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That’s not a factcheck!
How punditry undermines the mission of journalistic watchdogs
By Brendan Nyhan Mar 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM
What, exactly, is a "serious" plan to resolve the budget impasse in Congress? It's not clear how to define adjectives... More
Exchange Watch: half a story in Connecticut
On insurance affordability, the Hartford Courant falls short
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 8, 2013 at 02:58 PM
This is the second in a series we're calling Exchange Watch, which will keep an eye on the rollout of... More
A laurel to WLTX meteorologist Jim Gandy
For tackling climate change science in a red state where politics can polarize it
By Corey Hutchins Mar 7, 2013 at 03:00 PM
COLUMBIA, SC -- Four years ago, an academic climate change researcher and a Washington, DC-area meteorologist were looking to... More
Progress with pertussis: Is it goodbye?
In the sequestration era, reporters need to stay on the whooping cough story
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Mar 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In a recent piece for msnbc.com, Geoffrey Cowley paints a dark picture of the impact sequestration cuts will have on... More
About those prostitutes
In the Menendez affair, ABC News is looking better and better for having stepped away from a story that the Daily Caller is still trying to flog
By Mariah Blake Mar 5, 2013 at 04:27 PM
For the last two months, the press has been rehashing allegations that Senator Robert Menendez slept with prostitutes, some... More
Brill’s big breakthrough
A Time manifesto on healthcare costs smashes fences that have constricted this conversation for far too long
By Trudy Lieberman Mar 5, 2013 at 02:58 PM
Steven Brill's taboo-busting X-ray of the US medical system, "Bitter Pill," has a chance to reframe the way we... More
Sen. Manchin’s ‘no gun questions’ Q&A
A West Virginia paper lands a sit-down with its senator—with conditions
By Corey Hutchins Mar 5, 2013 at 06:50 AM
COLUMBIA, SC -- On Sunday, The Journal in Martinsburg, WV, published a question-and-answer interview with Democratic US Sen. Joe Manchin,... More
Anatomy of a so-called scandal (UPDATED)
On the Sen. Menendez story, flimsy prostitution claims vs. stronger allegations of influence-peddling. Guess which gets more play?
By Mariah Blake Mar 4, 2013 at 03:30 PM
Update, 3/4, 7:15 pm: Less than two hours after this article was posted, The Washington Post published a story on... More
Behind The Detroit News’s deep dive on property taxes
Lead reporter Christine MacDonald discusses how the investigation came together
By Anna Clark Feb 28, 2013 at 04:57 PM
DETROIT, MI -- Word came this afternoon: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will announce Friday whether he intends to name an... More
Time to leave budget biases behind
Deficits are falling and government jobs are disappearing. Is it really so obvious we have a spending problem?
By David Cay Johnston Feb 28, 2013 at 03:00 PM
With the automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration set to take effect Friday--and plenty of other budget wars looming... More
Policing the food police (part 1):
the assault on salt
Covering government efforts to improve the nation’s eating habits is more complicated than it seems
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 28, 2013 at 12:11 PM
This is the first installment in an occasional series that will examine media coverage of public initiatives aimed at ending... More
Healthcare costs: A moment of clarity
Steve Brill stands his ground on ABC
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 27, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Bravo for Steve Brill! His appearance on ABC's This Week was a rare example of a guest on a... More
A Laurel to Univision 41’s Arantxa Loizaga
For making good use of the familiar, local-anchor-goes-to-White House encounter
By Richard Parker Feb 27, 2013 at 11:00 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- Often, when a local television station gets summoned for a one-on-one interview with the president, it... More
The Green Lantern Theory of Sequestration
Hey, pundits: President Obama can’t magically solve the budget impasse in Washington
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 27, 2013 at 10:40 AM
One of the recurring themes in commentary on national politics is the demand for the president to change politics as... More
Medicare Uncovered: What’s in a name?
The GOP puts some new lipstick on an old idea: vouchers
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 26, 2013 at 03:08 PM
National Journal's Margot Sanger-Katz picked up a juicy Washington tidbit worth passing on to healthcare reporters and interested readers.... 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.
