United States Project
A magazine editor shops for health insurance
And offers lessons for reporting on the stuff
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Frank Lalli, the long-time editor of Money, undoubtedly edited a health insurance piece or two during his career. But... More
In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach
PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly Nov 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Whether it is a presidential swing state or not, Pennsylvania is always a political battleground. With countless boroughs,... More
The future of factchecking
Here’s what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 29, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As journalists close the books on 2012 and look forward to coverage of a second Obama administration, one important question... More
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA?
So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
This post is the first of several primers on Social Security we will publish in the coming weeks to help... More
What if there are fewer polls in 2016?
Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
By Walter Shapiro Nov 27, 2012 at 04:00 PM
As a feud, it does not rise to the level of Lyndon Johnson versus Bobby Kennedy or even Jack Benny’s... More
Dart: CBS and the Goldman Sachs solution
Another weak showing on Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Maybe CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley was so awestruck by a chance to visit one of the seven... More
‘Resetting’ The Plain Dealer
What’s to become of Cleveland’s daily, a bright spot in Ohio’s coverage of election 2012?
By T.C. Brown Nov 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — The frenzy of presidential candidates and entourages overrunning the Buckeye State is history, but questions about how Ohio’s... More
Closer look at a cash cow
Denver’s KUSA says newsroom’s “Truth Tests” set high bar for campaign-ad vetting
By Mary Winter Nov 26, 2012 at 07:00 AM
COLORADO — Barack Obama wasn’t the only winner in the 2012 campaign here. The state’s TV stations—especially those in Denver,... More
In Michigan, a look back on the 2012 campaign
A veteran journalist and a young reporter talk about lessons learned
By Anna Clark Nov 23, 2012 at 10:45 AM
MICHIGAN — It was hard. That’s how Marisa Schultz, political reporter for The Detroit News, sums up the experience of... More
Key stories in the Keystone State
Four issues Pennsylvania’s political press should stay on
By Ken Knelly Nov 20, 2012 at 04:00 PM
PENNSYLVANIA — Political reporters and commentators here will continue to ponder, as the Philadelphia Inquirer did on November 9, Pennsylvania’s... More
Papa John’s Pizza and the business backlash
The real story: how some employers are still working to undermine Obamacare
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 20, 2012 at 11:15 AM
The media have latched onto the story of John Schnatter. That’s the John of Papa John’s Pizza, a CEO with... More
Election reflections from the Silver State
Las Vegas Sun political editor Anjeanette Damon wants face time with presidential candidates, more time with voters
By Jay Jones Nov 19, 2012 at 02:50 PM
NEVADA — Midway through the election cycle just completed, longtime Nevada political writer and TV analyst Anjeanette Damon got... More
Hope and change in unlikely places
Three cheers for campaign coverage from BuzzFeed and the Los Angeles Times
By Walter Shapiro Nov 16, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Channeling the Lord High Executioner in The Mikado, I’ve got a little list of those parts of 2012 coverage that... More
An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage
Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 15, 2012 at 01:12 PM
In mid-August, when Paul Ryan burst on the scene with his voucher scheme for Medicare, the 47-year old program suddenly... More
Little Havana turns blue (or maybe not)
Choose-your-own-poll-number reporting on the Cuban-American vote
By Brian E. Crowley Nov 14, 2012 at 02:50 PM
FLORIDA — Somehow the Florida election is beginning to feel a bit like an episode from the old I Love... 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.
