United States Project
The Gore-ing of Mitt Romney
Poisonous cycle of gotcha coverage and access restrictions recalls an earlier campaign
By Brendan Nyhan Aug 2, 2012 at 02:58 PM
The profane confrontation between one of Mitt Romney’s press aides and reporters at the end of the presumptive GOP nominee’s... More
In sports or politics, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard
Times-Dispatch coverage of voter registration controversy skimps on partisan angle
By Tharon Giddens Aug 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — No matter the game, you’ve got to know who’s on whose team to keep up with the action.... More
Required skimming: campaign finance
Here’s how to follow the money
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 2, 2012 at 06:50 AM
This month, CJR presents “Required Skimming,” a daily miniguide to our staffers' beats and obsessions, ranging from finance to food.... More
Dart to HuffPo for ‘awesome scoop’
For enabling Harry Reid’s game of telephone sourcing on Romney’s taxes
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Aug 1, 2012 at 05:15 PM
Yesterday, The New York Times published an op-ed by Columbia tax law professor Michael J. Graetz, exploring, as the... More
Follow the story, not the agenda
How to (and how not to) cover campaign “events,” like Biden’s recent Detroit speech
By Anna Clark Jul 31, 2012 at 03:45 PM
MICHIGAN — You show up, jot down a few quotes, take in a bit of scenic color, and translate it... More
Does journalistic ‘balance’ hurt America?
What if Washington’s dysfunction was mostly one party’s fault: A Q&A with Thomas Mann
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 31, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute,... More
Big ad spending, little press scrutiny
NC journalists need to stay on the story of the political ad spending spree
By Andria Krewson Jul 30, 2012 at 04:55 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — It’s hotter than usual in North Carolina this summer. And much of the heat is coming from... More
Laurels to the Las Vegas Sun and News & Record
For a strong ad factcheck, and for grappling with campaigns’ message control
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Jul 27, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Jay Jones has already heaped praise this week upon the Las Vegas Sun’s Anjeanette Damon, but we’ll go ahead... More
In VA, allegations of racism ignite a controversy
After national conservative media seize on a state senator’s words, local reporters pick up the story
By Tharon Giddens Jul 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — The butterfly effect has been in effect here this week, as a Democratic state senator’s comments about racism... More
What to remember about the ‘war over women’
Press is right to focus on the contest, but polls showing major shift deserve a closer look
By T.C. Brown Jul 27, 2012 at 07:40 AM
OHIO — Both presidential campaigns this week made one thing clear—they’re intent on wooing this state’s women voters. First Lady... More
Medicare and misinformation
Is my premium rising? A beat memo for reporters
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Two weeks ago a Midwest businessman sent an email to a long list of his senior friends warning that their... More
The press botches the tax debate—again
Narratives and ignorance trump accuracy in descriptions of Democratic proposal
By Brendan Nyhan Jul 26, 2012 at 04:54 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Yesterday, the Senate held symbolic votes on a pair of high-profile tax bills with important implications for... More
With a series of strong stories, Sun’s Damon shines
Articles ID big-money groups, track transparency battles, and call out a “laughable” ad
By Jay Jones Jul 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEVADA — One need only look at the last week’s worth of work by Las Vegas Sun reporter Anjeanette Damon... More
False balance and the Medicare scare
Who’s been telling the truth in Florida?
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 26, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Last Thursday the president made a campaign stop in Florida, and—surprise, surprise—he talked about Medicare. Or at least he talked... More
Follow-the-money stories Colorado reporters should do
Some suggestions for what to look at now and where to look
By Mary Winter Jul 25, 2012 at 03:15 PM
COLORADO — Back-to-back disasters—massive wildfires, followed by Friday morning’s horrific movie-theater massacre outside of Denver—have rocked newsrooms here, including that... 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?
If cable is dying, why is it still making so much money?
The story behind one of the best business models in the country
What TVGuide.com watchlist data reveals about the season’s new dramas
“What was once genre is now the Zeitgeist”
Josh Barro, the loneliest Republican
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist’s contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
Dowd and Fournier and countless others who have launched similar complaints are asking, “Why aren’t we getting what we were promised?”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
