Campaign Desk
Backstory: the reporter who interviewed Akin
The Jaco Report reconsiders the moment
By Mike Hoyt Aug 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM
As transitions go, it was pretty jagged, a classic of the “moving right along” category. Answering a question about abortion... More
Medicare and the $716 billion bogeyman
Will a new version of a half-truth work for the GOP?
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 22, 2012 at 11:17 AM
It’s been hard to escape from Medicare in the 11 days since Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan burst into the news... More
Last week’s GOP local TV blitz
What did candidates—and viewers—get from it?
By Tharon Giddens Aug 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — The word “exclusive” is routinely devalued in broadcast political reporting and last week was no exception. Republicans Mitt... More
Candidates clam up on climate
Reporters call out Obama and Romney’s silence
By Curtis Brainard Aug 21, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Nary a word has been spoken about climate change on the presidential campaign trail, and it’s a silence that some... More
‘That muddy water’ of fairness
With “Line of Attack,” Sun evaluates “legit,” “laughable” campaign claims
By Jay Jones Aug 21, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NEVADA — I can’t recall who came up with the idea of a digital video recorder that automatically skips past... More
What makes Mitt tick?
We need more tick-tock from the press pack about why Romney chose Paul Ryan
By Walter Shapiro Aug 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The faster-than-a-tweet, fleeter-than-a-sound-bite pace of the presidential campaign upends our basic conceptions of time and duration. It is disconcerting to... More
When hospital profits clash with patient care: an investigation
The Times exposes questionable care at HCA hospitals
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 17, 2012 at 11:24 AM
This week The New York Times concluded a rare look at the inner workings of the country’s biggest for-profit hospital... More
Covering Romney in Ohio’s coal country
Visit draws sharp questions from across state line, and solid stories from big-city papers
By T.C. Brown Aug 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — When Mitt Romney’s campaign bus rolled into the tiny Appalachian town of Beallsville in the eastern part of... More
Ryan re-energizes coverage
VP candidate brings fossil fuels, alternatives back into focus
By Curtis Brainard Aug 16, 2012 at 04:30 PM
Paul Ryan’s selection as the GOP’s candidate for vice president has renewed debate about, and coverage of, the stark differences... More
A super resource on super PACs in Virginia
Early coverage puts VPAP database to good use, but there are opportunities to do more
By Tharon Giddens Aug 16, 2012 at 03:00 PM
VIRGINIA — Super PACs have been pouring money into Virginia for months, now, seeking to sway the presidential contest and... More
The WSJ editorial page and Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan
Bogus numbers and rewritten history
By Ryan Chittum Aug 16, 2012 at 11:06 AM
The Wall Street Journal editorial board's Joseph Rago makes a whopper of an error in a column Tuesday extolling Paul... More
Medicare, Paul Ryan, and beyond: a primer
Here’s context to clarify the big entitlements debates
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 15, 2012 at 03:25 PM
Mitt Romney’s choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee elevates Medicare and Medicaid (along with Social... More
Don’t just look at the money—follow it!
Can Michigan media tell us why a bailout opponent is collecting big bucks from Wall Street?
By Anna Clark Aug 15, 2012 at 03:08 PM
MICHIGAN — One of the old standbys of political journalism—“follow the money”—sometimes gives way to something simpler: “look at the... More
A sharp Herald item on Ryan’s surprising Cuba record
Keyed to local community, paper digs up veep pick’s past opposition to embargo
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — Tucked somewhere into the recesses of the hidden place where only those with knowledge of the secret handshake... More
Assignment desk: The authoritative take
on Colorado’s controversial secretary of state
A closer look at Scott Gessler could bring readers past the voter-fraud boilerplate
By Mary Winter Aug 14, 2012 at 03:00 PM
COLORADO — The framing of a late July story from NBC News was striking: Scott Gessler, the no-name secretary of... 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?
Fearless British mother who talked down Woolwich terrorists
“It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose”
7 questions for President Obama
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
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.
