Campaign Desk Archive
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NBC News sets good example for Medicare reporting People perspective leads to clear explanation of impact of proposed changes
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In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly
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The future of factchecking Here's what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
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Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA? So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
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What if there are fewer polls in 2016? Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
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‘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
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Closer look at a cash cow Denver's KUSA says newsroom's "Truth Tests" set high bar for campaign-ad vetting
By Mary Winter
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In Michigan, a look back on the 2012 campaign A veteran journalist and a young reporter talk about lessons learned
By Anna Clark
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Key stories in the Keystone State Four issues Pennsylvania’s political press should stay on
By Ken Knelly
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Papa John’s Pizza and the business backlash The real story: how some employers are still working to undermine Obamacare
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Election reflections from the Silver State Las Vegas Sun political editor Anjeanette Damon wants face time with presidential candidates, more time with voters
By Jay Jones
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Hope and change in unlikely places Three cheers for campaign coverage from BuzzFeed and the Los Angeles Times
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Campaign Desk, The Observatory
Climate roller coaster back on track With Obama talking global warming, media see ups and downs
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Factchecking the ‘gifts’ theory of politics LAT, NYT break news on Mitt Romney's remarks—and also offer a skeptical look
By Greg Marx
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An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
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Little Havana turns blue (or maybe not) Choose-your-own-poll-number reporting on the Cuban-American vote
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Predictable in retrospect The dangers of hindsight bias in election postmortems
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Four stories to follow in Virginia What the Commonwealth’s political reporters should focus on now
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What happened, anyway? The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
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Campaign Desk, Darts and Laurels
A dart to Yahoo Finance For utterly confusing its readers about Social Security
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The fiscal whatchamacallit Media’s embrace of “fiscal cliff” obscures the real story about budget negotiations
By Greg Marx
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An Ohio election special causes controversy TPM flags some anti-Obama programming on Sinclair stations
By T.C. Brown
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The Ad Wars: Was outside money futile? After Election Day, the press seizes on a new conventional wisdom
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Digital innovation on election night: a report From CJR and Tow Center’s “meta newsroom”
By Mike Hoyt
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How to cover the presidential results A guide for journalists on election fundamentals and campaign effects
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A Laurel to NPR, for giving hospitals a disaster exam Sandy exposes gaping holes in hospital safety plans
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Election Day worries in Ohio Lawsuits, provisional ballots, alleged software glitches—and the coverage of it all
By T.C. Brown
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In Colorado, $716 billion claim lives on Romney repeats the discredited charge at weekend rally, and it pops up in ads for a Congressional race
By Mary Winter
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King Coal rises in PA A last-minute crush of ads—including Romney’s first here—challenges reporters to keep up
By Ken Knelly
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The Ad Wars: GOP advantage in the House In local races, outside money can tip the scales, and the GOP is trying to do just that
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Was it Obama’s policies—or the pie? Romney ad blames president for Virginia BBQ chain’s closure; locals point to the food, competition
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A missed connection on Michigan’s ballot questions? Bridge battle draws the attention, but Props 1 and 2 could lead to future conflict
By Anna Clark
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Navigating voter guides in North Carolina For voters looking for easy research tools, a few bright spots emerge
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Getting ready for ballot battles in Ohio Reporters explore 'nightmare scenarios'—and offer some practical advice to voters
By T.C. Brown
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Three questions about campaign coverage How the media can do better the next time around (Or, “NOW FOR THE HARD PART”)
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Ask Romney This: What will replace Obamacare? A vague healthcare plan raises many questions
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At Michigan’s edge, global warming emerges as campaign issue But spotty local coverage of House race is sometimes too soft on climate denialism
By Anna Clark
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Toledo Blade disappoints on Jeep-to-China claims For Ohioans targeted by Romney’s misleading rhetoric, the paper confuses more than it clarifies
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The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
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Social Security: a Laurel to The Motley Fool An investment newsletter breaks down persistent myths
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In Virginia, skirmishes in the voting wars O'Keefe sting, trashed voter forms lead to some solid coverage
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Detroit papers on Romney’s misleading Jeep ad A campaign ad airs in Ohio but gets a close (sometimes muddled) look from Detroit reporters
By Anna Clark
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Pundits versus probabilities The misguided backlash against Nate Silver
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The most potent spin: lies campaigns tell themselves Plus: is a split between the popular vote and Electoral College really so rare?
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Behind the News, Campaign Desk
The universality of health reporting Lessons from five European journalists
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The momentum behind a misleading narrative Why reporters have been getting the polls wrong in the presidential race
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Ask Obama This: Will we have to be older to get Medicare? We know about Romney’s vouchers, but the president is quiet on the subject of raising eligibility
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In Ohio, campaign coverage is anti-social Reporting on candidates' social media strategies is largely absent in key battleground
By T.C. Brown
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Ask Obama This: Can you imagine criminal justice reform? A nearly forgotten topic that impacts the budget, families, and communities
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‘Pittsburgh is getting pounded’ by ads Top priority race for parties is disturbingly low on local TV news radar
By Ken Knelly
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The Ad Wars: Obama’s special message in Spanish A review of Obama’s and Romney’s Spanish-language TV ads finds contrasts in style, strategy, and sophistication
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Ask Obama and Romney this: Where is Africa? An enormous opportunity for the US could slip past
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Covering the search for noncitizen voters AP’s Ivan Moreno won well-deserved praise for staying on the (incredible shrinking) story in Colorado
By Mary Winter
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Ask Obama and Romney This: What if China squares off with Japan? An emerging, and little discussed, dilemma
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Scare-mongering from CBS Bad reporting on Social Security—again
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How could voters still be undecided? Try asking them Plus, why this veteran campaign correspondent is focused on swing-state polls
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In Florida, debate night isn’t front-page news Editors at Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post defend decision on Senate race coverage
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Awash in ads in Roanoke At WDBJ, welcome transparency and a commitment to coverage—but room for improvement, too
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The ‘Man in the Middle’ hits a healthcare Catch-22 Å family falls through a gap in Obamacare
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Laurels to Politico and National Journal For exposing the shady side of the campaign-industrial complex
By Greg Marx
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In MI-11, a candidate ducks, but can’t avoid coverage Detroit Free Press digs in to Bentivolio's background, though local outlets can do more on the money beat
By Anna Clark
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Hey, big spender Virginia’s Senate race is drawing major outside spending—Bob Perry’s million bucks included. Reporters here have more to do
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When factchecking goes ‘gray’ Two Denver news outlets made similar dissections of an attack ad but arrived at not-so-similar conclusions
By Mary Winter
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The Ad Wars: Is the IRS throwing in the towel on political nonprofits? Politico identifies thirteen "social welfare" groups misleading the IRS
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Nevada media pillory Oceguera attack ad An "outrageous" ad in a House race raises questions—including whether starting a controversy was the aim
By Jay Jones
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All good debate coverage is local? Failings of the national press not mirrored in NH
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The word on the street: worried In New Hampshire voters are fretting about…everything
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The Ad Wars: how to expose a dishonest ‘Social Welfare’ group Telling the IRS one thing, then doing another
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As ads flood Ohio House race, will coverage keep up? A review finds some solid work, but there's room for more enterprising journalism
By T.C. Brown
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Does Cuba matter? Not to national media But some reporters in South Florida find stories that go beyond clichés
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Denver Post ducks the $716 billion question Real-time factchecking is hard, but coverage of House debate was just too thin
By Mary Winter
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Time to head to the track With voting underway, there's nothing wrong with providing the horse race coverage readers crave
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Ask Romney This: What will you do about
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Healthcare—reform in Great Britain vs. the USA:
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Healthcare in Great Britain vs. healthcare in the USA: part one A conversation with Chris Smyth, health reporter for The Times of London
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- Dull news from Doha UN climate summit a ho-hum affair for the press
- Highway to the danger zone Following Sandy, HuffPo and NYT dig into the folly of coastal development
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- In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
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