Hannah Natanson’s Advice to Journalists A lecture to the Columbia Journalism School class of 2026. May 19, 2026 By Mike Laws
How American journalists covered torture after 9/11 August 8, 2014 By Eric Umansky Coverage of the brutal practice was played down in print and on airwaves
Data reveals who isn’t talking about terrorism August 8, 2014 By Tanveer Ali This week’s Data Darts and Laurels
Multiple news orgs made Ebola outbreak data data visualizations this week, and some succeeded more than others August 1, 2014 By Tanveer Ali Plus laurels to WaPo and yet another dart to FiveThirtyEight in this week’s Data Darts and Laurels
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
Virginia’s governor didn’t say he’s going to ‘expand Medicaid’ June 24, 2014 By Corey Hutchins But he won’t say he’s not, either! What’s a reporter to do?
Market power and the media baron June 9, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The anti-competitive practices of Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos
Thousands of journalists withhold a mistakenly released CIA agent name May 30, 2014 By Edirin Oputu A recent White House blunder highlights issues of secrecy and public interest
Sorry, Congressman: Obamacare hasn’t made more people uninsured May 9, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman A factcheck from Washington makes its way into the Kansas media
Can The Washington Post’s national push help support local news? April 4, 2014 By Greg Marx and Anna Clark In Post digital access for local print subscribers, some see makings of a new news bundle
Michael Milken, financier and philanthropist (UPDATED) March 19, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The Washington Post and WSJ forget a key piece of information
A drug offers better care for a disease that affect millions. How can it be ‘low value’? March 17, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman By costing $1,000 a pill. The new hepatitis C treatment puts drug costs on the media agenda
Strange bedfellows: Climate change deniers, newspapers partner in a FOIA fight March 17, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Public information laws have forged an unlikely team in Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann’s quest to keep his emails private
The future of data journalism at the Washington Post March 10, 2014 By Edirin Oputu Life after Ezra Klein
The persuasive power of the press release February 26, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Is printing a press release an automatic ethical lose for the Washington Post