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1. Campaign Desk

   Medicare Vouchers Explained

   January 18, 2012 03:27 PM

   In the Republican presidential debate Monday, Mitt Romney came out in favor of a "premium support program, which allows people to buy either current standard Medicare or a private plan." He said he supported the proposal made by Wisconsin congressman... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Legal Immigrants Win in Massachusetts

   January 16, 2012 12:34 PM

   Today we begin a series of occasional posts that bring Campaign Desk readers up-to-date on the workings of Massachusetts health reform and how the press is reporting on them. A few years ago, Bay State lawmakers, with the blessing of... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   “Firing” your insurance in Romney’s Massachusetts

   January 11, 2012 12:59 PM

   Romney’s remark Monday about firing your insurance company apparently harmed him little yesterday in the New Hampshire primary. But as the quote has rocketed around, it might be misleading some into thinking that the Massachusetts health care reforms... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Why Might the Docs Be in a Fix?

   January 11, 2012 11:49 AM

   Sacre bleu! Docs are going broke! Or so says CNNMoney in a story that is a great example of a puff piece for doctors that also happens to fit the modus operandi for the docs’ public... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   Santorum Goes After Social Security

   January 9, 2012 12:29 PM

   Noting the media’s trivial pursuit of rising star Rick Santorum, my colleague Erika Fry has called for more substantive reporting on the candidate’s past and policy visions. I say “amen,” and applaud the fact the AP at least devoted... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   The Bloodying of PolitiFact

   January 6, 2012 01:48 PM

   Now it’s my turn to weigh in on the “Lie of the Year,” the gimmick PolitiFact uses to highlight the most egregious misstatements of the past year. This time, though, the fact-checking service stumbled into a fusillade of criticism from... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   A Good Payroll Tax Piece from the Post

   January 4, 2012 12:46 PM

   At last The Washington Post, which shaped much of the media coverage of the defcit and entitlement discussion last year, has produced a very good story about Social Security. This one offers another take on the Democrats’ drive... Continue reading

8. Behind the News

   Best of 2011: Trudy Lieberman

   January 2, 2012 05:48 PM

   Peter G. Peterson Goes to School: Organizations funded by Peter G. Peterson, a former Wall Street investment banker and long-time foe of Social Security, have had a powerful influence in shaping this year’s debate over Social Security. The media... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   The Kind of Medicare Story We’d Rather Not See

   December 23, 2011 01:44 PM

   Anyone reading SmartMoney’s take on Medicare would want to get granny off the program in New York minute. It was one of those “list” stories—five places you must visit, ten foods to eat in the new year that... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    A Rate-Regulation Case Study in Pennsylvania

    December 21, 2011 04:26 PM

    What’s so interesting about insurance rate regulation, and why is it worth reporting on? The topic has everything to do with the ultimate fate of the national health reform law and the media’s unfortunately diminishing role as a watchdog over... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    The Coverage of Wyden-Ryan, Round One

    December 19, 2011 01:59 PM

    Robert Pear’s New York Times piece “Support Builds for a Plan To Rein In Medicare Costs” seemed like a leak. Writing on the Friday after Thanksgiving, usually a slow news day, Pear signaled the D.C. health care cognoscenti’s... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Pinning Down the President

    December 15, 2011 05:48 PM

    In an interview with President Obama on 60 Minutes Sunday night, it was apparent Steve Kroft was taking his questioning down a broad path. “It seems to be all the compromising is being done by you,” was one... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    NPR and its Men-on-the-Street

    December 14, 2011 02:00 PM

    It seemed that Mike H., a frequent visitor to CJR.org, had a point. He commented the other day on one of my posts, which had praised NPR for sending a reporter out on the street to talk to real... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    Morning Edition Connects With Regular People

    December 8, 2011 02:14 PM

    The other day NPR did some solid man-on-the-street reporting, and found—as we have found in our ongoing Town Hall series—the public is disconnected from Washington politics. Reporter Andrea Seabrook visited Cincinnati and asked those whom she met about... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    The Murky Politics of the Payroll Tax

    December 6, 2011 04:21 PM

    Each day the payroll tax saga gets more complicated, and the public no doubt gets more confused. Bloomberg reporter Brian Faler and Remapping Debate’s Mike Alberti deserve loud shout-outs for their crisp and clear pieces... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    CJR Holds a Town Hall in Nebraska

    December 5, 2011 03:38 PM

    George Packer’s superb New Yorker article about the Wall Street Occupiers is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why Occupy Wall Street camps sprang up across the country. As a reader, I found the journey of... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Switching Sides on Social Security

    November 29, 2011 11:55 AM

    What to do about those FICA contributions, aka payroll taxes, now that the supercommittee has blown up? Last Christmas the Obama administration handed workers a special gift—a one-year holiday from paying their payroll taxes, which as most workers know fund... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Romney’s Marie Antoinette Moment

    November 28, 2011 12:13 PM

    The lede of the Boston Globe’s campaign story a few days ago was explicit: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday called on Congress to take money from Medicaid, not defense, to compensate for the failure of the congressional... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    A Shoutout to MarketWatch

    November 17, 2011 01:23 PM

    Last week, MarketWatch did the kind of report we have been urging the media to do on a subject they’d prefer to avoid—paying for long-term care. We’ve called long-term care the stepchild of health reform, and noted what... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    A Laurel to the AP

    November 11, 2011 12:18 PM

    The AP’s recent story on proposed changes in the derivation of Social Security’s cost of living (COLA) formula is the kind of explainer we have urged the press to write. The piece, written by Stephen Ohlemacher, lays out... Continue reading

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