United States Project
Countering Misinformation: Tips for Journalists
Avoid negations, use graphics, and get the story right the first time!
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM
This article was written by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler. It is adapted from Misinformation and Fact-checking: Research Findings from... More
Who Opposed the Auto Bailouts?
Romney was hardly alone, despite what you read
By Anna Clark Feb 28, 2012 at 02:45 PM
MICHIGAN — Leading into today’s primary, Michigan journalists have focused on the bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler more than... More
In Michigan, Coverage of Romney’s Speech Goes Beyond That Empty Stadium
But focus on local storylines obscures some important national angles
By Anna Clark Feb 24, 2012 at 09:04 PM
MICHIGAN — On Twitter and the Web Friday afternoon, it was clear what about Mitt Romney’s address to the Detroit... More
As Primary Nears, It’s Time to Dig Deep in Ohio
Blade’s strong story on housing crisis offers a good model
By T.C. Brown Feb 24, 2012 at 02:47 PM
OHIO — As Republican frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum parachute into the Buckeye State and clog the airwaves with... More
What Santorum Didn’t Say
On “phony ideology,” some coverage misses a distinction
By Greg Marx Feb 22, 2012 at 05:52 PM
As he tries to cement his newfound position as a leader in the Republican presidential primary campaign, Rick Santorum has... More
The Elusive Hunt for the ‘Real Romney’
How the search for a politician’s true identity leads to pathological media coverage
By Brendan Nyhan Feb 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Though he launched his first run for president more than five years ago, Mitt Romney is still widely seen as... More
At WFLA, Good Questions for Obama…
…but Tampa’s viewers deserved a more balanced report
By Brian E. Crowley Feb 15, 2012 at 04:48 PM
FLORIDA — As I listened to the question being asked I started to groan a bit: “Yesterday you released your... More
KLAS-TV’s Eight Minutes With the President (and His Message)
On the housing crisis and souvenir M&Ms
By Jay Jones Feb 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM
NEVADA — All day long Tuesday, Las Vegas’s CBS affiliate, KLAS-TV, touted its exclusive, one-on-one interview with President Obama. In... More
Q&A: Robert Higgs, editor of PolitiFact Ohio
On the site’s mission and impact, and on “truth vigilantes”
By T.C. Brown Feb 14, 2012 at 05:05 PM
OHIO — “Just the facts, ma’am.” At the risk of exposing my, er, maturity, I thought that phrase, famously attributed... More
It’s Caucus Day in Colorado: Where’s the Content?
Campaign presented as theater in the Denver Post
By Mary Winter Feb 7, 2012 at 10:46 PM
COLORADO — It’s caucus day here in Colorado, and recent campaign coverage from the state’s largest paper has been disappointingly... More
Nevada GOP Shows How Not to Conduct a Caucus
Confusion, “clueless media policies,” day-late results
By Jay Jones Feb 7, 2012 at 10:28 AM
NEVADA — Political reporters here—after clearing some hurdles placed in their paths—have seized on two essential elements following Mitt Romney’s... More
What Do Ohioans Want from Their Media?
Follow the money. Check the facts. And grow a pair.
By T.C. Brown Feb 6, 2012 at 06:00 AM
OHIO — As the GOP presidential primary extravaganza continues to roll along, disenchantment has infected some observers—a.k.a., the voters. With... More
Ralston Grills the GOP Gang
In advance of Nevada caucus, tough questions for the candidates
By Jay Jones Feb 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM
NEVADA — It’s always refreshing to see a journalist who’s not afraid to ask the tough questions—especially the tough follow-up... More
Romney’s Hispanic Support: About That Florida Poll
Reporters must tell readers about polls’ shortcomings
By Brian E. Crowley Jan 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM
FLORIDA—Late Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald released the results of a new Mason-Dixon survey of... More
Las Vegas Review-Journal Asks Four Key Questions…
…But doesn’t help readers evaluate candidates’ answers
By Jay Jones Jan 31, 2012 at 09:34 AM
NEVADA — “Is it safe?” It’s the short question a former Nazi dentist asks of a grad student (Dustin Hoffman)... 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?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
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.
