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Plain Dealer announces reduced print delivery, creation of new digital company
No layoffs—yet—at Advance’s paper in Cleveland
By Anna Clark Apr 4, 2013 at 01:11 PM
DETROIT, MI -- Ever since owner Advance Publications notified staff at the Cleveland Plain Dealer of looming layoffs late last... More
The Post and Courier, in transition
Charleston’s paper is getting a makeover. Will State House coverage be central to its future?
By Corey Hutchins Jun 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM
COLUMBIA, SC -- The Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina's oldest and largest daily, is a newspaper in transition. A... More
A good AP follow-up on North Carolina’s ‘sweepstakes’ story
In the face of crackdowns, an industry with deep pockets refuses to go away
By Greg Marx Mar 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In his post yesterday about what North Carolina reporters can learn from their South Carolina colleagues about covering the video... More
A laurel to Zahira Torres and the El Paso Times
Dogged investigative work exposed a test-score scandal that harmed students
By Richard Parker Apr 26, 2013 at 11:52 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- In El Paso, the former school superintendent is now in prison, the Justice Department is investigating,... More
About those ‘Glory Days of American Journalism’
Matthew Yglesias retreats from his argument, but not far enough. He forgot state and local reporting.
By Steven Waldman Mar 25, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Matt Yglesias has more or less conceded that there is a flaw in his argument--that we are living in the... More
Accessible scandal coverage in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune continues to lead on the evolving Utah attorney general scandal—with help from some simple web tools
By Joel Campbell May 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM
PROVO, UT -- For several months now, a political scandal has been brewing here involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow,... More
As Boston bombing story unfolds, a stellar showing from local TV
WBZ, WHDH deliver balanced, nuanced, comprehensive reporting amid a crisis
By Justin Peters Apr 19, 2013 at 11:00 AM
BOSTON, MA -- Last night was possibly the biggest, most confusing news night in Boston history. Around 5:15pm, the FBI... More
Citizen Wanes
The Bay Citizen brand winks out—and leaves behind a lesson about nonprofit governance
By John Mecklin May 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Way back in the distant mists of mid-2010, The Bay Citizen, a San Francisco experiment in nonprofit civic journalism, launched... More
CPI staffs up to follow the money at the state level
New hires join center’s “Consider the Source” project
By Peter Sterne Apr 25, 2013 at 02:50 PM
In the wake of the Citizens United case and other court rulings, there's an unprecedented amount of money sloshing around... More
Creeping Sharia legislation
Journalists often dismiss red-state Islamic law bans as a joke. But the story isn’t going away.
By Deron Lee Jun 7, 2013 at 06:50 AM
FAIRWAY, KS -- For more than three years, lawmakers in Kansas, Missouri, and a host of other states have been... More
Exchange Watch: Ohio insurance redux
A shout-out to The Plain Dealer
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 3, 2013 at 12:53 PM
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Ohio press--as well as some writers for national outlets--had fallen for the... More
Flooding the apathy zone
The Los Angeles Times sends a team of reporters and a star columnist to battle civic disengagement, with impressive results—even if turnout was only 16 percent
By John Mecklin Mar 27, 2013 at 03:00 PM
SANTA BARBARA, CA -- Let's get an understatement out of the way: Your average citizen of Los Angeles is not... More
How extreme is that legislator, really?
A new data set on lawmakers’ ideology can bolster reporting at the state level
By Brendan Nyhan May 23, 2013 at 07:25 AM
When Republican Scott Brown faced Democrat Martha Coakley in a January 2010 special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, he... More
How Postville changed Iowa’s reporters
As reform debate unfolds, Hawkeye State journalists have taken the initiative—and kept immigrants’ stories front and center
By Deron Lee Jun 27, 2013 at 11:30 AM
FAIRWAY, KS -- On June 13, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) made headlines in his characteristic fashion--with an outraged, outrageous tweet.... More
How West was spun
Mistakes were made, and one narrative too readily embraced, in coverage of the blast. Meanwhile, The Dallas Morning News excelled
By Richard Parker May 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- At 7:30 pm Eastern time on May 16, Erin Burnett turned toward the camera in CNN's New... More
In Florida, a joint bureau, a unique beat, and a sharp scoop
Partnership gives papers a chance to chase big stories—but can’t guarantee they’ll get read
By Adam Weinstein Apr 12, 2013 at 11:20 AM
MIAMI, FL -- At the start of April, there was big news in Florida: The state's dismal unemployment rate had... More
In Pittsburgh campaign, ad buy files prove mayor’s involvement
Post-Gazette reporter: online access to records was “huge”
By Anna Clark May 22, 2013 at 02:50 PM
DETROIT, MI -- About three weeks before the May 21 mayoral primary in Pittsburgh, an attack ad against a leading... More
In Texas, a filibuster for the digital age
Twitter. Videostreams. Liveblogs. And a group effort to figure out what the heck happened amid the #StandWithWendy chaos
By Richard Parker Jun 27, 2013 at 02:01 PM
AUSTIN, TX -- At 10 minutes to midnight Tuesday evening, tempers in the Texas Senate finally boiled over. On the... More
Just passing through
As major tax-cut plans zoom through Midwest statehouses, reporters scramble to stay ahead of the story
By Deron Lee May 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM
FAIRWAY, KS -- In late 2012 and early 2013, reporters in Kansas began to take note of an oddity in... More
Keeping it chronic
Local coverage explores ways to keep ‘super-users’ out of the hospital, driving costs down and outcomes up
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont May 2, 2013 at 03:10 PM
The emergency department (ED) is not only the most inappropriate and expensive place to deliver primary healthcare, it's a gateway... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
