Is BofA mining profits from mortgage misery? June 21, 2013 By David Cay Johnston A Laurel to The Palm Beach Post
Detroit News noses out a school reform ‘skunk works’ June 19, 2013 By Anna Clark But the wider education story is hardly black and white. How can news outlets do more for readers on this critical issue?
A second look at the sequester June 18, 2013 By David Cay Johnston And it isn’t pretty. A Laurel to The Associated Press
Hillary’s first tweet: A 2016 harbinger? June 17, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Trivia and speculation signifying nothing
The case for a secrecy beat June 13, 2013 By Dan Froomkin The press has a major role to play in fostering the debate on transparency that the nation needs
The fracking story comes closer to home June 12, 2013 By Joel Campbell Tips for covering the energy boom in Colorado and beyond
Acquiring news June 10, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin Local TV ownership consolidation zooms ahead–to what effect on the quality of local news?
Creeping Sharia legislation June 7, 2013 By Deron Lee Journalists often dismiss red-state Islamic law bans as a joke. But the story isn’t going away.
Rubio’s private prison connection June 6, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin As the immigration debate unfolds, reporters should keep a close eye on detention policy
Watch out, watchdogs June 5, 2013 By Anna Clark GOP-led Wisconsin legislature moves to push investigative journalists off campus
The big IRS stretch June 4, 2013 By Mariah Blake Some reporters are straining to connect the scandal to the White House, without benefit of credible evidence. But others are skeptical
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
Still, water June 4, 2013 By Richard Parker The battle to control water in Texas may be even more defining than the battle to control oil here 100 years ago, and it needs to be covered with an urgency to match
A lobbyist columnist? June 3, 2013 By John Mecklin The San Francisco Chronicle editorializes in favor of lobbying reform that could apply to its own weekly columnist, former Mayor Willie Brown
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