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So Much Promise, So Little Delivery
By Zachary Roth Mar 2, 2004 at 05:07 PM
Here's another example of a New York Times story that promises something in the lede, then fails to deliver. (Remind... More
Trading Mistakes
By Zachary Roth Mar 1, 2004 at 02:40 PM
Last week, Adam Nagourney of The New York Times wrote that in an interview with Times editors and reporters, Sen.... More
What Did Kerry Say?
By Zachary Roth Feb 27, 2004 at 04:37 PM
The Democratic race has been relatively "issue-free" to date. Maybe that's why when the candidates do get bogged down in... More
Right Direction, Wrong Numbers
By Zachary Roth Feb 26, 2004 at 05:08 PM
Three more reporters have in recent days fallen into the trap on the Bush administration's job numbers that the editors... More
Getting Kerry Wrong on Gay Rites
By Zachary Roth Feb 25, 2004 at 02:11 PM
Thanks to an alert reader for this one. Several cable news networks made the same crucial slip-up yesterday in representing... More
Significantly Misleading
By Zachary Roth Feb 24, 2004 at 12:45 PM
Here's an example of a lede that promises something that the subsequent story doesn't quite provide -- and that in... More
AP Takes an Unwarranted Leap
By Zachary Roth Feb 24, 2004 at 12:11 PM
Consider this description from the second paragraph of the Associated Press' account of President Bush's speech at a fundraiser yesterday:... More
Poll Tax
By Zachary Roth Feb 20, 2004 at 12:39 PM
By Zachary Roth The story of polls, the press, and Tuesday's Wisconsin primary is not a pretty one, and there... More
“Unaligned”? We Don’t Think So.
By Zachary Roth Feb 18, 2004 at 02:30 PM
Did anyone else notice that Steve Murphy, who was Dick Gephardt's campaign manager before Gephardt quit the race after getting... More
Not So Fast
By Zachary Roth Feb 17, 2004 at 08:54 AM
In today's New York Times, Adam Nagourney and Jodi Wilgoren write: "Dr. Dean was preparing to return to his home... More
Did These Guys Watch the Same Debate?
By Zachary Roth Feb 16, 2004 at 12:55 PM
Maybe it was just a wardrobe malfunction, but there seems to be some confusion about the status of the Democrats'... More
Keeping the Facts Straight on Gay Marriage, Part Trois
By Zachary Roth Feb 13, 2004 at 11:22 AM
As the campaign progresses, the hotly-disputed language of the proposed federal amendment on gay marriage is bound to become an... More
Drudgery
By Zachary Roth Feb 13, 2004 at 10:27 AM
How some of the major blogs have reacted to the Kerry rumors: Josh Marshall: Completely ignores it. He's still writing... More
Keeping the Facts Straight On Gay Marriage, Part Deux
By Zachary Roth Feb 12, 2004 at 03:37 PM
The New York Times slipped up again today on the details of a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. As... More
Flight Schools and Ketchup
By Zachary Roth Feb 12, 2004 at 11:13 AM
Calpundit -- who doesn't see a problem with the early release of exit polls -- continues to lead the pack... 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.
