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A laurel to The Denver Post
For strong editorial judgment in its coverage of the “47 percent” story
By Greg Marx Sep 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The secret video recording of Mitt Romney’s now-infamous “47 percent” comment went live on the Mother Jones website at... More
As Senate ad war heats up, time for press to step up
Readers need closer scrutiny of campaign messages in Kaine-Allen contest
By Tharon Giddens Sep 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
VIRGINIA — Presidential race advertising dominates swing state airwaves, but viewers in Virginia are also being bombarded with an influx... More
In Ohio, barbs traded on China trade
Cincinnati Enquirer helps readers sort through a few
By T.C. Brown Sep 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM
OHIO — President Obama came back to the Buckeye State Monday for his 12th visit this year just as his... More
The Ad Wars: How do we cover them?
CJR’s guide to the best sources
By Sasha Chavkin Sep 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
With less than two months before Election Day, America’s airwaves are under full-scale bombardment. Voters in the crucial swing states... More
Jumping the gun on the Romney ‘47%’ video
In early coverage, reporters overstated the meaning and impact of Romney’s comments—and left out out key context
By Brendan Nyhan Sep 18, 2012 at 01:15 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Yesterday, Mother Jones released a secretly-recorded video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney making the following comments... More
Medicare: Where’s the evidence that vouchers save money?
The National Journal seeks some, and comes up empty
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 18, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Margot Sanger-Katz, a National Journal reporter who has been brave enough to question conventional wisdom surrounding health policy—she reported that... More
Romney’s welfare ads: Whom do they affect?
A consensus about coded racial appeals may be only half right
By Greg Marx Sep 17, 2012 at 02:59 PM
Over the past month, many journalists have identified a new development in the presidential campaign: Mitt Romney’s decision to begin... More
A laurel to FlackCheck.org
For its new guide to video factchecking on air and online
By Greg Marx Sep 14, 2012 at 05:50 PM
The recent journalistic debate about factchecking has prompted some compelling discussion about different strategies, different methods, and what works... More
In Iowa, a ‘flag flap’ flop?
A controversy over handling of the flag draws coverage in Cedar Rapids
By Erika Fry Sep 14, 2012 at 02:50 PM
IOWA — Appearances by President Obama have become a bit old-hat in Iowa, one of the nation’s most contested swing... More
How super are the super PACs?
A decades-old rule will give more clout to official campaign cash over the next two months, but reporters have barely noticed
By Walter Shapiro Sep 14, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Like a crime boss in a pinstriped suit who is now hailed as a pillar of the community, super PACS... More
‘Serious, point-of-view journalism’?
A look at the most ambitious conservative news organization you’ve never heard of
By Justin Peters Sep 13, 2012 at 03:00 PM
At 4:45 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Kevin Palmer stands in the lobby of the Charlotte... More
What a higher Retirement Age really means
A Social Security mini-primer
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The idea of raising the age at which workers can collect benefits from Social Security is very much in play.... More
ProPublica ‘pull[s] back the curtain’
Justin Elliott shines light on a dark money group in Ohio; reporters there should take note
By T.C. Brown Sep 11, 2012 at 11:15 AM
OHIO — Shadowy outside groups dropping cash into political races has been a recurrent theme this year in Ohio, as... More
Medicare ‘bankruptcy’: CNN gets it right
The network fact-checks a frequent talking point, and does it well
By Trudy Lieberman Sep 11, 2012 at 07:10 AM
Hooray for CNN.com, for fact checking the often-heard claim of Medicare’s “impending” bankruptcy. CNN’s contribution sets a high bar, and... More
Et tu, Ryan?
Ryan Lizza’s dubious Bill Clinton quote
By Todd Gitlin Sep 11, 2012 at 07:00 AM
Ryan Lizza is one of the most perceptive political journalists going. His reporting on Barack Obama’s White House thinking, earlier... 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.
