Campaign Desk
The Economy Today: $8,000 in Produce?
News from Las Vegas, Oklahoma, California, and elsewhere
By Jane Kim Jun 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM
In national headlines, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that confidence in the stimulus package is ebbing, with 52... More
What Journalists Can Learn from Celinda Lake
Wisdom from the Democrats’ wordsmith
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 22, 2009 at 02:59 PM
First there was Frank Luntz. Now, Celinda Lake is trying to do for the Dems what Luntz did for the... More
The Moussavi Misunderstanding
How the blogosphere and MSM turned a flawed man into a savior
By Kate Klonick Jun 22, 2009 at 02:51 PM
It has been ten days since the Iran election on Friday, June 12, and while the country may still be... More
The Economy Today: Will There Be Fireworks?
Headlines from Texas, Massachusetts, California, Nevada, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko Jun 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Despite growing foreclosures in Nevada and other parts of the country, some lawmakers are calling for an expanded tax credit... More
Baucus Watch, Part XI
The first glimpse of what he has brought forth
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 19, 2009 at 04:00 PM
As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus holds the keys to health care reform; any health care... More
Logged Out
Obama takes Bush’s line on White House visitor records
By Clint Hendler Jun 19, 2009 at 10:51 AM
In October of 2006, a federal district court judge ruled that White House visitor logs fell under the reach of... More
The Economy Today: Weatherizing Amidst The Storm
Headlines from California, Tennessee, Utah, North Carolina, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko Jun 19, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Support is divided on the hill for the new financial regulation plan announced yesterday that would give more regulatory power... More
Rocky Road
Skepticism beats cheerleading in coverage of proposed consumer protection agency
By Jane Kim Jun 18, 2009 at 02:57 PM
As economists begin assessing the strength of President Obama’s plan to overhaul financial regulation, in particular the expansion of responsibility... More
The Economy Today: Flying Projectiles
News from Bend, Boulder, Redding, Dallas, and elsewhere
By Jane Kim Jun 18, 2009 at 09:05 AM
National headlines focus on President Obama’s proposal to reform financial regulation, which he laid out yesterday afternoon. The plan would... More
Talking Shop: Bill Berkeley
Thoughts on covering Iran from a reporter who’s done it
By Katia Bachko Jun 17, 2009 at 03:17 PM
For insight on covering the protests in Iran, we spoke with veteran foreign correspondent Bill Berkeley, who has reported four... More
The Economy Today: Schools, Sewers, and Savings
Headlines from Texas, California, Nebraska, Kansas, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko and Jane Kim Jun 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM
The Obama administration has rebutted Sen. Tom Coburn’s list of projects he considers questionable stimulus spending with a list of... More
Parsing Iran’s Election Results
Reporters analyze allegations of election fraud in Iran
By Kathy Gilsinan Jun 16, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Writing in The Washington Post this morning, Glenn Kessler and Jon Cohen tackle the known unknowns of the Iranian election:... More
“Where’s Rafsanjani?”
Guardian’s Tisdall asks the question; more journalists should follow suit
By Kathy Gilsinan Jun 16, 2009 at 01:58 PM
The Guardian’s Simon Tisdall asks a question that more journalists should be asking: “Where’s Rafsanjani?” Reportorial shorthand gives the impression... More
Cost Savings Myopia
Making the numbers fit the script
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 16, 2009 at 12:13 PM
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton gave us a glimpse of the budget games some members of Congress will happily play to... More
The Economy Today: Airport Projects Ready for Takeoff
Headlines from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko Jun 16, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Stimulus skepticism is the name of the game this morning. The Los Angeles Times gives big play to a report... 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.
