Campaign Desk
The making of a meme
Journos get on board the Let’s-Whack-Entitlements train
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 11, 2012 at 03:04 PM
Shortly after the election, the MSM quickly turned from the presidential horse race to the “fiscal cliff.” And soon, news... More
Cracking open Congress
We need better insider reporting about the “fiscal cliff”
By Brendan Nyhan Dec 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM
We've just finished an election in which quantitative analysis provided far more accurate predictions than pundits and reporters, who frequently... More
Healthcare expert for sale
The Guardian follows the saga of Liz Fowler, healthcare lobbyist extraordinaire
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 6, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Leave it to the Brits to tell us Americans about our healthcare system. In this case the telling is done... More
The rush to handicap 2016: let’s not
“Dr. Politics” advice—avoid horse-race journalism, but bring on the well-reported profiles
By Walter Shapiro Dec 5, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Dear Dr. Politics, I am writing about a problem that has become as annoying as stores playing Christmas carols while... More
Carney’s conspiracy theory
White House Press Secretary sees GOP operatives in good journalism
By Curtis Brainard Dec 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Last week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blamed GOP operatives for revealing that Susan Rice, President Obama’s presumed favorite... More
NBC News sets good example for Medicare reporting
People perspective leads to clear explanation of impact of proposed changes
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 30, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As tax and spending talks grind on in Washington, The New York Times tells us Friday that in his latest... More
In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach
PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly Nov 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Whether it is a presidential swing state or not, Pennsylvania is always a political battleground. With countless boroughs,... More
The future of factchecking
Here’s what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 29, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As journalists close the books on 2012 and look forward to coverage of a second Obama administration, one important question... More
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA?
So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
This post is the first of several primers on Social Security we will publish in the coming weeks to help... More
What if there are fewer polls in 2016?
Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
By Walter Shapiro Nov 27, 2012 at 04:00 PM
As a feud, it does not rise to the level of Lyndon Johnson versus Bobby Kennedy or even Jack Benny’s... More
‘Resetting’ The Plain Dealer
What’s to become of Cleveland’s daily, a bright spot in Ohio’s coverage of election 2012?
By T.C. Brown Nov 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — The frenzy of presidential candidates and entourages overrunning the Buckeye State is history, but questions about how Ohio’s... More
Closer look at a cash cow
Denver’s KUSA says newsroom’s “Truth Tests” set high bar for campaign-ad vetting
By Mary Winter Nov 26, 2012 at 07:00 AM
COLORADO — Barack Obama wasn’t the only winner in the 2012 campaign here. The state’s TV stations—especially those in Denver,... More
In Michigan, a look back on the 2012 campaign
A veteran journalist and a young reporter talk about lessons learned
By Anna Clark Nov 23, 2012 at 10:45 AM
MICHIGAN — It was hard. That’s how Marisa Schultz, political reporter for The Detroit News, sums up the experience of... More
Key stories in the Keystone State
Four issues Pennsylvania’s political press should stay on
By Ken Knelly Nov 20, 2012 at 04:00 PM
PENNSYLVANIA — Political reporters and commentators here will continue to ponder, as the Philadelphia Inquirer did on November 9, Pennsylvania’s... More
Papa John’s Pizza and the business backlash
The real story: how some employers are still working to undermine Obamacare
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 20, 2012 at 11:15 AM
The media have latched onto the story of John Schnatter. That’s the John of Papa John’s Pizza, a CEO with... 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?
Josh Barro, the loneliest Republican
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist’s contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
Dowd and Fournier and countless others who have launched similar complaints are asking, “Why aren’t we getting what we were promised?”
Elizabeth Spiers on launching media brands
What do news publications need to do to adapt to digital? Any publication you see doing it really well?
Wolf Blitzer and other journalists should leave God out of natural disasters
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.
