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Audit D.C. Notes: Maddow on Katrina, WaPo on Mystery Dems, What Dodd Didn’t Ask

By Holly Yeager   Aug 27, 2010 at 03:45 PM

It’s good to see all the coverage of New Orleans five years after Katrina. But Rachel Maddow’s show Thursday night... More

NYT Blurs the Debt Debate

How lonely is the bow-tied Blumenauer?

By Holly Yeager   Aug 26, 2010 at 03:46 PM

The New York Times poses an interesting question today: “Is there a strong liberal argument to be made for attacking... More

Alan Simpson Does it Again

This time the press pays attention—sort of

By Trudy Lieberman   Aug 26, 2010 at 02:22 PM

Alan Simpson, the co-chair of the president’s deficit commission, came up with another doozy Monday when he told Ashley Carson,... More

Mehlman Comes Out

And the press reacts

By Joel Meares   Aug 26, 2010 at 01:14 PM

The NFL’s David Kopay broke sports barriers when he came out of the closet in 1975; Martina Navratilova did the... More

Tuesday’s “Shocking,” “Surprising,” “Stunning” Primary Results

The night that defied and confirmed the media’s expectations

By Joel Meares   Aug 25, 2010 at 02:02 PM

Read the paper today? If you did, you’ll see yesterday’s primary results were a victory for incumbents, anti-incumbents, the establishment,... More

CJR Holds a Missouri Town Hall Meeting

Not many are wild about health reform

By Trudy Lieberman   Aug 25, 2010 at 11:09 AM

Last August I visited the college town of Columbia, Missouri, and did man-on-the street interviews with small business owners, college... More

Mitt Romney’s Tousled Hair

The Globe’s early look at the candidate’s changed style

By Joel Meares   Aug 24, 2010 at 05:20 PM

Just over two months out from the midterms and The Boston Globe is already restlessly fixating on 2012. Yep, the... More

Tug of War at the Fed

Journal pulls back the curtain

By Holly Yeager   Aug 24, 2010 at 12:52 PM

The Wall Street Journal does good work today with a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the August 10 meeting of the... More

Boehner Monologue Called Out

Reporting on political theater? Acknowledge the theatrical

By Joel Meares   Aug 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Seems a lot of people are talking about the speech John Boehner gave today in Ohio—the supposedly candidate-defining oration we... More

Florida, Florida, Florida!

The inside/out take on Florida’s primary

By Joel Meares   Aug 24, 2010 at 08:30 AM

The story on the recount state’s primary even before a single vote has been counted seems to be: we got... More

Audit D.C. Notes: The End of the Affair, Stimulus Situation, Cantor on the Trail

By Holly Yeager   Aug 23, 2010 at 05:06 PM

The August lull is giving The New York Times a chance to point out just how much our economic lives... More

Post-Election Analysis, Pre-Election

Where to find Arizona’s primary story so far

By Joel Meares   Aug 23, 2010 at 01:12 PM

It’s primary day in the Grand Canyon state tomorrow, and no one’s exactly riveted. All eyes are on a senate... More

Obama Not Muslim, Islam Not Bad

Yesterday’s survey results suggest coverage of Islam could be better

By Joel Meares   Aug 20, 2010 at 07:48 AM

The Pew Research Center Survey Report showing more Americans than ever believe President Obama is a Muslim is disheartening, outraging,... More

Those Social Security Code Words Again

The meaning behind the tweaks, privatization, and modest changes

By Trudy Lieberman   Aug 19, 2010 at 01:11 PM

The Hill yesterday set the standard for coverage of the president’s remarks in a Columbus, Ohio, backyard town hall meeting.... More

Jay Rosen in Oz: Horse-Race Journalism an “International Phenom”

Don’t tell us who’s going to win our vote, help us decide whom to vote for

By Joel Meares   Aug 18, 2010 at 02:29 PM

Last week I wrote about the political differences between Australia and the U.S.; specifically, the perils of drawing any too... More