United States Project
Repaving the Trail
Campaign reporting can be terrible. Here’s how to make it better.
By Justin Peters Mar 14, 2012 at 11:08 AM
In January, I visited New Hampshire and Florida to report on the media coverage of the GOP presidential primaries there.... More
In Ohio, a Spotlight on Super PAC Ads
As a new campaign urges stations to reject misleading ads, how sharp is the conflict between conscience and cash?
By T.C. Brown Mar 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM
OHIO — There was no escaping the blizzard of negative television and radio advertising assaulting the eyes and ears of... More
Context, and Political Theater, in North Carolina
Why the press needs to tell the parts of the story Obama won’t
By Andria Krewson Mar 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — As the results of the Super Tuesday primaries put Republican candidates in the headlines, President Obama is... More
When JFK made Santorum sick
The press was too slow to supply the larger context
By Erika Fry Mar 6, 2012 at 01:48 PM
It has been more than a week since Rick Santorum went on the Sunday talk circuit and made news by... More
The World’s Dumbest Press Conference
How coverage of Joe Arpaio’s birtherism threatens to make the myth worse
By Brendan Nyhan Mar 5, 2012 at 10:37 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Last Tuesday, the New America Foundation released a report (PDF) I co-authored with Georgia State's Jason Reifler... More
A Laurel to the Toledo Blade
Paper challenges Romney on his manufacturing message
By T.C. Brown Mar 2, 2012 at 04:33 PM
OHIO — There’s a well-known truism that you can’t have it both ways. But that’s never stopped politicians, especially in... More
In Michigan, Getting Beyond the ‘Class Divide’
HuffPost’s Blumenthal finds another good angle in the results
By Anna Clark Mar 2, 2012 at 01:13 PM
MICHIGAN — Election night demands instant coverage from reporters—not just to name a winner, but to define how voting patterns... More
Countering Misinformation: Tips for Journalists
Avoid negations, use graphics, and get the story right the first time!
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM
This article was written by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler. It is adapted from Misinformation and Fact-checking: Research Findings from... More
Who Opposed the Auto Bailouts?
Romney was hardly alone, despite what you read
By Anna Clark Feb 28, 2012 at 02:45 PM
MICHIGAN — Leading into today’s primary, Michigan journalists have focused on the bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler more than... More
In Michigan, Coverage of Romney’s Speech Goes Beyond That Empty Stadium
But focus on local storylines obscures some important national angles
By Anna Clark Feb 24, 2012 at 09:04 PM
MICHIGAN — On Twitter and the Web Friday afternoon, it was clear what about Mitt Romney’s address to the Detroit... More
As Primary Nears, It’s Time to Dig Deep in Ohio
Blade’s strong story on housing crisis offers a good model
By T.C. Brown Feb 24, 2012 at 02:47 PM
OHIO — As Republican frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum parachute into the Buckeye State and clog the airwaves with... More
What Santorum Didn’t Say
On “phony ideology,” some coverage misses a distinction
By Greg Marx Feb 22, 2012 at 05:52 PM
As he tries to cement his newfound position as a leader in the Republican presidential primary campaign, Rick Santorum has... More
The Elusive Hunt for the ‘Real Romney’
How the search for a politician’s true identity leads to pathological media coverage
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Though he launched his first run for president more than five years ago, Mitt Romney is still widely seen as... More
At WFLA, Good Questions for Obama…
…but Tampa’s viewers deserved a more balanced report
By Brian E. Crowley Feb 15, 2012 at 04:48 PM
FLORIDA — As I listened to the question being asked I started to groan a bit: “Yesterday you released your... More
KLAS-TV’s Eight Minutes With the President (and His Message)
On the housing crisis and souvenir M&Ms
By Jay Jones Feb 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM
NEVADA — All day long Tuesday, Las Vegas’s CBS affiliate, KLAS-TV, touted its exclusive, one-on-one interview with President Obama. In... 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)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
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.
