United States Project
What makes Mitt tick?
We need more tick-tock from the press pack about why Romney chose Paul Ryan
By Walter Shapiro Aug 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The faster-than-a-tweet, fleeter-than-a-sound-bite pace of the presidential campaign upends our basic conceptions of time and duration. It is disconcerting to... More
A laurel to The Atlantic’s Garance Franke-Ruta
For calling on reporters to repeat the truth as often as needed, and showing how to do it
By Greg Marx Aug 17, 2012 at 03:43 PM
This week’s laurel goes to Garance Franke-Ruta of The Atlantic, whose astute web piece “What to Do With Political... More
Covering Romney in Ohio’s coal country
Visit draws sharp questions from across state line, and solid stories from big-city papers
By T.C. Brown Aug 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — When Mitt Romney’s campaign bus rolled into the tiny Appalachian town of Beallsville in the eastern part of... More
A super resource on super PACs in Virginia
Early coverage puts VPAP database to good use, but there are opportunities to do more
By Tharon Giddens Aug 16, 2012 at 03:00 PM
VIRGINIA — Super PACs have been pouring money into Virginia for months, now, seeking to sway the presidential contest and... More
Medicare, Paul Ryan, and beyond: a primer
Here’s context to clarify the big entitlements debates
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 15, 2012 at 03:25 PM
Mitt Romney’s choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee elevates Medicare and Medicaid (along with Social... More
Don’t just look at the money—follow it!
Can Michigan media tell us why a bailout opponent is collecting big bucks from Wall Street?
By Anna Clark Aug 15, 2012 at 03:08 PM
MICHIGAN — One of the old standbys of political journalism—“follow the money”—sometimes gives way to something simpler: “look at the... More
A sharp Herald item on Ryan’s surprising Cuba record
Keyed to local community, paper digs up veep pick’s past opposition to embargo
By Brian E. Crowley Aug 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — Tucked somewhere into the recesses of the hidden place where only those with knowledge of the secret handshake... More
Assignment desk: The authoritative take
on Colorado’s controversial secretary of state
A closer look at Scott Gessler could bring readers past the voter-fraud boilerplate
By Mary Winter Aug 14, 2012 at 03:00 PM
COLORADO — The framing of a late July story from NBC News was striking: Scott Gessler, the no-name secretary of... More
Estimating crowds: size matters
Reporters wrestle with the numbers as Romney and Ryan draw larger audiences
By Andria Krewson Aug 14, 2012 at 11:11 AM
NORTH CAROLINA — The day after Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick, the two traveled here... More
The man who explains politics in—and to—PA
When reporters need “here’s-what-it-all-means” context, they call Terry Madonna
By Ken Knelly Aug 13, 2012 at 03:00 PM
PENNSYLVANIA — When it comes to understanding the foundations of Keystone State politics—and how citizens process rhetoric and choose candidates—one... More
Covering Paul Ryan’s big day in Virginia
The Times-Dispatch casts a wide net to deliver a strong package for its readers
By Tharon Giddens Aug 13, 2012 at 07:00 AM
VIRGINIA — You expect nuance and quantity from The Washington Post and The New York Times when it comes to... More
The best political listening tour
“Ordinary person” quotes in political stories can be banal. But when reporters invest the time, they can hear so much more
By Walter Shapiro Aug 10, 2012 at 03:00 PM
It is the paradox of political journalism: The most important aspect of a presidential campaign—how flesh-and-blood voters make up their... More
Defining ‘open and accessible’ in Charlotte
Why reporters should write about the obstacles to covering the Democratic convention
By Andria Krewson Aug 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In a special package looking ahead to the Democratic convention next month, Politico published an Aug. 2 opinion piece by... More
In Ohio, misleading messages about military voting
The state’s major papers challenge claims about the motives behind an Obama lawsuit
By T.C. Brown Aug 9, 2012 at 03:30 PM
OHIO — The heat of the rhetoric tossed around by the presidential campaigns here seems to be perfectly in tune... More
On Vegas reporters on Reid on Romney
How Reid’s evidence-free claims about Romney’s taxes were covered in the Senate Majority Leader’s home state
By Jay Jones Aug 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NEVADA — Last week, The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein and Ryan Grim reported that Harry Reid told them that a... 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?”
Rolling Stone remembers Michael Hastings, dead at 33
The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles
On the journalistic value of being “a dick”
Buzzfeed’s statement on the death of its reporter
The disappearance of ‘Sports of the Times’
CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage
On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?
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.
