United States Project
At Michigan’s edge, global warming emerges as campaign issue
But spotty local coverage of House race is sometimes too soft on climate denialism
By Anna Clark Nov 2, 2012 at 06:50 AM
MICHIGAN — Climate change is one of the great disappearing issues of the 2012 campaign. Though President Obama made climate... More
Toledo Blade disappoints on Jeep-to-China claims
For Ohioans targeted by Romney’s misleading rhetoric, the paper confuses more than it clarifies
By Liz Cox Barrett Nov 1, 2012 at 02:50 PM
OHIO — As Toledo became ground zero in the presidential campaigns’ message war in recent days—over auto industry jobs, in... More
The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions
Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
By Sasha Chavkin Nov 1, 2012 at 01:37 PM
As the presidential race enters its critical final days, Mitt Romney’s campaign has drawn fire for two advertisements that it... More
Social Security: a Laurel to The Motley Fool
An investment newsletter breaks down persistent myths
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 1, 2012 at 11:15 AM
The motto of The Motley Fool is “To Educate, Amuse & Enrich,” and its piece called “5 Huge Myths... More
In Virginia, skirmishes in the voting wars
O’Keefe sting, trashed voter forms lead to some solid coverage
By Tharon Giddens Nov 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA — With Election Day fast approaching and this swing state looming large in the contests for both the White... More
Detroit papers on Romney’s misleading Jeep ad
A campaign ad airs in Ohio but gets a close (sometimes muddled) look from Detroit reporters
By Anna Clark Oct 31, 2012 at 03:00 PM
MICHIGAN — Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began running a new 30-second ad in Ohio in which... More
Pundits versus probabilities
The misguided backlash against Nate Silver
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 30, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Who will win the presidential election next Tuesday? Until recently, the market for analysis of questions like these has been... More
The most potent spin: lies campaigns tell themselves
Plus: is a split between the popular vote and Electoral College really so rare?
By Walter Shapiro Oct 26, 2012 at 03:00 PM
DENVER — The dirty secret of campaign journalism for the next 11 days is that there is no way for... More
The Ad Wars: a laurel to the Sunlight Foundation
Report brings scrutiny to new political ad database
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 26, 2012 at 01:40 PM
In an important victory for transparency advocates, the Federal Communications Commission recently began requiring broadcasters to post the files... More
The momentum behind a misleading narrative
Why reporters have been getting the polls wrong in the presidential race
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Thursday night, Politico beat a retreat in the great momentum debate of 2012. The site's Glenn Thrush and Jennifer... More
Ask Obama This: Will we have to be older to get Medicare?
We know about Romney’s vouchers, but the president is quiet on the subject of raising eligibility
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 26, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
In Ohio, campaign coverage is anti-social
Reporting on candidates’ social media strategies is largely absent in key battleground
By T.C. Brown Oct 25, 2012 at 03:00 PM
OHIO — Anyone even remotely plugged into the 21st century is well aware that the presidential campaigns, and to a... More
Ask Obama This: Can you imagine criminal justice reform?
A nearly forgotten topic that impacts the budget, families, and communities
By Farai Chideya Oct 24, 2012 at 03:12 PM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is publishing a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
‘Pittsburgh is getting pounded’ by ads
Top priority race for parties is disturbingly low on local TV news radar
By Ken Knelly Oct 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM
PENNSYLVANIA — Don’t cry for Pennsylvania. “Save the tears for Pennsylvania’s TV stations passed over by the presidential race,” advised... More
Ask Obama and Romney this: What about climate change?
Schieffer misses media’s last chance to pop the question on a big stage
By Curtis Brainard Oct 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Over the final days of the campaign, CJR is running a series of pieces under the headline “Ask Obama This”... 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?
Obama’s war on leaks undermines investigative journalism
“[T]he most militant I have seen since the Nixon administration”
‘It was approved at the highest levels— and I mean the highest’
Holder OK’d search warrant for Fox News reporter’s private emails, official says
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”
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.
