United States Project
The word on the street: Divided
Massachusetts voters talk about Medicare, and their Senate race
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 1, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Last week I journeyed up to New England to see what voters thought of the debate over Medicare, for another... More
The Oklahoman distributes a hit piece on Obama
Do a new owner’s deep pockets require a “trade-off”?
By Erika Fry Sep 28, 2012 at 05:12 PM
On September 20, The Washington Examiner, one of DC’s conservative newspapers, published “The Obama You Don’t Know,” a 10-part “Special... More
Pinning down Obama on Social Security
Where exactly does he stand?
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Liberals took comfort in the president’s speech to the AARP Friday when he promised to defend Social Security. But his... More
As campaigns cross Ohio, Romney stops to talk
Blade seeks tax plan clarity, while Plain Dealer revisits coal policy, auto bailout
By T.C. Brown Sep 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — Both presidential campaigns spent some of this week crawling across the Buckeye State, at one point campaigning within... More
In Florida, a poll grabs headlines—and raises questions
The situation for the GOP may not be as dire as Quinnipiac’s results suggest
By Brian E. Crowley Sep 27, 2012 at 04:05 PM
FLORIDA — Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney woke up to some grim news Wednesday. According to a poll... More
The Ad Wars: Super PACs not super? Not so fast
The Journal’s flawed logic on page one
By Sasha Chavkin Sep 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reached a bold conclusion on one of the central debates of the 2012 elections:... More
A clamor for air time in the Silver State
Chris Roman, GM of four Spanish-language TV stations in Nevada, on the messaging frenzy
By Jay Jones Sep 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEVADA — In the Silver State, Chris Roman’s audience is being wooed and pursued. Roman is the general manager... More
How the phantom of ‘socialized medicine’ came to be
A Laurel to The New Yorker for exploring the roots of modern political consulting
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Jill Lepore deserves a Laurel for her engrossing tale of how political communications came to be so toxic. In... More
The Ad Wars: The numbers don’t add up
When it comes to political ad spending, we don’t know as much as we think we do
By Sasha Chavkin Sep 25, 2012 at 03:15 PM
An extraordinary feature of the 2012 elections has been the barrage of outside money unleashed on America’s airwaves. Deep-pocketed groups... More
Will Obama really ‘break the fever’?
Why more journalists should question the President’s second-term claims
By Brendan Nyhan Sep 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM
With the media focused on the horse race (and Mitt Romney's ongoing tactical miscues), the claims by President Obama and... More
Eureka! The media discovers Medicaid
And why that matters to the middle class
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 24, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Ah Medicaid! What can we say about it? Until the last couple of weeks, the press has said almost nothing.... More
After VA Senate debate, how to cover Kaine’s gaffe?
While most outlets include some policy coverage, WashPost sticks with a strategy story
By Tharon Giddens Sep 21, 2012 at 04:08 PM
VIRGINIA — If you’ve heard one thing about Thursday’s hour-long debate in McLean between Senate candidates George Allen and Tim... More
The bogeyman is back!
The Columbia Daily Tribune digs up the $716 billion Medicare scare
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 21, 2012 at 01:14 PM
Aw come on! We would have thought by now the $716 billion Medicare bogeyman was dead and buried. Maybe not.... More
Mitt-o-phobia
The real reasons for harsh Romney coverage
By Walter Shapiro Sep 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Call it the Curse of Clint. Ever since Clint “Empty Chair” Eastwood stepped onto the Republican convention stage, Mitt Romney... More
CU students probe Denver ad buy records
Research reveals Obama’s advantage on the airwaves
By Mary Winter Sep 21, 2012 at 07:00 AM
COLORADO — Students from the University of Colorado are among the first journalists in this state to mine data from... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
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How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
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The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
