax the value of health... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    Stephanopoulos Snoozes, Public Loses

    October 6, 2008 11:07 AM

    What was the public to make yesterday of the health care repartee between Governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania and Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Mel Martinez of Florida on ABC’s This Week... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    Sarah Palin on Health Care

    October 3, 2008 04:15 PM

    Ordinary hockey mom, ordinary woman, ordinary American! And like ordinary folks on Main Street, she has had trouble buying health insurance. Twice in the past week, Sarah Palin told us that she and Hubby Todd were just like everyone else,... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    A Sensitive Look at the Uninsured

    October 3, 2008 10:04 AM

    The people portrayed in the new documentary Critical Condition, which aired on PBS this week, are experiencing financial crises of their own. They are seriously ill and cannot afford medical care. The bills mount; their health doesn’t get... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    A Story That We’d Rather Not See

    October 2, 2008 12:44 PM

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution took the easy road on Sunday when it set out to enlighten readers about the health care proposals of John McCain and Barack Obama. It simply quoted from their campaign speeches and then labeled the... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    Health Care on the Mississippi, Part VIII

    October 1, 2008 01:13 PM

    This is the eighth in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle. The entire series is... Continue reading

15. Feature

    In the Beginning

    September 25, 2008 09:00 AM

    Last year, New York’s state legislature, which has historically led the nation in passing pro-consumer credit legislation, approved a pair of bills aimed at protecting residents from questionable lending practices, the kind that have come back to haunt the... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    A Laurel to the Columbus Dispatch

    September 24, 2008 09:31 AM

    We at CJR have long urged news outlets to consider at how the candidates’ proposals will affect real people. To that end, we have been running our own series, Health Care on the Mississippi, which has discussed how... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Health Care on the Mississippi, Part VII

    September 22, 2008 12:46 PM

    This is the seventh in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle. The entire series is... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Health Care on the Mississippi, Part VI

    September 17, 2008 03:07 PM

    This is the sixth in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle. The entire series is... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    McCain Under the Microscope

    September 16, 2008 05:41 PM

    In his column Tuesday, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert peered into John McCain’s health plan, something we have been urging mainstream media to do for some time now. “Has anyone bothered to notice the radical... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Which Little Piggy Got Left Out?

    September 11, 2008 10:21 AM

    The big question of the campaign yesterday: Was Barack Obama referring to Sarah Palin or the policies of John McCain when he wisecracked about painting lipstick on a pig? Important stuff, right? Speculating on Palin vs. policies makes great copy,... Continue reading

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