United States Project
What’s on the chopping block?
The great sequestration guessing game: What will Democrats surrender?
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 12, 2013 at 03:01 PM
The fiscal cliff negotiations belong to the Dark Ages, the inaugural address has come and gone, the State of... More
State of the Union media prebuttal II
What reporters should do instead of overhyping the SOTU
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Early each year, I brace myself for an onslaught of poorly informed commentary and polling about the effects of the... More
Nate Silver’s odd omission (Updated)
A data-driven argument about an outside political spending group doesn’t include outside spending
By Sasha Chavkin Feb 12, 2013 at 10:50 AM
On Monday, The New York Times's resident oracle, Nate Silver, weighed in on an issue that CJR has been following... More
Here comes the National Nurse (maybe)
A new bill seeks to elevate nursing, which could lift healthcare. Reporters might take note
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 11, 2013 at 11:27 AM
A few days ago, the unlikely congressional team of Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, and Peter King,... More
The Washington Times takes a giant step—backwards
Wes Pruden rides again. Watch his words
By Mariah Blake Feb 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Since their recent electoral drubbing, many Republicans are rethinking their party's relationship (or lack of one) to blacks and... More
At The Plain Dealer, a shrinking staff delivers some solid work
But how will statehouse and politics coverage hold up once layoffs take effect?
By Anna Clark Feb 8, 2013 at 02:47 PM
DETROIT, MI -- There will be many rich politics stories to follow in Ohio in 2013. But when the subject... More
One document, many interpretations
Varied takes on CBO report show “the media” is a competitive market, not a monolith
By David Cay Johnston Feb 7, 2013 at 02:30 PM
What a difference reporters and editors can make in choosing from the same report what is news and where and... More
In Virginia, voter ID coverage disappoints
Reporting on Tuesday’s voter ID bills fed into—rather than clarified—the partisan debate
By Corey Hutchins Feb 7, 2013 at 06:50 AM
COLUMBIA, SC -- In the run-up to the November presidential elections, skirmishes over voter ID requirements, among other voting rules,... More
Medicare Uncovered: parsing Senator Corker’s big bill
A primer for reporters on a significant bill
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 5, 2013 at 02:50 PM
This is the third of a series of occasional "Medicare Uncovered" posts that will look at how the media are... More
The money fight for the Republican Party
The launch of the Conservative Victory Fund signals a big outside spending battle—and story—is underway
By Sasha Chavkin Feb 5, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Last week, we wrote about how hard-right groups like the Club for Growth dominated outside spending in the last Republican... More
Medicare Uncovered: Corker and his bill
The press needs to move out of its comfort zone
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This is the second of a series of occasional "Medicare Uncovered" posts that will look at how the media are... More
A ‘dark money’ push behind Obamacare?
Politico takes a close look at the backers of a new outreach effort
By Sasha Chavkin Feb 1, 2013 at 03:55 PM
This morning, Politico published a fascinating story about a new campaign to support implementation of the Affordable Care Act that... More
Can mental healthcare curb gun violence?
Some strong coverage takes a good look at that question, and reflects a shift in how we discuss mental illness
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 1, 2013 at 02:50 PM
In another lifetime, I did PR for Big Pharma and flacked for some of the biggest names in academic medicine... More
The true cost of national security
The Pentagon and the White House focus on the core Defense budget, but that’s not the half of it
By David Cay Johnston Jan 31, 2013 at 03:02 PM
Soon, we will get the president's proposed fiscal 2014 spending plan. Much attention will focus on Social Security and... More
How super PACs succeeded in 2012
There’s one area where outside spenders won big: Republican primaries
By Sasha Chavkin Jan 30, 2013 at 02:50 PM
This post has been corrected. See note at bottom. After the Republican Party and its biggest super PAC and dark... 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.
