United States Project
LA Times tries to unmask dark money donors
But story’s greatest virtue may be its look at where campaign cash goes
By Greg Marx May 30, 2012 at 04:11 PM
Earlier this week, Matea Gold and Joseph Tanfani of the Los Angeles Times teamed up for a sharp article about... More
What did we learn from coverage of Romney’s Philly school visit?
More reporters should have used Romney’s charter school stop as a teaching moment
By Ken Knelly May 29, 2012 at 04:40 PM
PENNSYLVANIA — At first glance, Mitt Romney's campaign appearance last Thursday at a West Philadelphia charter school seemed a bit... More
When a ‘birther’ story comes knocking
After congressman’s comments, a Denver TV station doesn’t let go
By Mary Winter May 25, 2012 at 02:50 PM
COLORADO — The so-called “birther” movement has emerged from hibernation, leaving media outlets this spring to figure out how best... More
Herald’s Caputo dives deep on diverging polls
Do other news organizations undermine their credibility when they don’t do the same?
By Brian E. Crowley May 24, 2012 at 04:25 PM
FLORIDA — Voters here have reason to be confused this week as they look at two polls, coming out one... More
Many stations don’t factcheck super PAC ads: survey
Conference highlights difference in attitudes between industry, watchdog groups
By Justin Peters May 24, 2012 at 03:37 PM
Many local television stations do not consistently evaluate the accuracy of the political ads they air, according to survey results... More
Outrage angle covered—now how about those gas price claims?
Here’s how the Denver Post and other battleground outlets can do better on the energy debate
By Liz Cox Barrett May 23, 2012 at 05:10 PM
Last week, the Denver Post ran a short “local news” piece headlined, “Political billboards in Colorado use energy policy to... More
What’s the swingiest state of them all?
By any measure, Colorado is at the center of the action in 2012
By Mary Winter May 22, 2012 at 03:00 PM
COLORADO — The term “swing state” is bandied about constantly in an election year, often without a clear explanation of... More
The over-covered image war
Journalists are exaggerating the risk that Mitt Romney will be “defined” early
By Brendan Nyhan May 21, 2012 at 10:50 AM
The message war in the presidential election got underway in earnest last week, with the Obama campaign releasing a new... More
The entirely predictable failure of Americans Elect
A little poli-sci—or just recent history—would have helped pundits avoid the hype
By Brendan Nyhan May 18, 2012 at 11:03 AM
On Thursday, the board of Americans Elect folded its presidential nominating process after the set of declared candidates repeatedly failed... More
The Obama camp serves up a Bain story
Some local outlets take the bait, while others offer a closer look
By Jay Jones May 18, 2012 at 07:31 AM
NEVADA — One of the moments in the 2012 presidential race that we all know was coming arrived this week:... More
Out of the living room, onto the trail
To gauge what’s really happening in the TV ad war, reporters need to talk to voters
By Walter Shapiro May 17, 2012 at 03:14 PM
The Living Room War was launched this week—the ferocious bombardment of attack ads that will make turning on a television... More
Debating Amendment One in North Carolina
Faced with an opportunity to lead civic discussion and take a stand, some papers fare better than others
By Andria Krewson May 16, 2012 at 03:30 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Last week, North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment One to the state constitution, defining marriage as between... More
For TV, campaigns create big winners, (relative) losers
Political ads may not be all “gravy” for local stations—but they’re still an awfully good deal
By Erika Fry May 15, 2012 at 06:50 AM
When Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign last month, the former Pennsylvania senator all but sealed Mitt... More
Pushing back, making connections
Michigan political reporters have a job to do
By Anna Clark May 14, 2012 at 11:29 AM
MICHIGAN — Quinn Klinefelter is a longtime news editor at WDET, the National Public Radio station in Detroit. His voice... More
In Nevada, a candidate’s fecklessness on full display
Some sharp interview questions leave a congressional hopeful squirming
By Jay Jones May 11, 2012 at 03:42 PM
NEVADA — In this state, where it’s legal to carry an unconcealed handgun, John Oceguera, the Speaker of the Nevada... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
One of the great reporters of his generation died Tuesday at 33. The stories he wrote, and the ones he didn’t live to write
Michael Hastings: my friend and his enemies
Hastings was fearless and shook things up - especially with his McChrystal expose. The haters in the media couldn’t forgive him
Journalism is about finding flaws and magnifying them, and surely someone who would spill massive loads of state secrets must contain a few broken parts, right?
Call it the Politico rhetorical crutch
The inside-the-beltway publication’s go-to phrase
Rachel Maddow’s tribute to Michael Hastings
“Michael was angry … he was angry about things that weren’t right in the world. He was angry with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting.”
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.
