The Audit
CNBC graphic of the day, Greek bond yield edition
Martin Wolf, the anti-CNBC, makes an appearance
By Felix Salmon Jun 11, 2012 at 02:20 PM
Martin Wolf appeared on CNBC today, which is never a good idea. Between all the swishing noises and flashing... More
Audit Notes: Decline of Labor Edition
Unions, inequality, and billionaires versus organized workers
By Ryan Chittum Jun 8, 2012 at 07:57 PM
The New Yorker's John Cassidy writes a smart post on the aftermath of labor's big defeat in Wisconsin and what... More
The Disingenuous WSJ Opinion Pages
Bogus arguments from Phil Gramm, Glenn Hubbard, and Peggy Noonan
By Ryan Chittum Jun 8, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Phil Gramm and Columbia B-school Dean and Romney economic adviser Glenn Hubbard take to the op-ed pages of The Wall... More
Audit Notes: Whither The Guardian, Blodget breathes fire, CNBC flop
The New Statesman profiles editor Alan Rusbridger
By Ryan Chittum Jun 8, 2012 at 01:52 AM
This long New Statesman profile of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, which also delves into the financial woes of his paper,... More
The Seattle Times sinks a local polluter
Investigating the sketchy background of a capsized ship’s owner
By Ryan Chittum Jun 7, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Most business investigations focus on corporations and investors. And for good reason: They're the ones with the money and the... More
Audit Notes: Amazon turns on the A/C, Fairfax’s taxes, Ponzify
By Ryan Chittum Jun 6, 2012 at 11:53 PM
The Morning Call's Spencer Soper follows up on his Amazon sweatshop investigation, and reports that the company has since spent... More
Audit Notes: that 1930s feeling, Facebook small fry, Carter’s Grove
Martin Wolf’s hair is on fire
By Ryan Chittum Jun 5, 2012 at 08:21 PM
Martin Wolf's hair is on fire in the Financial Times: Suppose that in June 2007 you had been told that... More
David Cay Johnston’s excellent corporate-welfare column
What a proposed mall project illustrates about subsidizing developers
By Ryan Chittum Jun 5, 2012 at 03:08 PM
Reuters's David Cay Johnston has a great column on corporate welfare that mixes reporting and analysis to show why subsidies... More
Audit Notes: seaside villas, paywall past, Citi fraud
By Ryan Chittum Jun 5, 2012 at 12:30 AM
Line of the day goes to Bloomberg News for this gem from Robert Benmosche, CEO of government-owned AIG (emphasis mine):... More
Bank of America’s Merrill scandal reignites
The NYT reports former CEO Ken Lewis admits shareholders got bad information
By Ryan Chittum Jun 4, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The New York Times's Gretchen Morgenson has a big story today on how Bank of America fooled shareholders into approving... More
Responding to Shirky on the Washington Post
Transformation is required, and transformation takes investment
By Ryan Chittum Jun 1, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Thanks to Clay Shirky for responding to my piece on the financialization of the Washington Post Company, which during the... More
Audit Notes: the rise of circulation, LAT’s Facebook trend, mobile ads
By Ryan Chittum May 31, 2012 at 08:05 PM
This Ken Doctor piece on how circulation is becoming the most-important revenue stream at newspapers is a must-read: Unexpectedly, newspapers... More
Amazon’s California tax squeeze
A WSJ follow story waters down an LAT scoop from two weeks ago
By Ryan Chittum May 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Amazon's long run of not paying collecting state and local sales taxes is coming to an end as legislatures finally... More
WaPo must transform to survive
Clay Shirky disputes The Audit’s take on the Washington Post’s financial future
By Clay Shirky May 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Ryan Chittum's "The Washington Post Co.'s Self-Destructive Course" is a blistering attack on the paper's management of its journalistic mission... More
Audit Notes: Google’s stonewalling, Moody’s spin clinic, USDA mortgages
An NYT story on how the company tried to stymie investigators of its Street View program
By Ryan Chittum May 30, 2012 at 09:48 PM
This New York Times story is a few days old, but worth flagging. The paper reports on Google's roguish reaction... 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.
