Campaign Desk
Q&A: Dennis Myers, news editor of Reno News & Review
On “inch-deep” campaign coverage and “manufactured” candidates
By Jay Jones Apr 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM
NEVADA—Dennis Myers, news editor of the weekly Reno News & Review, probably wouldn’t mind being called “old school.” A veteran... More
The Top Campaign Finance Tools for Local News Sites
And how can smaller newspapers and TV stations get this info before their audiences?
By Mary Winter Apr 16, 2012 at 06:00 AM
COLORADO — In my post last week on the emerging network of watchdog sites that document the role of money... More
Charlotte Journalists Tell Their City’s Story
Four local experts flesh out the political scene in North Carolina
By Andria Krewson Apr 13, 2012 at 02:20 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Here in Charlotte, the longtime second fiddle of the New South, the idea of conflict is a... More
The Dangers of Silly Season
How bored reporters and social media can hype fake controversies and spread misinformation
By Brendan Nyhan Apr 13, 2012 at 12:09 PM
When Rick Santorum suspended his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday, he removed any remaining doubt that Mitt... More
The War of the Dentists and their Competitors
A shout-out to Kansas Public Radio
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 13, 2012 at 06:15 AM
Every once in a while an interesting, well-done piece from public radio comes along that makes you think. This week... More
On the Trail of Maddow’s Michigan ‘Scoop’
The MSNBC host botched the story in important ways. She should still stay on it
By Anna Clark Apr 12, 2012 at 04:58 PM
MICHIGAN — A big story is unfolding here in Michigan, and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow last week professed to have the... More
In Ohio, a Good Look at Oil and Gas Influence
After strong work from Dispatch, Plain Dealer notes lawmaker’s sudden fundraising success
By T.C. Brown Apr 12, 2012 at 09:50 AM
OHIO — Money has long been a lubricant that keeps politicians running. So it is only natural that this state’s... More
Energy Ad War Revs Up in Battleground States
Brace yourselves, reporters, and revisit our toolbox and chat
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 11, 2012 at 04:38 PM
It’s coming, the New York Times reported on Monday, the start of that “major anti-Obama advertising blitz” from the largest... More
As Santorum Moves On, So Does the Coverage
Some quick, quality analysis in Pennsylvania mixes with lack of links, context
By Ken Knelly Apr 11, 2012 at 03:08 PM
This post has been updated. See note at bottom PENNSYLVANIA — When Tuesday broke, it looked like Rick Santorum's Easter... More
The Heartbeat-Away Derby is Under Way
Treating the veepstakes like another political horse race produces lame conclusions
By Walter Shapiro Apr 11, 2012 at 06:00 AM
Now that Mitt Romney is the de facto Republican nominee, the political press corps can indulge in a compulsion as... More
Where to Turn When Tackling Money-in-Politics Stories
A wealth of watchdog sites make campaign-finance data accessible, easy to work with
By Mary Winter Apr 10, 2012 at 04:46 PM
COLORADO—Edwin Bender knows the value of a good follow-the-money story. Bender is the executive director of the National Institute on... More
Narrowcasting the 2012 Election
Why media polls that slice and dice the electorate could miss the big picture
By Brendan Nyhan Apr 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — With Mitt Romney’s hold on the GOP nomination becoming too obvious to deny, horse race enthusiasts in... More
WellPoint Raises Rates Again
And the national press looks the other way
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 6, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Anthem Blue Cross—a subsidiary of WellPoint, the country’s second largest insurer—and its 39 percent rate increase in California became somewhat... More
Filling the Gaps in the Tar Heel State
Nonprofit news sites offer alternative views, more depth to North Carolina’s residents
By Andria Krewson Apr 6, 2012 at 09:47 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — In August 2010, Sarah Ovaska took a big chance. Ovaska, a city hall reporter at The News... More
Detroit News Offers Smart Take on Family Planning Feud
But reporters should have talked to, not just about, women
By Anna Clark Apr 4, 2012 at 04:38 PM
MICHIGAN—The latest USA Today/Gallup poll of presidential swing states, released over the weekend, shows President Obama with his first lead... 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
