EXTRA Unpacks the Media’s Medicare Coverage

Are journalists writing for doctors or for patients?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 17, 2012 at 04:09 PM

I don’t know Amy Poe, a writer and Medicare consumer based in Little Rock, Arkansas. But I like a piece... More

Morning Edition Connects With Regular People

But is anybody listening in Washington, DC?

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 8, 2011 at 02:14 PM

The other day NPR did some solid man-on-the-street reporting, and found—as we have found in our ongoing Town Hall series—the... More

A Good Payroll Tax Piece from the Post

Finally, some balance from WaPo

By Trudy Lieberman   Jan 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM

At last The Washington Post, which shaped much of the media coverage of the defcit and entitlement discussion last year,... More

A Medicare Memo to Campaign Reporters

Tailing Mitt on Medicare and Social Security, too

By Trudy Lieberman   Feb 27, 2012 at 04:29 PM

Dear Colleagues: I have just returned from a reporting trip to Southeast Arkansas, where the folks I visited have very... More

A Presidential Debate Abroad?

An argument for holding a foreign policy debate in a foreign country

By Justin D. Martin   Dec 20, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Every fourth fall, more Americans watch presidential debates than just about any other live event in the US but the... More

An Underwhelming Bachmann “Gaffe”

By Isabella Yeager   Jul 1, 2011 at 11:36 AM

Perhaps predictably, many in the media have latched onto presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s latest gaffe, in which she apparently confused... More

Bland Brand, Bad Buzz

For Pawlenty, “the headlines are a killer”

By Erika Fry   Jul 12, 2011 at 03:52 PM

In recent weeks, you may have noticed something of a Tim Pawlenty pile-on in the press. (Collectively, it sounds something... More

Bloomberg Takes on the Big Lie of the Crisis

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2011 at 03:16 PM

Bloomberg takes a crack at knocking down what Barry Ritholtz correctly calls the Big Lie of the crisis, that government... More

Campaign Strategies

How should the media determine the sort of coverage a candidate deserves?

By The Editors   May 31, 2011 at 04:58 PM

In one of the posts on Herman Cain's candidacy discussed on Campaign Desk Tuesday, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight calls for... More

Covering the Cain Campaign

Herman Cain’s probably not a serious candidate. That doesn’t mean the press shouldn’t cover him.

By Greg Marx   May 31, 2011 at 04:08 PM

If you headed out early for the Memorial Day weekend, you probably missed an interesting bit of blogosphere back-and-forth about... More

Covering the Fringe Candidates

How should the press decide which dissents to take seriously?

By Greg Marx   Aug 23, 2011 at 12:15 PM

Jon Huntsman’s campaign for president doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, so why does he retain his commanding lead in... More

Deep Health Care Problems under Rick Perry’s Watch

Deep in the heart of Texas

By Trudy Lieberman   Sep 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM

With the media hyper-focused on Texas governor Rick Perry’s not-too-flattering comments about Social Security, health care in his state seems... More

How to Dodge Debate Dodges

CNN debate demanded one simple phrase

By Clint Hendler   Jun 14, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Last night’s CNN debate drew the respect and attention that the first debate, hosted in early May by Fox News,... More

How to Understand the ‘Invisible Primary’

An interview with Georgetown professor Hans Noel

By Greg Marx   Jul 5, 2011 at 02:34 PM

The 2012 Iowa caucuses are still seven months away, but Republican presidential hopefuls are already well into the “invisible primary”—a... More

Huntsman as McCain Redux

And why the similarities create perils for the press

By Greg Marx   Jun 20, 2011 at 05:11 PM

Jon Huntsman may be stuck at the bottom of early polls for the Republican nomination for president, but, as CNN’s... More

Is Tim Pawlenty For Real?

The StarTribune suggests maybe he isn’t

By Trudy Lieberman   Aug 8, 2011 at 01:03 PM

The Minneapolis StarTribune’s piece on presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is the kind of story voters can expect to see at... More

Jon Huntsman’s Vision for the Future of Medicare

Whose moral obligation is it?

By Trudy Lieberman   Jun 9, 2011 at 12:49 PM

Potential presidential candidate Jon Huntsman’s recent Wall Street Journal op-ed was thoroughly predictable, containing lots of the acceptable phrases for... 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