Podcast: The ethics of BuzzFeed’s decision to publish Trump-Russia memos January 13, 2017 By David Uberti
The good and bad of 2014 election coverage November 4, 2014 By David Uberti Sampling the campaign season’s cringeworthy and praiseworthy media moments
4 lessons on how Americans consume political news October 22, 2014 By David Uberti Pew report shows how polarization affects media choice and trust
Must-reads of the week October 17, 2014 By The Editors Newspapers prefer lesbians, a new era of TV-watching begins, and the media changes course on Ebola in America
Political coverage falls short in Kentucky senate debate October 14, 2014 By David Uberti National reporters fail to examine Mitch McConnell’s unusual statement
How polling stories show only part of the picture October 9, 2014 By David Uberti When covering their own polls, media outlets often favor good headlines over hard data
4 topics John Oliver explained more clearly than television news August 25, 2014 By David Uberti The political satirist brings explainer comedy to HBO viewers
Twitter and factchecking don’t mix during debates July 21, 2014 By David Uberti Though Twitter provides real-time opportunities to hold candidates accountable during debates, factchecking on the quick isn’t as easy as it looks
6 Wikipedia edits made from Capitol Hill July 15, 2014 By David Uberti A new Twitter bot records anonymous changes, ranging from serious to mundane, made on computers in Congress
On the NSA, a White House credibility problem July 14, 2014 By David Uberti The AP report on the destruction of The Guardian‘s hard drives is just the latest evidence that reporters can’t trust the Obama administration on spying claims
Daily Caller editor doubles down on Menendez ‘scoop’ July 9, 2014 By David Uberti Until The Washington Post‘s story that it was a Cuban plot is proven true, Tucker Carlson says, there is nothing to correct
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
Factchecking goes local in New York November 11, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan The founding editor of TruePolitics talks about the soon-to-launch site
Pick on someone your own size! October 11, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Why factcheckers should target lower-level politicians
When scientists attack October 3, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts A laurel to Environmental Health News for taking a hard look at the politics behind a controversial editorial
Politico publisher acquires Capital New York (UPDATED) September 9, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Over 30 to 45 days the website will quadruple staff and hone coverage on state and local politics, according to Jim VandeHei
Q&A: Ruby Cramer, political reporter at BuzzFeed July 31, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts "The consistency with which Anthony Weiner walks around the city with a guy holding his name up behind him is impressive"
Factchecking enters ‘Conversation’ in Oz July 31, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan How an Australian news site is taking a new approach to the format
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
Meet the people who know Texas politics March 19, 2013 By Richard Parker The newspaper columnists of the Lone Star state
Carney’s conspiracy theory December 4, 2012 By Curtis Brainard White House Press Secretary sees GOP operatives in good journalism