Campaign Desk
What Not to Do in Campaign Reporting
Star Tribune writes down Bachmann’s “strong opinions”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 25, 2011 at 03:56 PM
Campaign 2012 is underway, even with but one declared Republican contender. And so comes an example of What Not to... More
Q&A: Former NYT Shanghai Bureau Chief Howard French
On how the press covered Hu Jintao’s visit
By Joel Meares Jan 25, 2011 at 03:25 PM
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s four-day U.S. trip last week produced a number of takeaways: the two countries’ business communities will... More
A Shout Out to David Gregory
For pinning down Eric Cantor on Meet the Press
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 25, 2011 at 01:00 PM
David Gregory’s Meet the Press interview Sunday with new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor should be required reading in every... More
SOTU Spoilers Make For Dull Reading
A day is not a long wait
By Joel Meares Jan 24, 2011 at 02:58 PM
Could not help but notice two Tweets today that seem to sum up my own view of State of the... More
Steny Hoyer’s “Adjustments” Warning
Is the MSM listening?
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 24, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Should seniors on Medicare and those about to join the program be worried about benefit cuts? That was an issue... More
New York’s Obama WH Profile Juicy and Lite
Heilemann on the Obama redux
By Joel Meares Jan 24, 2011 at 12:01 PM
John Heilemann has the cover of New York this week—out today with a picture of the president on the front,... More
Republican Study Committee Gets Specific
Reporters grapple with complexities
By Joel Meares Jan 21, 2011 at 12:44 PM
The Republican Study Committee—a conservative committee which includes about three quarters of the Republican House conference—released a plan yesterday that,... More
Q & A: Election Law Expert Richard L. Hasen
How the press fared covering the post-Citizens United landscape, and stories to do now
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM
On the eve of the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election... More
New Survey Says Fox Least Trusted
But there are more questions to be asked
By Joel Meares Jan 20, 2011 at 03:05 PM
Public Policy Polling yesterday released its annual study of people’s trust in TV news, and the results are sure to... More
Repealing the Health Law
Symbol or grand strategy?
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 20, 2011 at 02:03 PM
The recent stories about Republican efforts to repeal the health reform law all telegraphed the same story lines. One: the... More
Pardon Me?
Hu’s admission lost in translation
By Joel Meares Jan 20, 2011 at 01:15 PM
Yesterday’s White House press conference with President Obama and Chinese president Hu Jintao was a somewhat stilted affair, mostly due... More
Who’s Afraid of a Little Passing Press Scrutiny?
Politico on the fundraising freshmen
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 19, 2011 at 04:12 PM
They’re quick studies, the newest members of Congress, according to this story from Politico’s Kenneth P. Vogel. Vogel reports that... More
The NewsHour Blows a Health Story
Leaving misconceptions on the table
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 19, 2011 at 03:36 PM
It’s not clear what the public took away from the PBS NewsHour segment on health care last night. Perhaps confusion,... More
No Surprises; Good Riddance
The press and Dems react to Lieberman
By Joel Meares Jan 19, 2011 at 02:22 PM
In politics, it seems you’re only as good—or as bad—as your last term and your last poll. That’s the lesson... More
Roger Ailes in a Strange Light
Esquire’s big, perplexing profile
By Joel Meares Jan 18, 2011 at 03:42 PM
Esquire’s Roger Ailes profile, available online today, is a strange and fascinating read—a kind of nuanced, satirical “F-you” to a... 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.
