United States Project
How Adelson’s Cash Could Really Matter
And how solid campaign coverage can help voters see past the ad blitz
By Jay Jones Apr 27, 2012 at 03:35 PM
NEVADA — There’s an old adage that states, “He’s the best politician money can buy.” It’s an admittedly cynical phrase... More
From Etch a Sketch to Hilary Rosen
The new Rule Book for reporting on outbreaks of feigned outrage
By Walter Shapiro Apr 26, 2012 at 06:00 AM
Unless you are voraciously waiting for the final tabulation of the write-in votes from the Delaware primary, these are the... More
Covering Ohio’s Changing Economy
Can reporters connect the candidates’ rhetoric to on-the-ground reality?
By T.C. Brown Apr 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM
OHIO — Barack Obama and Mitt Romney traipsed their way through the Cleveland area last week, the start of what’s... More
In Colorado, Campaign Fundraising Stories Half-Told
What campaigns disclose ahead of disclosure deadlines won’t be the full story
By Mary Winter Apr 24, 2012 at 03:22 PM
COLORADO—The first rule of reporting is to be skeptical, or—maybe you’ve heard this one before?—if your mother says she loves... More
In a Social Campaign, What Role for the Press?
A conversation with UNC’s Daniel Kreiss
By Andria Krewson Apr 23, 2012 at 04:05 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Eight years since Howard Dean’s presidential run took the country by storm, how are the Internet and... More
In PA Primary, Television News is Late to the Game
An ad barrage, but little context, depth to local on-air reporting
By Ken Knelly Apr 20, 2012 at 12:19 PM
PENNSYLVANIA — The battle between 10-term U.S. Rep. Tim Holden and his Democratic primary opponent, attorney Matt Cartwright, is dominating... More
When Ads Blur the Truth, Will Coverage Fight Back?
Clarity within news stories can correct dubious claims
By Andria Krewson Apr 19, 2012 at 01:35 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — With the 2012 campaign coverage beginning in earnest, journalistic fact-checking efforts are getting underway in this key... More
The Campaign-Finance Stories That Don’t Get Written
Consultants and insiders feed the fundraising frenzy. How much do they make, anyway?
By Walter Shapiro Apr 18, 2012 at 10:19 AM
There was something comically self-evident about the headline on the story that led the April 13 print edition of The... More
Q&A: Dennis Myers, news editor of Reno News & Review
On “inch-deep” campaign coverage and “manufactured” candidates
By Jay Jones Apr 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM
NEVADA—Dennis Myers, news editor of the weekly Reno News & Review, probably wouldn’t mind being called “old school.” A veteran... More
The Top Campaign Finance Tools for Local News Sites
And how can smaller newspapers and TV stations get this info before their audiences?
By Mary Winter Apr 16, 2012 at 06:00 AM
COLORADO — In my post last week on the emerging network of watchdog sites that document the role of money... More
Charlotte Journalists Tell Their City’s Story
Four local experts flesh out the political scene in North Carolina
By Andria Krewson Apr 13, 2012 at 02:20 PM
NORTH CAROLINA — Here in Charlotte, the longtime second fiddle of the New South, the idea of conflict is a... More
The Dangers of Silly Season
How bored reporters and social media can hype fake controversies and spread misinformation
By Brendan Nyhan Apr 13, 2012 at 12:09 PM
When Rick Santorum suspended his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday, he removed any remaining doubt that Mitt... More
On the Trail of Maddow’s Michigan ‘Scoop’
The MSNBC host botched the story in important ways. She should still stay on it
By Anna Clark Apr 12, 2012 at 04:58 PM
MICHIGAN — A big story is unfolding here in Michigan, and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow last week professed to have the... More
In Ohio, a Good Look at Oil and Gas Influence
After strong work from Dispatch, Plain Dealer notes lawmaker’s sudden fundraising success
By T.C. Brown Apr 12, 2012 at 09:50 AM
OHIO — Money has long been a lubricant that keeps politicians running. So it is only natural that this state’s... More
Energy Ad War Revs Up in Battleground States
Brace yourselves, reporters, and revisit our toolbox and chat
By Liz Cox Barrett Apr 11, 2012 at 04:38 PM
It’s coming, the New York Times reported on Monday, the start of that “major anti-Obama advertising blitz” from the largest... 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?”
We’re the Uber of organ transplants
“Millennials need organ transplants that fit easily into their always-connected lifestyles”
‘What part of “Politico” do you not understand?’
A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation
Julian Assange’s asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on
The Ecuadorean embassy’s celebrity refugee is used to living in what Assange likens to a space station as he battles extradition
The NSA story isn’t ‘journalistic malfeasance’
It’s a story that is evolving in real time
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.
