Christmas in July for Reno TV stations? July 12, 2012 By Jay Jones Reno reporter tallies political ad buys in “the battleground county of the battleground state of Nevada”
Laurels for The New York Times and The Plain Dealer July 11, 2012 By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Amid some Dart-worthy coverage, a few stories stand out
Tracking campaign cash in the commonwealth July 10, 2012 By Tharon Giddens The Virginia Public Access Project helps political reporters and citizens follow the money
Arbitrating the dispute over Romney’s history at Bain July 9, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan Reporters and editors need a better approach to covering the controversy
In defense of covering position papers and official statements July 9, 2012 By Greg Marx Most of the time, what politicians say is what they’ll do
A state C-SPAN in North Carolina? July 6, 2012 By Andria Krewson UNC report looks at solutions to increase reporting capacity
A laurel to Politifact Florida July 6, 2012 By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Site pushes back against misinformation about Obamacare and small business
Spinning the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision July 5, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The press rides a PR tsunami on Obamacare
Why is ‘issue coverage’ so boring—and often wrong? July 5, 2012 By Walter Shapiro Slavish fidelity to campaign position papers and official statements short-changes voters
Climbing the Medicaid mountain July 3, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The press is starting to master the policy angles. Now for the people
Why are lame ducks still raising campaign funds? July 3, 2012 By Anna Clark The Detroit Free Press takes a look at the books of 22 state lawmakers
(Not) going to the candidates’ debate July 2, 2012 By Brian E. Crowley Why are federal candidates in Florida ducking debates?
‘Turning point’ claims ‘in tatters’ June 29, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan After historic health care decision, some commentators set out on fruitless search for campaign narrative
A laurel to Denver’s Westword June 29, 2012 By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx Alt-weekly scours TV stations’ public files for details on political spending
Political money talks. PolitiFact Virginia listens—and then talks back June 29, 2012 By Tharon Giddens As campaign ads swamp the Commonwealth, site aims to “explain what the facts are”
