United States Project
A lobbyist columnist?
The San Francisco Chronicle editorializes in favor of lobbying reform that could apply to its own weekly columnist, former Mayor Willie Brown
By John Mecklin Jun 3, 2013 at 02:55 PM
SANTA BARBARA, CA -- In an unusual turn in opinion journalism, the San Francisco Chronicle published an editorial May 26... More
The scoop on workplace wellness
A Laurel to Sharon Begley of Reuters for not burying the lead on workplace health incentives—a RAND study that seriously questions their impact
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 3, 2013 at 02:52 PM
For her exclusive coverage of a RAND study revealing the lackluster performance of workplace wellness programs--both on employees' health... More
No, the scandals aren’t dragging down Obama’s ratings (yet)
Some reporters seize on an outlier poll, but others get the story right
By Brendan Nyhan Jun 3, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Get out your wizard hats! It's starting to sound like campaign season again. Just as political reporters wanted to tell... More
Disability, Social Security, and the missing context
As a trustees report comes out, a This American Life piece provides an unfortunate example of incomplete reporting
By Trudy Lieberman May 31, 2013 at 06:57 AM
Today, the trustees of the Social Security system will issue their annual report card on the trust funds that... More
The undercovered dark cloud in the shrinking-deficit story
Flurry of articles was welcome, but some cautionary notes deserved greater play
By David Cay Johnston May 30, 2013 at 03:08 PM
The federal budget deficit has been shrinking like a wool sweater in a clothes dryer, but that fact seems mostly... More
Accessible scandal coverage in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune continues to lead on the evolving Utah attorney general scandal—with help from some simple web tools
By Joel Campbell May 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM
PROVO, UT -- For several months now, a political scandal has been brewing here involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow,... More
New light on the emergency room
A RAND study finds that the ER is not such a healthcare-spending villain after all
By Trudy Lieberman May 29, 2013 at 02:51 PM
Yes, I know we don't like "study sez" stories; that is unless they trumpet a new cancer drug or a... More
Citizen Wanes
The Bay Citizen brand winks out—and leaves behind a lesson about nonprofit governance
By John Mecklin May 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Way back in the distant mists of mid-2010, The Bay Citizen, a San Francisco experiment in nonprofit civic journalism, launched... More
Live from Corruption County!
A Charleston TV station reports on an investigation in southern West Virginia, and a local paper goes on the attack
By Corey Hutchins May 24, 2013 at 02:06 PM
On Thursday, the Williamson Daily News in southern West Virginia unleashed a spirited and somewhat bizarre attack on an unnamed... More
How West was spun
Mistakes were made, and one narrative too readily embraced, in coverage of the blast. Meanwhile, The Dallas Morning News excelled
By Richard Parker May 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM
AUSTIN, TX -- At 7:30 pm Eastern time on May 16, Erin Burnett turned toward the camera in CNN's New... More
Who’s filibustering Medicaid expansion in Nebraska?
A group of lawmakers is blocking a key healthcare bill, but reporters are not naming names
By Deron Lee May 23, 2013 at 03:00 PM
FAIRWAY, KS -- On May 15, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the state Capitol in Lincoln, NE, to protest the... More
How extreme is that legislator, really?
A new data set on lawmakers’ ideology can bolster reporting at the state level
By Brendan Nyhan May 23, 2013 at 07:25 AM
When Republican Scott Brown faced Democrat Martha Coakley in a January 2010 special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, he... More
In Pittsburgh campaign, ad buy files prove mayor’s involvement
Post-Gazette reporter: online access to records was “huge”
By Anna Clark May 22, 2013 at 02:50 PM
DETROIT, MI -- About three weeks before the May 21 mayoral primary in Pittsburgh, an attack ad against a leading... More
True the Coverage
Some of the organizations targeted for scrutiny by the IRS actually deserve scrutiny—a nuance that is getting lost
By Mariah Blake May 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Just about everyone in Washington agrees that the IRS's blanket targeting of Tea Party groups by keying on words in... More
Medicare Uncovered: Who should pay? Who can pay?
A shout-out to Marketwatch for a thorough report that challenges the “skin-in-the-game” theory
By Trudy Lieberman May 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Elizabeth O'Brien's May 15 Marketwatch piece on proposed changes for Medicare is one of the best I have seen since... 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.
