United States Project
Fast-tracking the truth in IPAB coverage
How to cover a key ACA provision without making misinformation worse
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM
One of the most underrated political stories of the next year is the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (also... More
Following the cash behind the new Congress
A guide to getting a (mostly) complete picture in the era of outside spending
By Sasha Chavkin Jan 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In simpler times, when donors were donors and PACs were PACs, campaign spending was easy to follow. A review of... More
USP Notes: NYT on Fix the Debt, ProPublica on ‘Democratic Grandmas’
Private interests behind a public debate, and the unusual source of some campaign data
By Greg Marx Jan 10, 2013 at 03:10 PM
As the fiscal cliff debate dragged on late last year, the presence of some deep corporate pockets behind the public... More
The realities of long-term care in America
A Laurel to PBS’s Need To Know
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 10, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Last week’s fiscal cliff deal hammered the last nail in the coffin of the CLASS Act, a part of... More
The ‘Hell No’ caucus and primary cash
Politico looks at the incentives facing Rep. Tom Cotton and his new colleagues
By Sasha Chavkin Jan 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Earlier this week, Politico’s John VandeHei and Mike Allen wrote a smart story about what they described as the “Hell... More
Back to basics with Krugman
Reporters (and economists) need to take accounting identities into account
By David Cay Johnston Jan 9, 2013 at 03:10 PM
Paul Krugman on Monday delivered an excellent primer on basic economics and the importance of what economists call accounting identities.... More
WaPo: Got agency?
The Post’s ombudsman calls for more coverage of the “less sexy” Cabinet departments
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 9, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Last Friday, the day after The Washington Post announced an expansion of its online video content "with politically focused programming,”... More
What’s a trillion, anyway?
How to make scary budget numbers meaningful
By David Cay Johnston Jan 8, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Throughout the weeks of intense coverage over the scheduled end of the Bush income tax cuts and the Obama payroll... More
Medicare Uncovered: the pain from ‘skin in the game’
A report puts a hole in the plan to make people pay more
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 8, 2013 at 10:58 AM
This is the first of a series of occasional "Medicare Uncovered" posts that will look at how the media are... More
How right is the (1st round of) CW about 2012?
As the retrospectives roll in, a debate unfolds about Obama’s early ads
By Walter Shapiro Jan 4, 2013 at 03:55 PM
Theodore White’s The Making of the President 1960 was published in hardcover in July 1961, a breakneck pace in an... More
If you were John Boehner, you’d cry too
Why journalists should put the struggles of the House speaker in a larger context
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM
On Thursday, John Boehner survived some conservative defections to narrowly win re-election as Speaker of the House, prompting a predictable... More
Are the fiscal fights a bore?
Not to those who dig
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 4, 2013 at 10:55 AM
One of the more telling stories to emerge during the holidays was Politico’s candid take on coverage of the fiscal... More
The money behind the fiscal cliff hardliners
Plan B opponents drew major support from outside groups. What does that mean?
By Sasha Chavkin Jan 3, 2013 at 03:00 PM
The fiscal cliff deal reached on Tuesday reflects a depressing new routine in Washington, DC: the federal government lurching from... More
Must-reads of 2012: politics
What you should have read (in case you didn’t)
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM
As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. From New York magazine,... More
A political documentary that defies convention
How’s Your News? takes a skewed perspective on Campaign 2012
By Justin Peters Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM
It’s the second-to-last day of the 2012 Republican National Convention, and the How’s Your News? news team has Michele... 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.
