America’s ‘most poli-sci friendly reporter’ delivered a classic–and readers responded May 23, 2014 By Anna Clark Craig Gilbert’s epic series showed how wonky political reporting can prosper on the Web
Political science and journalism: BFFs? March 4, 2014 By Brendan Nyhan How academics can help improve media coverage of politics
Trial heat polls: All heat, no light February 21, 2014 By Brendan Nyhan They generate plenty of stories, but it’s way too early for polls to predict anything about 2016
Covering the gerrymandering wars? Add these researchers to your source list January 30, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith Don’t blame the maps for the main result–but a few states warrant a closer look
Will reporters miss the real story on the State of the Union again? January 27, 2014 By Brendan Nyhan The policy consequences are far more important than the speech’s political effects
Stories versus evidence on Obama’s fate December 12, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan The never-ending cycle of presidential doom and recovery narratives
Pizza parties, backroom drinks won’t fix DC December 4, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan A Boston Globe story undercuts an unpersuasive theory
Building a better correction October 21, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Three lessons from new research on how to counter misinformation
When coverage gets ahead of the facts September 4, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan The consequences of covering dubious scandals and conspiracy theories
Factchecking enters ‘Conversation’ in Oz July 31, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan How an Australian news site is taking a new approach to the format
What we can learn from the factcheckers’ ratings June 4, 2013 By Lucas Graves Sure, the factcheckers have their biases. It still means something that Republicans get the worst scores
No, the scandals aren’t dragging down Obama’s ratings (yet) June 3, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Some reporters seize on an outlier poll, but others get the story right
How extreme is that legislator, really? May 23, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan A new data set on lawmakers’ ideology can bolster reporting at the state level
The most political science-friendly reporter in America March 25, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s Craig Gilbert takes an unusual approach to covering politics