United States Project
With a series of strong stories, Sun’s Damon shines
Articles ID big-money groups, track transparency battles, and call out a “laughable” ad
By Jay Jones Jul 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEVADA — One need only look at the last week’s worth of work by Las Vegas Sun reporter Anjeanette Damon... More
False balance and the Medicare scare
Who’s been telling the truth in Florida?
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 26, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Last Thursday the president made a campaign stop in Florida, and—surprise, surprise—he talked about Medicare. Or at least he talked... More
Follow-the-money stories Colorado reporters should do
Some suggestions for what to look at now and where to look
By Mary Winter Jul 25, 2012 at 03:15 PM
COLORADO — Back-to-back disasters—massive wildfires, followed by Friday morning’s horrific movie-theater massacre outside of Denver—have rocked newsrooms here, including that... More
On Florida’s ‘anything but monolithic’ Hispanic voters
Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times raise the reporting bar
By Brian E. Crowley Jul 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM
FLORIDA — One of the most wearisome elements of media coverage of the 2012 election campaign is the often trite... More
How undisclosed money works its way in
OpenSecrets, Morning Call report on “financial gymnastics” in PA Senate primary
By Ken Knelly Jul 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — The US Senate primary here may be over, but the work of understanding how the contest was played—and... More
The real question about Romney’s Bain career
How, exactly, did his business career prepare the candidate to be president?
By Greg Marx Jul 23, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The debate over Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital has been a series of cul-de-sacs and rabbit-holes. When the Republican... More
The Globe advances the Romney/Bain story
Meanwhile, MoJo digs into Romney’s investments in offshoring
By Greg Marx Jul 20, 2012 at 03:02 PM
This post has been updated (see bottom of second page). In the great politico-media debate over Mitt Romney, Bain Capital,... More
How to handle oppo research?
It’s simple: If your scoop got a helpful boost from a campaign, let readers know
By Walter Shapiro Jul 20, 2012 at 11:20 AM
For the political cognoscenti, the dominant story line in July has been the Barack Obama campaign’s mastery of the subterranean... More
An indictment in North Carolina
After NC Policy Watch investigates, a lawmaker faces criminal charges
By Andria Krewson Jul 19, 2012 at 03:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — In August 2011, the nonprofit site NC Policy Watch published a lengthy, damning investigative report about Stephen... More
A dart to the campaign press corps
…for acquiescing to that whole “quote approval” thing
By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Jul 19, 2012 at 06:18 AM
It’s a diffuse target, but the campaign press corps writ large earns a dart this week for acquiescing to... More
Cincinnati Enquirer unpacks campaign claims
Ohioans will need more help from their media navigating candidates’ rhetoric
By T.C. Brown Jul 18, 2012 at 03:00 PM
OHIO — The drumbeat of political ads and campaign claims and counter-claims continues to grow louder in the Buckeye State—and... More
On outsourcing, Colorado media mostly disappoint
But there’s still an opportunity to deliver the full account this story needs
By Mary Winter Jul 18, 2012 at 11:31 AM
COLORADO — This state became the center of the battle over outsourcing last week, when Mitt Romney, responding to charges... More
Roanoke Times excels at campaign ‘event coverage’…
…But will the paper turn its resources toward the rhetoric?
By Tharon Giddens Jul 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
VIRGINIA — Last month, the New York Times made an effort to help readers navigate some of the “selective truths,”... More
Unanswered questions in the Romney/Bain controversy
Don’t look to fact-checkers for resolution
By Brendan Nyhan Jul 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Fact-checkers have played a key role in the controversy over Mitt Romney's role in outsourcing at Bain... More
In Michigan, a one-man follow-the-money machine
Rich Robinson helps the state’s journalists track political cash
By Anna Clark Jul 16, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — Call him the perfect source. Whether they work in newspapers, radio, or online news, Michigan political journalists rely... 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?
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The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
