United States Project
Nevada media pillory Oceguera attack ad
An “outrageous” ad in a House race raises questions—including whether starting a controversy was the aim
By Jay Jones Oct 16, 2012 at 02:50 PM
NEVADA — Here in the Silver State, John Oceguera isn’t a household name—although, as the Democratic nominee for the House... More
All good debate coverage is local?
Failings of the national press not mirrored in NH
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — If you cover politics for a national publication, the story of the debates so far has been... More
The word on the street: worried
In New Hampshire voters are fretting about…everything
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 15, 2012 at 03:11 PM
Continuing our Town Hall tours—in which CJR talks to voters, partly to encourage other journalists to do so, too—I visited... More
The Ad Wars: how to expose a dishonest ‘Social Welfare’ group
Telling the IRS one thing, then doing another
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 12, 2012 at 03:34 PM
We all know that in the 2012 election season, outside groups fueled by unlimited checks from wealthy donors have been... More
As ads flood Ohio House race, will coverage keep up?
A review finds some solid work, but there’s room for more enterprising journalism
By T.C. Brown Oct 12, 2012 at 03:14 PM
OHIO — The donnybrook in northeast Ohio between two Congressional incumbents grappling to keep their jobs has become a leading... More
Does Cuba matter? Not to national media
But some reporters in South Florida find stories that go beyond clichés
By Brian E. Crowley Oct 12, 2012 at 06:49 AM
FLORIDA — Does Cuba really matter? If asked that question by a reporter, both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney... More
Denver Post ducks the $716 billion question
Real-time factchecking is hard, but coverage of House debate was just too thin
By Mary Winter Oct 11, 2012 at 03:20 PM
COLORADO — Political reporting has become an even tougher job, as journalists face demands both to report the news faster... More
Time to head to the track
With voting underway, there’s nothing wrong with providing the horse race coverage readers crave
By Walter Shapiro Oct 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM
DES MOINES — These days, the phrase “horse-race journalism” is often accompanied by the same sneering tone that 1950s intellectuals... More
Ask Romney This: What will you do about
the Middle East?
Vague slogans won’t do the job. What about specifics?
By Lawrence Pintak Oct 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Over the final month of the campaign, CJR will run a series of posts under the headline “Ask Obama This”... More
Healthcare—reform in Great Britain vs. the USA:
part two
A conversation between CJR’s Trudy Lieberman and Chris Smyth, health reporter for The Times of London
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A while back Trudy Lieberman sat down with Chris Smyth, the health correspondent for The Times of London, who was... More
Healthcare in Great Britain vs. healthcare in the USA: part one
A conversation with Chris Smyth, health reporter for The Times of London
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 9, 2012 at 07:00 AM
Not long ago I sat down with Chris Smyth, a health journalist for The Times of London, who was traveling... More
The debate: Some healthcare ‘facts’ that
shouldn’t stand
Reporters did good fact checking, but also left falsehoods on the table
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM
There was no shortage of media fact checking after last week’s presidential debate, much of it focused on healthcare, much... More
Covering the role of coal in Virginia
Coal is central to the campaign message war and money story here—but reporting has not kept up
By Tharon Giddens Oct 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM
VIRGINIA — Mitt Romney likes coal. A lot. And the coal industry in Virginia likes Romney back. Unfortunately, there’s not... More
Enabling the jobs report conspiracy theory
The consequences of careless coverage of Friday’s unemployment numbers
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 8, 2012 at 12:15 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Media ethics pop quiz: When conspiracy theories started circulating on Twitter claiming that Friday's jobs report had... More
The Ad Wars: The strange silence on foreign policy
In presidential campaign ads, there have been 22 mentions of jobs for every reference to Iraq and Afghanistan wars
By Sasha Chavkin Oct 8, 2012 at 10:45 AM
In past elections, the critical threshold for presidential candidates was the commander-in-chief test: whether Americans felt they could trust them... 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 New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.
