United States Project
The Ad Wars: a laurel to the Sunlight Foundation
Report brings scrutiny to new political ad database
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 26, 2012 at 01:40 PM
In an important victory for transparency advocates, the Federal Communications Commission recently began requiring broadcasters to post the files... More
The momentum behind a misleading narrative
Why reporters have been getting the polls wrong in the presidential race
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Thursday night, Politico beat a retreat in the great momentum debate of 2012. The site's Glenn Thrush and Jennifer... More
Ask Obama This: Will we have to be older to get Medicare?
We know about Romney’s vouchers, but the president is quiet on the subject of raising eligibility
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 26, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
In Ohio, campaign coverage is anti-social
Reporting on candidates’ social media strategies is largely absent in key battleground
By T.C. Brown Oct 25, 2012 at 03:00 PM
OHIO — Anyone even remotely plugged into the 21st century is well aware that the presidential campaigns, and to a... More
Ask Obama This: Can you imagine criminal justice reform?
A nearly forgotten topic that impacts the budget, families, and communities
By Farai Chideya Oct 24, 2012 at 03:12 PM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is publishing a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
‘Pittsburgh is getting pounded’ by ads
Top priority race for parties is disturbingly low on local TV news radar
By Ken Knelly Oct 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Don’t cry for Pennsylvania. “Save the tears for Pennsylvania’s TV stations passed over by the presidential race,” advised... More
Ask Obama and Romney this: What about climate change?
Schieffer misses media’s last chance to pop the question on a big stage
By Curtis Brainard Oct 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
The Ad Wars: Obama’s special message in Spanish
A review of Obama’s and Romney’s Spanish-language TV ads finds contrasts in style, strategy, and sophistication
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 23, 2012 at 04:35 PM
Barack Obama gazes directly into the camera and speaks in his warmest baritone. “In the young people known as the... More
Let Detroit do what?
New interest in an old Op-Ed
By Mike Hoyt Oct 23, 2012 at 12:50 PM
What is the most viewed story on The New York Times website right now? It's an Op-Ed piece from nearly... More
Ask Obama and Romney this: Where is Africa?
An enormous opportunity for the US could slip past
By Howard W. French Oct 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Covering the search for noncitizen voters
AP’s Ivan Moreno won well-deserved praise for staying on the (incredible shrinking) story in Colorado
By Mary Winter Oct 22, 2012 at 04:45 PM
COLORADO — A young Associated Press reporter has won accolades for staying on the story of the search for noncitizen... More
Ask Obama and Romney This: What if China squares off with Japan?
An emerging, and little discussed, dilemma
By Howard W. French Oct 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Scare-mongering from CBS
Bad reporting on Social Security—again
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 19, 2012 at 02:51 PM
The other night CBS Evening News brought forth another gloom and doom story about Social Security. Like others from the... More
How could voters still be undecided? Try asking them
Plus, why this veteran campaign correspondent is focused on swing-state polls
By Walter Shapiro Oct 19, 2012 at 01:23 PM
They may be the most publicly maligned minority group in America, a subset of the electorate that is ridiculed with... More
In Florida, debate night isn’t front-page news
Editors at Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post defend decision on Senate race coverage
By Brian E. Crowley Oct 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — One of the shameful things about Florida’s US Senate race is that the two candidates, Democratic incumbent Bill... 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.
