Campaign Desk
Baucus Watch, Part IX
The senator ejects single-payer advocates—again
By Trudy Lieberman May 13, 2009 at 12:58 PM
As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus holds the keys to health care reform; any health care... More
Getting Carded
Time magazine blames credit card consumers
By Katia Bachko May 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Credit cards are on the agenda this week for the Senate Banking Committee, which is considering a bill that “would... More
The Economy Today: On Schedule?
Headlines from Maryland, Texas, Arizona, Wisconsin, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko May 13, 2009 at 10:12 AM
This morning, The New York Times observes that only a small portion of the stimulus funds has actually “reached state... More
Will Health Care Providers Really Reduce Spending?
The press exhibits some skepticism—but more is needed
By Trudy Lieberman May 12, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Yesterday, six protagonists in Washington’s unfolding health care drama sent a letter to the President saying they have “joined together... More
The Economy Today: Fares and Fires
Headlines from Arkansas, Delaware, New York City, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Both USA Today and The Wall Street Journal see signs of how the recession is affecting big businesses. In the... More
Senate Goes XML
A quiet shift is hailed
By Clint Hendler May 11, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Last week, the Senate took a small but significant step into the twenty-first century when it started providing voting data... More
StikiQuote
Enough with the misuse of the Jefferson-on-newspapers line
By Megan Garber May 11, 2009 at 04:00 PM
You know that quote from Thomas Jefferson? The one invoked in so many defense-of-newspapers essays of late--the one in which... More
What Journalists Can Learn from Frank Luntz
Wisdom from the Republican wordsmith
By Trudy Lieberman May 11, 2009 at 03:10 PM
Frank Luntz reappeared last week when a tipster slipped Politico a twenty-eight-page document called “The Language of Healthcare 2009” that... More
Suburbs Over Cities
The Wall Street Journal investigates the rural-urban divide
By Katia Bachko May 11, 2009 at 01:53 PM
As stimulus funds make their way from Washington to state legislatures and beyond, the process and conflicts that arise en... More
The Economy Today: Venturing Capital
News from Portsmouth, Chattanooga, Boise, and more
By Jane Kim May 11, 2009 at 08:56 AM
National headlines focus on a commitment from groups in the health industry to lower health care costs. By trimming inefficiencies,... More
Who Will Be at the Table? Part VIII
Baucus evicts single-payer advocates from his hearing
By Trudy Lieberman May 8, 2009 at 11:56 AM
During the campaign, Barack Obama promised his cheering crowds that, when he rolled up his sleeves to work on health... More
The Economy Today: Getting Stimulated
Headlines from Arkansas, Georgia, Arizona, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko May 8, 2009 at 09:42 AM
National headlines continue analysis of the bank stress tests, which revealed a mixed picture yesterday. Also, the national jobless rate... More
Hertzberg’s Zeal
New Yorker writer lampoons South, self, in one overly broad stoke
By Lester Feder May 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM
There are few things less satisfying than beating up on a Self-Satisfied Yankee Elitist who is proud to be a... More
Memo to Journalists: Move Beyond the Beltway Babble
Men (and women) on the street are foggy about health reform
By Trudy Lieberman May 7, 2009 at 10:49 AM
At this point in any debate over health reform, journalists inevitably get lost in all the wonk talk, the economic... More
The Economy Today: Students in the Crosshairs
News from Wyoming, California, Texas, and elsewhere
By Katia Bachko May 7, 2009 at 09:53 AM
The much-hyped and much-leaked bank stress-test results will be released at 5 p.m. today, but already The Washington Post has... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
The NSA story isn’t ‘journalistic malfeasance’
It’s a story that is evolving in real time
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
