United States Project
Predictable in retrospect
The dangers of hindsight bias in election postmortems
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 13, 2012 at 02:55 PM
The media has undergone a strange change of mindset. Immediately before last Tuesday's election, many reporters and commentators ignored or... More
Four stories to follow in Virginia
What the Commonwealth’s political reporters should focus on now
By Tharon Giddens Nov 13, 2012 at 02:50 PM
VIRGINIA — Election Day has come and gone, leaving many vital story threads for Virginia’s political reporters to continue to... More
What happened, anyway?
The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
By Walter Shapiro Nov 13, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Shortly after 11 p.m. (Eastern) on Election Night—with the polls still open only in Alaska—Mitt Romney aides were pleading with... More
A dart to Yahoo Finance
For utterly confusing its readers about Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 12, 2012 at 02:50 PM
By now we’re accustomed to weak reporting about Social Security, but a piece on Yahoo Finance, part of its... More
The fiscal whatchamacallit
Media’s embrace of “fiscal cliff” obscures the real story about budget negotiations
By Greg Marx Nov 9, 2012 at 11:57 AM
With Election Day behind us, all of Washington is suddenly focused on a looming issue that drew little notice during... More
An Ohio election special causes controversy
TPM flags some anti-Obama programming on Sinclair stations
By T.C. Brown Nov 8, 2012 at 03:12 PM
OHIO — A controversial election eve special that aired twice Monday night on the local ABC affiliate in Columbus triggered... More
The Ad Wars: Was outside money futile?
After Election Day, the press seizes on a new conventional wisdom
By Sasha Chavkin Nov 8, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Throughout the 2012 campaign, dozens of reporters and advocates kept a close eye on the flood of outside money that... More
Digital innovation on election night: a report
From CJR and Tow Center’s “meta newsroom”
By Mike Hoyt Nov 7, 2012 at 03:16 PM
About as digital as most Americans get on election night is to operate the channel clicker. But that is steadily... More
How to cover the presidential results
A guide for journalists on election fundamentals and campaign effects
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 7, 2012 at 01:18 PM
One of the most fascinating parts of the aftermath of an election is the construction of post-hoc narratives to "explain"... More
A Laurel to NPR, for giving hospitals a disaster exam
Sandy exposes gaping holes in hospital safety plans
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 7, 2012 at 06:51 AM
NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue represent a tale of two New York City hospitals. Langone is a well-endowed... More
Election 2012: Welcome to our Meta Newsroom
What’s happening now in digital election-night news
By The Editors Nov 6, 2012 at 08:00 PM
CJR, in collaboration with Columbia's Tow Center for digital journalism, will be covering tonight's election coverage. Seven student journalists from... More
Election Day worries in Ohio
Lawsuits, provisional ballots, alleged software glitches—and the coverage of it all
By T.C. Brown Nov 6, 2012 at 07:13 PM
OHIO — The fun never stops here in Battleground Ohio. Just when reporters thought they had seen the last of... More
King Coal rises in PA
A last-minute crush of ads—including Romney’s first here—challenges reporters to keep up
By Ken Knelly Nov 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Add the Keystone State to the list of places where King Coal is a leading issue in candidate... More
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
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.
