United States Project
How to handle oppo research?
It’s simple: If your scoop got a helpful boost from a campaign, let readers know
By Walter Shapiro Jul 20, 2012 at 11:20 AM
For the political cognoscenti, the dominant story line in July has been the Barack Obama campaign’s mastery of the subterranean... More
An indictment in North Carolina
After NC Policy Watch investigates, a lawmaker faces criminal charges
By Andria Krewson Jul 19, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — In August 2011, the nonprofit site NC Policy Watch published a lengthy, damning investigative report about Stephen... More
A dart to the campaign press corps
…for acquiescing to that whole “quote approval” thing
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Jul 19, 2012 at 06:18 AM
It’s a diffuse target, but the campaign press corps writ large earns a dart this week for acquiescing to... More
Cincinnati Enquirer unpacks campaign claims
Ohioans will need more help from their media navigating candidates’ rhetoric
By T.C. Brown Jul 18, 2012 at 03:00 PM
OHIO — The drumbeat of political ads and campaign claims and counter-claims continues to grow louder in the Buckeye State—and... More
On outsourcing, Colorado media mostly disappoint
But there’s still an opportunity to deliver the full account this story needs
By Mary Winter Jul 18, 2012 at 11:31 AM
COLORADO — This state became the center of the battle over outsourcing last week, when Mitt Romney, responding to charges... More
Roanoke Times excels at campaign ‘event coverage’…
…But will the paper turn its resources toward the rhetoric?
By Tharon Giddens Jul 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
VIRGINIA — Last month, the New York Times made an effort to help readers navigate some of the “selective truths,”... More
Unanswered questions in the Romney/Bain controversy
Don’t look to fact-checkers for resolution
By Brendan Nyhan Jul 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Fact-checkers have played a key role in the controversy over Mitt Romney's role in outsourcing at Bain... More
In Michigan, a one-man follow-the-money machine
Rich Robinson helps the state’s journalists track political cash
By Anna Clark Jul 16, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — Call him the perfect source. Whether they work in newspapers, radio, or online news, Michigan political journalists rely... More
The good old days of the Nixon campaign
A look back at a 1968 classic shows just how inaccessible candidates have become
By Walter Shapiro Jul 13, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Maybe it’s the summer doldrums, or the Barack Obama campaign’s continual pain-from-Bain refrain, or the speculative no-news-here if-clauses surrounding Mitt... More
Rehashing the debate about when Romney left Bain
After a much-discussed Boston Globe story, FactCheck.org stands by its take
By Greg Marx Jul 12, 2012 at 05:12 PM
This post has been updated. The big political story of the day is a front-page article in The Boston Globe... More
Christmas in July for Reno TV stations?
Reno reporter tallies political ad buys in “the battleground county of the battleground state of Nevada”
By Jay Jones Jul 12, 2012 at 07:00 AM
NEVADA - Every election cycle, as Americans prepare to hit the voting booths, Christmas comes early to television stations across... More
Laurels for The New York Times and The Plain Dealer
Amid some Dart-worthy coverage, a few stories stand out
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Jul 11, 2012 at 03:20 PM
Brendan Nyhan’s post earlier this week about the lackluster coverage of President Obama’s “outsourcing” attack on Mitt Romney threw... More
The Palm Beach Post exposes a hidden menace
Government cutbacks and the worst TB epidemic in 20 years
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 11, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Reporting on tuberculosis is not most reporters’ idea of a glamor assignment. It’s an ancient disease, drug companies aren’t keen... More
Tracking campaign cash in the commonwealth
The Virginia Public Access Project helps political reporters and citizens follow the money
By Tharon Giddens Jul 10, 2012 at 04:15 PM
VIRGINIA — If you want to follow political money in Virginia—and there’s plenty of it here, as this is one... More
Arbitrating the dispute over Romney’s history at Bain
Reporters and editors need a better approach to covering the controversy
By Brendan Nyhan Jul 9, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Last Tuesday, the Obama campaign released a new ad here and in eight other swing states 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch
One journalist took matters into his own hands when a fellow audience member wouldn’t stop using her smartphone during a theater performance
Purchasing Tumblr is Yahoo’s flashy bet on a shift in social media
The shift from Facebook to more creative social networks
Gay Talese’s outline for ‘Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,’ 1966
Handwritten on a shirt board
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.
