Q&A: Chris Davis’s plan to beef up Gannett’s investigative reporting September 6, 2016 By Carlett Spike
Local cops can track your phone, and the government doesn’t want you to know how June 20, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith and Jonathan Peters A surveillance technique sparks questions about official secrecy. Reporters, keep digging!
Michigan’s Medicaid program is going to be great, say Michigan, Medicaid officials June 13, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman Those claims deserve a closer look
USA Today‘s third-rate clickbait April 15, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Trolling for pageviews à la Business Insider, but without the panache
Did the gee-whiz drug story make a comeback? December 11, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman NPR’s piece on a new hepatitis C med fell short on costs, conflicts, and caveats
Hot air housing stories? October 8, 2013 By David Cay Johnston News reports on rising housing prices, including rentals, neglect a basic economic fact
Audit Notes: Amazon watch, the Capitalist Tool, WSJ and Pinochet July 8, 2013 By Ryan Chittum NYT finds the dominant bookseller reining in the discounts in some areas
WSJ minimizes the latest IRS news June 26, 2013 By David Cay Johnston A solid reporter’s story gives curiously short shrift to fresh facts. Meanwhile, what was the IG directed to find?
Speaking truth to power as a criminal act April 19, 2013 By Susan Armitage A new documentary looks at the press and democracy implications of punishing whistleblowers
The return of the congressional junket April 10, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin MoJo’s Andy Kroll shares his strategies for following the money in a post-Abramoff world
Progress with pertussis: Is it goodbye? March 6, 2013 By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont In the sequestration era, reporters need to stay on the whooping cough story
Time to leave budget biases behind February 28, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Deficits are falling and government jobs are disappearing. Is it really so obvious we have a spending problem?
Audit Notes: scoops and leaks, CNBC hardball, FT on Dow Jones CEO February 20, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The WSJ sniffs at a USA Today exclusive on Obama’s immigration plan
One document, many interpretations February 7, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Varied takes on CBO report show "the media" is a competitive market, not a monolith
Can the media avoid inaugural over-hype? January 18, 2013 By Walter Shapiro A little over-emoting is inevitable, but there are some cliches we can do without
The most hated blogger in America December 13, 2012 By Sara Morrison The secret to Chris Chase — and possibly USA Today‘s — success
Audit Notes: pyramid people, Disney and ABC, no USA Today paywall November 30, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Roddy Boyd digs into a diet-shake pyramid scheme
Context-free market reporting on a post-election dive November 12, 2012 By Ryan Chittum First-term bull market goes unmentioned after a November 7 stock dip
USA Today’s 30th birthday bash September 14, 2012 By Michael Canyon Meyer The paper promises to reinvent the news businesses amid crab cakes and blue champagne
The media’s ‘happily ever after’ August 17, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Why are women like Jennifer Aniston portrayed as sad and lonely if they aren’t married?
A critical eye on the ‘skills gap’ August 14, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The Free Press, Star Tribune, and USA Today ask questions
An eye on environmental justice June 7, 2012 By Curtis Brainard EHN series focuses on an under-covered angle on toxics
Some Helpful Guides to Election Night TV November 2, 2010 By Joel Meares What to read while you watch
