Campaign Desk
Who Got The Fox News Vote?
In hours of pre-primary coverage, Rick Santorum was hard to find
By Walter Shapiro Apr 3, 2012 at 03:35 PM
Judging from the lopsided tenor of most of the coverage during the broadcast day on Fox News on the Monday... More
Pittsburgh-Area Reporters Tested in Ad War
Incumbent clash requires more outlets to move beyond he-said, she-said to what isn’t said
By Ken Knelly Apr 3, 2012 at 10:06 AM
PENNSYLVANIA—The battle of big dogs scrapping for presidential votes ahead of the April 24 primary is drawing much of the... More
The Case of the Disappearing Benefits Statements
A good piece from the Los Angeles Times
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 2, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik deserves a shout-out for his strong piece on how the government is keeping Americans... More
Does Fact-Checking Work? False Statements are Wrong Metric
By naming and shaming worst offenders, reporters can make a difference
By Brendan Nyhan Mar 30, 2012 at 09:41 AM
Politics today seemingly has more fact-checking than ever before. As a result, reporters are asking a new question: Does fact-checking... More
The Plain Dealer on a Potential Senator’s ‘Estrangement’ from Truth
Mandel says he won’t be swayed by fact-checks; reporter promises to stay ‘vigilant’
By T.C. Brown Mar 29, 2012 at 04:07 PM
OHIO — When a candidate for office declares his intention to repeat falsehoods, what’s a reporter to do? That’s the... More
Health Reform and the Supreme Court: Day Three
The press reads the tea leaves
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 29, 2012 at 03:06 PM
As the Supreme Court ended oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, addressing whether the law can stand alone without... More
A Strong Veepstakes Story from the Tampa Bay Times
Focus on Rubio’s deeds—not words—brings new insights
By Brian E. Crowley Mar 29, 2012 at 01:46 PM
FLORIDA — Whenever Sean Hannity interviews Marco Rubio, he gushes like 12-year old smitten with the girl next-door. Hannity’s beating... More
Health Reform and the Supreme Court: Day Two
Press coverage focuses on the individual mandate
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 28, 2012 at 01:40 PM
There was one near-universal takeaway from Day Two of oral arguments before the Supreme Court: The requirement that almost all... More
Why is the Press So Ready to Count Santorum Out?
Voters think their primary choices still matter
By Walter Shapiro Mar 28, 2012 at 11:13 AM
The front-page story in the March 18th New York Times seemed a case of political life imitating art. A revival... More
Health Reform and the Supreme Court: Day One
Press coverage offers a little something for everyone
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 27, 2012 at 02:29 PM
Press coverage of the Affordable Care Act’s debut before the Supreme Court yesterday offered a little bit of everything. The... More
News Organizations That Lobby Against Their Own Reporters’ Interests
Media companies are fighting political transparency while their reporters demand it
By Steven Waldman Mar 27, 2012 at 01:09 PM
The battle playing out over a new government transparency proposal has taken a turn that should concern journalists. Many of... More
Mitt and the Mandate
Whose paternity is it, anyway?
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 26, 2012 at 06:14 PM
No matter what decision comes from the Supreme Court, which began hearing arguments Monday on the constitutionality of the Affordable... More
Birthday Coverage for the Affordable Care Act
The two faces of health reform
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 22, 2012 at 04:16 PM
The health reform law celebrates its two-year anniversary tomorrow. There are myriad ways to report on the Affordable Care Act... More
Reporter’s Toolbox: Oil and Gas Prices
Resources to help journalists stop the spin
By Curtis Brainard Mar 22, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Every year, news stories about US gasoline prices appear in the early spring and remain popular until the end 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
A backgrounder for understanding the storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma
Is the ‘chilling effect’ real?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113219/doj-seizure-ap-records-raises-question-chilling-effect-real
One year ago four journalists were brutally murdered in the bloodiest attack on the press in Mexico’s drug war. For those left behind the pain — and the threats — continue
50 years of foreign reporting from the NYRB
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.
