United States Project
Do super PACS have a right to lie?
In an unsettled legal environment, media’s role—and responsibilities—are central
By Sasha Chavkin Dec 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In a bitter campaign for the Florida State Senate this fall, incumbent Maria Sachs was pummeled with negative TV ads... More
A thin Post piece on the cliff’s consequences
Article on purported impact of tax shift favors assumptions and anecdotes over data
By David Cay Johnston Dec 13, 2012 at 03:13 PM
Since election day, the so-called “fiscal cliff” has moved to the top of the political news agenda, and CJR has... More
Addressing the asymmetry question
Factchecking is the wrong format
By Brendan Nyhan Dec 11, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Factchecking made great strides during the 2012 campaign, but were those advances compromised by the pressure to maintain partisan balance?... More
The making of a meme
Journos get on board the Let’s-Whack-Entitlements train
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 11, 2012 at 03:04 PM
Shortly after the election, the MSM quickly turned from the presidential horse race to the “fiscal cliff.” And soon, news... More
Big data, in the dark
Lack of transparency around campaigns’ use of data creates challenges for reporters
By Sam Petulla Dec 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
This fall, two compelling stories about politics and “big data” are playing out in the media. The first one you’ve... More
Cracking open Congress
We need better insider reporting about the “fiscal cliff”
By Brendan Nyhan Dec 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM
We've just finished an election in which quantitative analysis provided far more accurate predictions than pundits and reporters, who frequently... More
Healthcare expert for sale
The Guardian follows the saga of Liz Fowler, healthcare lobbyist extraordinaire
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 6, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Leave it to the Brits to tell us Americans about our healthcare system. In this case the telling is done... More
The rush to handicap 2016: let’s not
“Dr. Politics” advice—avoid horse-race journalism, but bring on the well-reported profiles
By Walter Shapiro Dec 5, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Dear Dr. Politics, I am writing about a problem that has become as annoying as stores playing Christmas carols while... More
A magazine editor shops for health insurance
And offers lessons for reporting on the stuff
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Frank Lalli, the long-time editor of Money, undoubtedly edited a health insurance piece or two during his career. But... More
In Pennsylvania, a niche site with wide reach
PoliticsPA drives political conversation in Keystone State
By Ken Knelly Nov 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Whether it is a presidential swing state or not, Pennsylvania is always a political battleground. With countless boroughs,... More
The future of factchecking
Here’s what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
By Brendan Nyhan Nov 29, 2012 at 02:50 PM
As journalists close the books on 2012 and look forward to coverage of a second Obama administration, one important question... More
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA?
So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
This post is the first of several primers on Social Security we will publish in the coming weeks to help... More
What if there are fewer polls in 2016?
Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
By Walter Shapiro Nov 27, 2012 at 04:00 PM
As a feud, it does not rise to the level of Lyndon Johnson versus Bobby Kennedy or even Jack Benny’s... More
Dart: CBS and the Goldman Sachs solution
Another weak showing on Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Maybe CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley was so awestruck by a chance to visit one of the seven... More
‘Resetting’ The Plain Dealer
What’s to become of Cleveland’s daily, a bright spot in Ohio’s coverage of election 2012?
By T.C. Brown Nov 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
OHIO — The frenzy of presidential candidates and entourages overrunning the Buckeye State is history, but questions about how Ohio’s... 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?
If cable is dying, why is it still making so much money?
The story behind one of the best business models in the country
What TVGuide.com watchlist data reveals about the season’s new dramas
“What was once genre is now the Zeitgeist”
Josh Barro, the loneliest Republican
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist’s contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
Dowd and Fournier and countless others who have launched similar complaints are asking, “Why aren’t we getting what we were promised?”
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.
