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“There is no ‘The Tea Party’”
East and West Coast Times’s different approaches to the movement
By Joel Meares Jan 4, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Tea Party Patriots co-founder and national coordinator Mark Meckler was the lead quote-giver in major New York Times and Los... 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 Laurel to the AP
For its eye-opening story on Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM
The AP’s recent story on proposed changes in the derivation of Social Security’s cost of living (COLA) formula is the... More
A Mining Disaster Follow-up Follows the Money
L.A. Times’s revealing report on inaction after the WV coal mine explosion
By Joel Meares May 11, 2011 at 11:49 AM
A belated laurel to the Los Angeles Times team of Kim Geiger, Tom Hamburger, and Doug Smith, of the paper’s... More
Audit Notes: Hypocrisy on Warren, Just… Why?, Congress’ Net Worth Soars
By Ryan Chittum Nov 24, 2010 at 12:33 AM
Former Timesman Peter S. Goodman is out of the gates fast over at The Huffington Post. He points out the... More
Bill to Defund NPR Passes House Vote
White House needs to come out stronger
By Joel Meares Mar 17, 2011 at 04:49 PM
It’s been a busy twenty-four hours on the “defund NPR” beat. Yesterday, the House Rules Committee convened an emergency... More
Did ‘Disaffecteds’ Sink Corwin?
Another angle on the Medicare debate in NY-26
By Greg Marx May 26, 2011 at 05:34 PM
In my first look at the special election in NY-26 (since partially retracted), I wrote that the Tea Party candidate,... More
Elizabeth Warren Is Smeared, and the Press Is Along for the Ride
McHenry controversy shows the media copping out with he said-she said stories
By Ryan Chittum May 27, 2011 at 11:29 AM
You'd think the press could resist the he said-she said copy when the truth is easy to discern. Congressman Patrick... More
Insider Trading in Congress
A new book puts faces on data suggesting members enrich themselves with nonpublic information
By Ryan Chittum Nov 14, 2011 at 07:35 PM
If I could short Congress, I would right now. Last night's 60 Minutes report, based on the work of conservative... More
McCarthy faces transparency questions
Journalists, GOP demand more openness at EPA
By Curtis Brainard Apr 12, 2013 at 03:35 PM
Journalists and the GOP called for more transparency at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week, as Gina McCarthy, the... More
Populism on the Potomac
Is anyone in DC reporting for the people?
By The Editors Aug 9, 2011 at 02:38 PM
On Sunday, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton presented a plan for the paper he's charged with watching. His stirring proposal?... More
STOCK fraud?
Reporters miss a chance to expose Congress’s weak rationale for an ethics rule rollback
By Sasha Chavkin Apr 17, 2013 at 02:50 PM
On Monday, President Obama quietly signed a bill repealing the major provisions of the much-touted ethics law known as the... More
Stories I’d like to see
Congress’s friendly skies, and battle of the dumb lawyers
By Steven Brill Mar 12, 2013 at 11:18 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
The $100 Billion Question
Did Times fail to do initial reporting?
By Joel Meares Jan 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM
On the day the 112th Congress will be sworn in, reaction to a New York Times article revealing the... More
The Best of Weiner Fest
By Joel Meares Jun 2, 2011 at 01:52 PM
Sorry about that headline—but hey, if you can’t beat ‘em… So far, we at CJR haven't paid much attention to... 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)
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
One journalist took matters into his own hands when a fellow audience member wouldn’t stop using her smartphone during a theater performance
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.
