Campaign Desk

Branding Gillibrand

NYT sketches with too loose a hand on NY senator and big tobacco story

By Jane Kim   Mar 27, 2009 at 04:34 PM

The New York Times today has a big story about junior New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that suffers from tunnel... More

Talk of the Town Hall

How the media covered yesterday’s online town hall

By Katia Bachko   Mar 27, 2009 at 02:24 PM

As we noted yesterday, Barack Obama’s online town hall prompted some interesting questions from the in-person audience, and (to a... More

WaPo Scoop Shows Government’s Bailout Conflicts

By Ryan Chittum   Mar 27, 2009 at 11:44 AM

The Washington Post fronts a pretty big scoop on friction at Freddie Mac caused by its untenable straddling between responsibility... More

Professor Obama

The press goes for style over substance on the press conferences

By Katia Bachko   Mar 27, 2009 at 11:33 AM

In a remarkable show of consensus, news outlets from The O’Reilly Factor to NPR all landed on one word—professorial—to describe... More

Journal’s Good Effort on the Immigration Backlash

By Ryan Chittum   Mar 27, 2009 at 09:05 AM

The Wall Street Journal has a really good story today on the government discouraging companies from hiring foreign workers. First... More

The ‘Professor’ Calms the Crowd

Press works (and reworks) the outrage narrative

By Jane Kim   Mar 26, 2009 at 04:48 PM

Last week saw a massive buildup of stories about public outrage at the AIG bonuses and Obama’s attempts—through a slew... More

Mission Accomplished?

Why the AFT’s compromise won’t end the education wars

By Daniel Luzer   Mar 26, 2009 at 04:04 PM

Perhaps because it is inherently a little dull, the world of education policy likes to liven up its policy disputes... More

NYT Sues Fed and Treasury

By Ryan Chittum   Mar 26, 2009 at 01:44 PM

A tip of the hat to The New York Times for filing a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve and the... More

Live-Blogging Obama’s Online Town Hall

Starting 11:30 AM EST

By The Editors   Mar 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM

In the comments section of this post, starting now. More

Holder Has A New FOIA Policy

Will he apply it to old cases?

By Clint Hendler   Mar 26, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Last Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidance giving Freedom of Information Act requesters broader access to government records.... More

President Leaves Reporters & Commentators “Restless,” “Bor[ed]”

Roundup of presidential press conference reports

By Liz Cox Barrett   Mar 25, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Was it really a surprise to reporters at both the LA Times and the New York Times that President Obama... More

Insurers Have a New Idea

Is it really for real?

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 25, 2009 at 09:52 AM

The AP moved a story yesterday afternoon reporting that members of two health insurance trade associations, America’s Health Insurance Plans... More

What Are Insurers Up To?

It depends on whose story you read

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 25, 2009 at 09:43 AM

Two views of the insurance industry lobby emerged in the press the last couple of weeks—one an AP puff piece... More

Live-Blogging Blago’s Radio Show

Until 11 AM EST

By The Editors   Mar 25, 2009 at 09:39 AM

In the comments section of this post. Listen in with us, right now, on Chicago's WLS-AM. More

Play the “Blago in the Morning” (Coffee) Drinking Game!

Rod on the radio

By Megan Garber   Mar 25, 2009 at 09:05 AM

Granted: former governor Rod Blagojevich's guest-hosting, today, of “The Don Wade & Roma Morning Show” is weird and baffling and... More