United States Project
In Colorado, $716 billion claim lives on
Romney repeats the discredited charge at weekend rally, and it pops up in ads for a Congressional race
By Mary Winter Nov 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM
COLORADO — On Saturday, at his last and largest 2012 campaign rally here, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney told the... More
The Ad Wars: GOP advantage in the House
In local races, outside money can tip the scales, and the GOP is trying to do just that
By Sasha Chavkin Nov 5, 2012 at 03:44 PM
As Americans cast their votes for the next president, the Obama campaign and its supporters have maintained an unexpected advantage... More
Was it Obama’s policies—or the pie?
Romney ad blames president for Virginia BBQ chain’s closure; locals point to the food, competition
By Tharon Giddens Nov 5, 2012 at 02:00 PM
VIRGINIA — As part of his closing pitch to voters here in Virginia, Mitt Romney went hog wild. It was... More
Analyzing early voting in Nevada
Reporting roundup: What might the early numbers tell us?
By Jay Jones Nov 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM
NEVADA —Two weeks of early voting ended here in the Silver State on Friday evening. In a state where folks... More
A missed connection on Michigan’s ballot questions?
Bridge battle draws the attention, but Props 1 and 2 could lead to future conflict
By Anna Clark Nov 5, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — On Tuesday, voters will here sift through six ballot initiatives that could transform the state’s policies on a... More
Navigating voter guides in North Carolina
For voters looking for easy research tools, a few bright spots emerge
By Andria Krewson Nov 5, 2012 at 06:49 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — For many normal people—that is, people who take their ballot seriously but don’t obsess over every twist... More
Getting ready for ballot battles in Ohio
Reporters explore ‘nightmare scenarios’—and offer some practical advice to voters
By T.C. Brown Nov 3, 2012 at 11:45 AM
OHIO — No disrespect to other swing states, but the pivotal one on the majority of pundits’ lips and in... More
Three questions about campaign coverage
How the media can do better the next time around (Or, “NOW FOR THE HARD PART”)
By Walter Shapiro Nov 2, 2012 at 03:00 PM
COLUMBUS, OH — As America lurches towards Election Day like a ravaged water-logged creature from a 1950s horror flick, the... More
Ask Romney This: What will replace Obamacare?
A vague healthcare plan raises many questions
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 2, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Over the final weeks of the campaign, CJR has been publishing a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama... More
At Michigan’s edge, global warming emerges as campaign issue
But spotty local coverage of House race is sometimes too soft on climate denialism
By Anna Clark Nov 2, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — Climate change is one of the great disappearing issues of the 2012 campaign. Though President Obama made climate... More
Toledo Blade disappoints on Jeep-to-China claims
For Ohioans targeted by Romney’s misleading rhetoric, the paper confuses more than it clarifies
By Liz Cox Barrett Nov 1, 2012 at 02:50 PM
OHIO — As Toledo became ground zero in the presidential campaigns’ message war in recent days—over auto industry jobs, in... More
The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions
Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
By Sasha Chavkin Nov 1, 2012 at 01:37 PM
As the presidential race enters its critical final days, Mitt Romney’s campaign has drawn fire for two advertisements that it... More
Social Security: a Laurel to The Motley Fool
An investment newsletter breaks down persistent myths
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 1, 2012 at 11:15 AM
The motto of The Motley Fool is “To Educate, Amuse & Enrich,” and its piece called “5 Huge Myths... More
In Virginia, skirmishes in the voting wars
O’Keefe sting, trashed voter forms lead to some solid coverage
By Tharon Giddens Nov 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — With Election Day fast approaching and this swing state looming large in the contests for both the White... More
Detroit papers on Romney’s misleading Jeep ad
A campaign ad airs in Ohio but gets a close (sometimes muddled) look from Detroit reporters
By Anna Clark Oct 31, 2012 at 03:00 PM
MICHIGAN — Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began running a new 30-second ad in Ohio in which... 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?”
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
The NSA story isn’t ‘journalistic malfeasance’
It’s a story that is evolving in real time
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
