Campaign Desk
In Virginia, skirmishes in the voting wars
O’Keefe sting, trashed voter forms lead to some solid coverage
By Tharon Giddens Nov 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — With Election Day fast approaching and this swing state looming large in the contests for both the White... More
Detroit papers on Romney’s misleading Jeep ad
A campaign ad airs in Ohio but gets a close (sometimes muddled) look from Detroit reporters
By Anna Clark Oct 31, 2012 at 03:00 PM
MICHIGAN — Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began running a new 30-second ad in Ohio in which... More
Pundits versus probabilities
The misguided backlash against Nate Silver
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 30, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Who will win the presidential election next Tuesday? Until recently, the market for analysis of questions like these has been... More
The most potent spin: lies campaigns tell themselves
Plus: is a split between the popular vote and Electoral College really so rare?
By Walter Shapiro Oct 26, 2012 at 03:00 PM
DENVER — The dirty secret of campaign journalism for the next 11 days is that there is no way for... More
The universality of health reporting
Lessons from five European journalists
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 26, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Last week 112 journalists and academics from 12 countries met in Athens to talk about health reporting—the nitty-gritty of engaging... More
The momentum behind a misleading narrative
Why reporters have been getting the polls wrong in the presidential race
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Thursday night, Politico beat a retreat in the great momentum debate of 2012. The site's Glenn Thrush and Jennifer... More
Ask Obama This: Will we have to be older to get Medicare?
We know about Romney’s vouchers, but the president is quiet on the subject of raising eligibility
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 26, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
In Ohio, campaign coverage is anti-social
Reporting on candidates’ social media strategies is largely absent in key battleground
By T.C. Brown Oct 25, 2012 at 03:00 PM
OHIO — Anyone even remotely plugged into the 21st century is well aware that the presidential campaigns, and to a... More
Ask Obama This: Can you imagine criminal justice reform?
A nearly forgotten topic that impacts the budget, families, and communities
By Farai Chideya Oct 24, 2012 at 03:12 PM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is publishing a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
‘Pittsburgh is getting pounded’ by ads
Top priority race for parties is disturbingly low on local TV news radar
By Ken Knelly Oct 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Don’t cry for Pennsylvania. “Save the tears for Pennsylvania’s TV stations passed over by the presidential race,” advised... More
The Ad Wars: Obama’s special message in Spanish
A review of Obama’s and Romney’s Spanish-language TV ads finds contrasts in style, strategy, and sophistication
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 23, 2012 at 04:35 PM
Barack Obama gazes directly into the camera and speaks in his warmest baritone. “In the young people known as the... More
Ask Obama and Romney this: Where is Africa?
An enormous opportunity for the US could slip past
By Howard W. French Oct 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Covering the search for noncitizen voters
AP’s Ivan Moreno won well-deserved praise for staying on the (incredible shrinking) story in Colorado
By Mary Winter Oct 22, 2012 at 04:45 PM
COLORADO — A young Associated Press reporter has won accolades for staying on the story of the search for noncitizen... More
Ask Obama and Romney This: What if China squares off with Japan?
An emerging, and little discussed, dilemma
By Howard W. French Oct 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Scare-mongering from CBS
Bad reporting on Social Security—again
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 19, 2012 at 02:51 PM
The other night CBS Evening News brought forth another gloom and doom story about Social Security. Like others from the... 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?
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The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
