Outrage angle covered—now how about those gas price claims? May 23, 2012 By Liz Cox Barrett Here’s how the Denver Post and other battleground outlets can do better on the energy debate
What’s the swingiest state of them all? May 22, 2012 By Mary Winter By any measure, Colorado is at the center of the action in 2012
The over-covered image war May 21, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan Journalists are exaggerating the risk that Mitt Romney will be "defined" early
The entirely predictable failure of Americans Elect May 18, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan A little poli-sci—or just recent history—would have helped pundits avoid the hype
The Obama camp serves up a Bain story May 18, 2012 By Jay Jones Some local outlets take the bait, while others offer a closer look
Out of the living room, onto the trail May 17, 2012 By Walter Shapiro To gauge what’s really happening in the TV ad war, reporters need to talk to voters
Debating Amendment One in North Carolina May 16, 2012 By Andria Krewson Faced with an opportunity to lead civic discussion and take a stand, some papers fare better than others
For TV, campaigns create big winners, (relative) losers May 15, 2012 By Erika Fry Political ads may not be all "gravy" for local stations—but they’re still an awfully good deal
Pushing back, making connections May 14, 2012 By Anna Clark Michigan political reporters have a job to do
In Nevada, a candidate’s fecklessness on full display May 11, 2012 By Jay Jones Some sharp interview questions leave a congressional hopeful squirming
Mapmaker, mapmaker, make me a map… May 10, 2012 By Walter Shapiro A glut of "swing-state" stories risks inspiring false certainty about the coming election
In Ohio, political money gets around May 10, 2012 By T.C. Brown Dayton Daily News shows how local lawmakers shuffle campaign donations to cash-strapped colleagues
A (blurry) snapshot of influence peddling May 9, 2012 By Mary Winter Finding out who paid $10,000 to party with Congress members remains a reporting challenge
Obama ‘evolves,’ Romney ‘flip-flops’ May 8, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan As the candidates’ positions change, reporters construct differing narratives
Reporting on the hand that feeds May 8, 2012 By Andria Krewson In North Carolina, TV news reporters find stories in their stations’ political ad buy data
