United States Project
Awash in ads in Roanoke
At WDBJ, welcome transparency and a commitment to coverage—but room for improvement, too
By Tharon Giddens Oct 19, 2012 at 07:00 AM
VIRGINIA — Much is always expected of those graced with favor. And when you consider that Virginia television stations this... More
The ‘Man in the Middle’ hits a healthcare Catch-22
Å family falls through a gap in Obamacare
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 18, 2012 at 03:12 PM
Ever since the Great Health Reform Debate, we have kept in touch with Jeremy Devor, an engineering assistant in the... More
Laurels to Politico and National Journal
For exposing the shady side of the campaign-industrial complex
By Greg Marx Oct 18, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Back in April, an excellent column by Walter Shapiro here at CJR urged reporters on the money-in-politics beat to... More
In MI-11, a candidate ducks, but can’t avoid coverage
Detroit Free Press digs in to Bentivolio’s background, though local outlets can do more on the money beat
By Anna Clark Oct 17, 2012 at 03:00 PM
MICHIGAN — Reporters covering the US congressional campaign for Michigan’s 11th district have a truly unusual story on their hands.... More
Hey, big spender
Virginia’s Senate race is drawing major outside spending—Bob Perry’s million bucks included. Reporters here have more to do
By Tharon Giddens Oct 17, 2012 at 12:10 PM
VIRGINIA — A millionaire homebuilder and frequent conservative political donor from Texas has contributed $1 million to the Virginia Senate... More
When factchecking goes ‘gray’
Two Denver news outlets made similar dissections of an attack ad but arrived at not-so-similar conclusions
By Mary Winter Oct 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM
COLORADO — Denver’s two dominant media outlets—The Denver Post and 9NEWS KUSA television—recently conducted factchecks on a 6th Congressional District... More
The Ad Wars: Is the IRS throwing in the towel on political nonprofits?
Politico identifies thirteen “social welfare” groups misleading the IRS
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 16, 2012 at 03:00 PM
On Monday, Politico published a powerful investigation of so-called “social welfare” groups that mislead the Internal Revenue Service about their... More
Nevada media pillory Oceguera attack ad
An “outrageous” ad in a House race raises questions—including whether starting a controversy was the aim
By Jay Jones Oct 16, 2012 at 02:50 PM
NEVADA — Here in the Silver State, John Oceguera isn’t a household name—although, as the Democratic nominee for the House... More
All good debate coverage is local?
Failings of the national press not mirrored in NH
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — If you cover politics for a national publication, the story of the debates so far has been... More
The word on the street: worried
In New Hampshire voters are fretting about…everything
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 15, 2012 at 03:11 PM
Continuing our Town Hall tours—in which CJR talks to voters, partly to encourage other journalists to do so, too—I visited... More
The Ad Wars: how to expose a dishonest ‘Social Welfare’ group
Telling the IRS one thing, then doing another
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 12, 2012 at 03:34 PM
We all know that in the 2012 election season, outside groups fueled by unlimited checks from wealthy donors have been... More
As ads flood Ohio House race, will coverage keep up?
A review finds some solid work, but there’s room for more enterprising journalism
By T.C. Brown Oct 12, 2012 at 03:14 PM
OHIO — The donnybrook in northeast Ohio between two Congressional incumbents grappling to keep their jobs has become a leading... More
Does Cuba matter? Not to national media
But some reporters in South Florida find stories that go beyond clichés
By Brian E. Crowley Oct 12, 2012 at 06:49 AM
FLORIDA — Does Cuba really matter? If asked that question by a reporter, both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney... More
Denver Post ducks the $716 billion question
Real-time factchecking is hard, but coverage of House debate was just too thin
By Mary Winter Oct 11, 2012 at 03:20 PM
COLORADO — Political reporting has become an even tougher job, as journalists face demands both to report the news faster... More
Time to head to the track
With voting underway, there’s nothing wrong with providing the horse race coverage readers crave
By Walter Shapiro Oct 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM
DES MOINES — These days, the phrase “horse-race journalism” is often accompanied by the same sneering tone that 1950s intellectuals... 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.
