United States Project
Q&A: Robert Higgs, editor of PolitiFact Ohio
On the site’s mission and impact, and on “truth vigilantes”
By T.C. Brown Feb 14, 2012 at 05:05 PM
OHIO — “Just the facts, ma’am.” At the risk of exposing my, er, maturity, I thought that phrase, famously attributed... More
It’s Caucus Day in Colorado: Where’s the Content?
Campaign presented as theater in the Denver Post
By Mary Winter Feb 7, 2012 at 10:46 PM
COLORADO — It’s caucus day here in Colorado, and recent campaign coverage from the state’s largest paper has been disappointingly... More
Nevada GOP Shows How Not to Conduct a Caucus
Confusion, “clueless media policies,” day-late results
By Jay Jones Feb 7, 2012 at 10:28 AM
NEVADA — Political reporters here—after clearing some hurdles placed in their paths—have seized on two essential elements following Mitt Romney’s... More
What Do Ohioans Want from Their Media?
Follow the money. Check the facts. And grow a pair.
By T.C. Brown Feb 6, 2012 at 06:00 AM
OHIO — As the GOP presidential primary extravaganza continues to roll along, disenchantment has infected some observers—a.k.a., the voters. With... More
Ralston Grills the GOP Gang
In advance of Nevada caucus, tough questions for the candidates
By Jay Jones Feb 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM
NEVADA — It’s always refreshing to see a journalist who’s not afraid to ask the tough questions—especially the tough follow-up... More
Romney’s Hispanic Support: About That Florida Poll
Reporters must tell readers about polls’ shortcomings
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM
FLORIDA—Late Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald released the results of a new Mason-Dixon survey of... More
Las Vegas Review-Journal Asks Four Key Questions…
…But doesn’t help readers evaluate candidates’ answers
By Jay Jones Jan 31, 2012 at 09:34 AM
NEVADA — “Is it safe?” It’s the short question a former Nazi dentist asks of a grad student (Dustin Hoffman)... More
For Obama’s Vegas Visit, Competing Press Angles
As Sun explores natural gas agenda, Review-Journal delves into the “briar patch”
By Jay Jones Jan 27, 2012 at 03:26 PM
This post has been updated since it was first published to include discussion of the first Review-Journal story. NEVADA —... More
In Florida, the GOP Woos Hispanic Voters
Can the press push the candidates past pandering?
By Justin Peters Jan 27, 2012 at 01:48 PM
MIAMI, FLORIDA — The Hispanic Leadership Network is a center-right political advocacy organization that, in its single year of existence,... More
Get Ready, Buckeyes—The Campaigns Are Coming!
Ohio’s political press prepares for the message war
By T.C. Brown Jan 26, 2012 at 02:32 PM
OHIO — They’re coming. And the press in Ohio is starting to gear up. Ohio’s March 6 primary is just... More
Who is Sheldon Adelson? Florida Needs to Know
State’s newsrooms haven’t focused their resources on the super PAC story
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 26, 2012 at 11:36 AM
FLORIDA — Who is Sheldon Adelson, and why does he matter to the presidential campaign? If you are a Florida... More
Waiting for Newt in Naples
Just because the candidate’s not there doesn’t mean there’s not a story
By Justin Peters Jan 26, 2012 at 06:56 AM
NAPLES, FLORIDA — It is late Tuesday afternoon in Naples, and a few thousand people have gathered around the Cambier... More
Voters to Press: Tell Us Where the Candidates Stand
In South Carolina, readers look to local papers for the basics
By Erika Fry Jan 25, 2012 at 03:43 PM
One of the main media frames for the 2012 presidential campaign is the way in which media frames are changing.... More
The Colorado Columnist on the Bus
A look at the Denver Post’s choice to send a liberal columnist (only) to cover a GOP primary
By Mary Winter Jan 25, 2012 at 01:15 PM
COLORADO — The Denver Post’s decision to send just one writer, Mike Littwin, to cover the New Hampshire GOP presidential... More
A State of the Union Media Prebuttal
Instead of overhyping the SOTU, here’s what reporters should do
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 24, 2012 at 11:43 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Tonight, President Obama will address Congress and the nation in his 2012 State of the Union address. The SOTU... 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
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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.
