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Exchange Watch: California Dreaming
Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 5, 2013 at 06:51 AM
In mid-May, The Spokesman-Review in Spokane trumpeted some good news for Obamacare, reporting that "Health insurance next year will cover... More
The big IRS stretch
Some reporters are straining to connect the scandal to the White House, without benefit of credible evidence. But others are skeptical
By Mariah Blake Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
For the last month, Republicans have been trying mightily to paint the IRS's Tea Party targeting scheme as proof... More
What we can learn from the factcheckers’ ratings
Sure, the factcheckers have their biases. It still means something that Republicans get the worst scores
By Lucas Graves Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
What should we make of the latest tally showing that Republicans fare worse with factcheckers than Democrats do? Last week... More
Still, water
The battle to control water in Texas may be even more defining than the battle to control oil here 100 years ago, and it needs to be covered with an urgency to match
By Richard Parker Jun 4, 2013 at 11:10 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- As the 83rd Legislature lingers in the state capitol for a special session, lawmakers here have already... More
A lobbyist columnist?
The San Francisco Chronicle editorializes in favor of lobbying reform that could apply to its own weekly columnist, former Mayor Willie Brown
By John Mecklin Jun 3, 2013 at 02:55 PM
SANTA BARBARA, CA -- In an unusual turn in opinion journalism, the San Francisco Chronicle published an editorial May 26... More
The scoop on workplace wellness
A Laurel to Sharon Begley of Reuters for not burying the lead on workplace health incentives—a RAND study that seriously questions their impact
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 3, 2013 at 02:52 PM
For her exclusive coverage of a RAND study revealing the lackluster performance of workplace wellness programs--both on employees' health... More
No, the scandals aren’t dragging down Obama’s ratings (yet)
Some reporters seize on an outlier poll, but others get the story right
By Brendan Nyhan Jun 3, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Get out your wizard hats! It's starting to sound like campaign season again. Just as political reporters wanted to tell... More
Disability, Social Security, and the missing context
As a trustees report comes out, a This American Life piece provides an unfortunate example of incomplete reporting
By Trudy Lieberman May 31, 2013 at 06:57 AM
Today, the trustees of the Social Security system will issue their annual report card on the trust funds that... More
The undercovered dark cloud in the shrinking-deficit story
Flurry of articles was welcome, but some cautionary notes deserved greater play
By David Cay Johnston May 30, 2013 at 03:08 PM
The federal budget deficit has been shrinking like a wool sweater in a clothes dryer, but that fact seems mostly... 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
New light on the emergency room
A RAND study finds that the ER is not such a healthcare-spending villain after all
By Trudy Lieberman May 29, 2013 at 02:51 PM
Yes, I know we don't like "study sez" stories; that is unless they trumpet a new cancer drug or a... 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
Live from Corruption County!
A Charleston TV station reports on an investigation in southern West Virginia, and a local paper goes on the attack
By Corey Hutchins May 24, 2013 at 02:06 PM
On Thursday, the Williamson Daily News in southern West Virginia unleashed a spirited and somewhat bizarre attack on an unnamed... 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
Who’s filibustering Medicaid expansion in Nebraska?
A group of lawmakers is blocking a key healthcare bill, but reporters are not naming names
By Deron Lee May 23, 2013 at 03:00 PM
FAIRWAY, KS -- On May 15, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the state Capitol in Lincoln, NE, to protest the... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
One of the great reporters of his generation died Tuesday at 33. The stories he wrote, and the ones he didn’t live to write
Michael Hastings: my friend and his enemies
Hastings was fearless and shook things up - especially with his McChrystal expose. The haters in the media couldn’t forgive him
Journalism is about finding flaws and magnifying them, and surely someone who would spill massive loads of state secrets must contain a few broken parts, right?
Call it the Politico rhetorical crutch
The inside-the-beltway publication’s go-to phrase
Rachel Maddow’s tribute to Michael Hastings
“Michael was angry … he was angry about things that weren’t right in the world. He was angry with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting.”
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The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
