Campaign Desk
Looking for Lessons in the Swift Boat Saga
Is Ohio’s press corps prepared for the 2012 campaign?
By T.C. Brown Jan 19, 2012 at 01:57 PM
OHIO — In 2004, it was the Swift Boat ads. Today in Ohio, we’ve seen the Swift Beard ads. During... More
On Bain Claims, Will Local Press Rise to the Challenge?
Connecting regional audiences to the national story is hard work. It’s also important.
By Mary Winter Jan 19, 2012 at 06:00 AM
COLORADO — When a big national story breaks, job one for a city or metro editor is to make it... More
Medicare Vouchers Explained
A conversation with the Brookings Institution’s Henry Aaron
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 18, 2012 at 03:27 PM
In the Republican presidential debate Monday, Mitt Romney came out in favor of a "premium support program, which allows people... More
The Out-of-Context Quote as Gaffe
A closer look at coverage of “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me’”
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 17, 2012 at 06:00 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Michael Kinsley famously wrote that "A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth—some obvious truth he... More
Legal Immigrants Win in Massachusetts
But the political press misses the story
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 16, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Today we begin a series of occasional posts that bring Campaign Desk readers up-to-date on the workings of Massachusetts health... More
In Florida, a Media Crush but Little News
Best coverage embeds Romney’s rally in more far-reaching reporting
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM
FLORIDA — Reporters on either side of me were frantically jotting down quotes, desperately hoping that Mitt Romney would make... More
Gender Imbalance on the Campaign Trail
Voters skew female; reporters still do not
By Meryl Gordon Jan 12, 2012 at 01:23 PM
MANCHESTER, NH — The sea-green and white concrete gymnasium at Saint Anselm College was transformed this past Saturday night into... More
Nevadans Need a Closer Look at Romney’s Record
Some “facts and figures” might help make the Bain debate accessible to readers
By Jay Jones Jan 12, 2012 at 12:07 PM
NEVADA — There’s one critical question on the minds of many Nevadans these days: Will the jobs picture improve during... More
“Firing” your insurance in Romney’s Massachusetts
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Romney’s remark Monday about firing your insurance company apparently harmed him little yesterday in the New Hampshire primary. But as... More
Primary Night on Elm Street
A nightmare assignment finally draws to a close
By Justin Peters Jan 11, 2012 at 12:44 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rich Girard, former Manchester alderman, is the host of Girard at Large, a Manchester-based current events talk... More
Why Might the Docs Be in a Fix?
A context-light, anecdote-heavy CNNMoney story fails to mention US’s high medical costs
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Sacre bleu! Docs are going broke! Or so says CNNMoney in a story that is a great example of a... More
Twenty-Nine Hours on the Campaign Trail
And all I got was lost. (And, chicken fingers.)
By Justin Peters Jan 10, 2012 at 04:00 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — When covering New Hampshire, as with any primary, the general journalistic strategy is to trail the candidates... More
Political Reporters Must Be “Good Tour Guides”
A Denver Post column takes readers into the weeds
By Mary Winter Jan 10, 2012 at 01:11 PM
COLORADO — “Inside baseball” is a term journalists sometimes toss out when they’re deciding if an idea is story-worthy. “Is... More
Forget the Debates—Focus on the Air War!
Journalists are looking for attacks in all the wrong places
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 10, 2012 at 06:00 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Over the weekend, media coverage of the Republican presidential race focused on the lack of conflict in... More
Santorum Goes After Social Security
The AP covers Rick’s empty rhetoric
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 9, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Noting the media’s trivial pursuit of rising star Rick Santorum, my colleague Erika Fry has called for more substantive reporting... 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?”
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
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
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.
