Politics & Policy
How do you cover a bankrupt city?
Reporters from Detroit’s two dailies on chasing a “life-altering, precedent-setting” story
By Anna Clark Oct 25, 2013 at 07:00 AM
DETROIT, MI -- Is Detroit the newsiest city in America? You could make a case for it. Between the largest... More
Missing context on JP Morgan
A liberal columnist tries the math that the business press should have done
By David Cay Johnston Oct 24, 2013 at 06:50 AM
A crucial piece of context went missing in coverage of the recent news that JP Morgan settled with the federal... More
CNN sows confusion
An interview with Sen. Angus King about the unfolding budget negotiations, Medicare, and Social Security—minus follow-up questions or clarifications
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 23, 2013 at 10:50 AM
What did the government standoff have to do with Obamacare? I've been in Canada for much of this month on... More
Mountain ‘pass’
Missed opportunities in local coverage of shutdown “architect,” Rep. Mark Meadows
By Corey Hutchins Oct 22, 2013 at 03:45 PM
CHARLESTON, SC -- When the House of Representatives passed a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling... More
Building a better correction
Three lessons from new research on how to counter misinformation
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 21, 2013 at 01:00 PM
Misperceptions, like zombies, are difficult to kill. A recent Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, for instance, found that the "death panel"... More
Reviewing Obamacare coverage: week 3
Time, Reno News & Review and Chicago Tribune deliver solid reporting. Plus: a quibble, a tip, and a story thread to follow
By Trudy Lieberman Oct 21, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Some highlights and observations from the coverage of week three of Obamacare's rollout: Double shoutout. "The Unfulfilled Promise of Obamacare"... More
A concrete example of journalistic success
The Los Angeles Times expands on its outstanding coverage of earthquake risks
By John Mecklin Oct 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM
In media criticism as in journalism in general, it's easier to write compellingly about failure than success. As the old... More
AxisPhilly makes a splash. Can it last?
The young site made tax reporting engaging, even beautiful. For its next trick, it’s seeking a business model for local public-interest news
By Anna Clark Oct 17, 2013 at 02:50 PM
DETROIT, MI -- When the Online News Association announced the finalists for its 2013 awards recently, it may have raised... More
How C-Ville traveled the multimedia ‘Road’
A video conversation about pulling off a wonky ‘Snow Fall-lite’ on a hyperlocal budget
By Corey Hutchins Oct 15, 2013 at 06:50 AM
When The New York Times published "Snow Fall," its celebrated multimedia narrative extravaganza, in late 2012, the project sparked a... More
A laurel for the Sun Sentinel
Paper’s I-team takes a hard look at how—and why—one police department lures drug buyers to town
By Susannah Nesmith Oct 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
MIAMI, FL -- When CJR interviewed Howard Saltz, editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, earlier this year,... More
Pick on someone your own size!
Why factcheckers should target lower-level politicians
By Brendan Nyhan Oct 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Factcheckers often struggle to change the minds of skeptical voters. But what effect do they have on the politicians under... More
Local coverage tracks shutdown’s impact
Papers from Maine to Minnesota and beyond find consequences for those in need
By David Cay Johnston Oct 10, 2013 at 02:50 PM
The government shutdown in Washington will be temporary--but the damage it creates in some lives is likely to be long-lasting... More
A New Mexico startup goes deep
New Mexico In Depth keeps digging on a state Medicaid scandal. What can other small newsrooms learn from it?
By Joel Campbell Oct 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM
PROVO, UT -- In June, New Mexico's Human Services Department released some news most New Mexicans weren't prepared to hear.... More
Hot air housing stories?
News reports on rising housing prices, including rentals, neglect a basic economic fact
By David Cay Johnston Oct 8, 2013 at 03:20 PM
The price of housing, whether buying or renting, is rising, or so say many recent news reports. Some skepticism is... More
Aggregating Congress
Smaller papers can’t put boots on the ground in Washington, but the Web offers ways to keep tabs without leaving the newsroom.
By Deron Lee Oct 7, 2013 at 02:50 PM
FAIRWAY, KS -- In the five days leading up to the government shutdown on Oct. 1, Rep. Tim Huelskamp of... More
The backfire effect - More on the press’s inability to debunk bad information
The extraordinary promise of the new Greenwald-Omidyar venture (UPDATED) - Adversarial muckrakers + civic-minded billionaire = a whole new world
Frontline’s landmark ‘League of Denial’ - A gripping story of decades of NFL coverup and the deadly consequences
The Gladwellian ‘debate’ - Why are we still listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s cherry-picked gospel?
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
The NYT’s snowfalls the South China Sea
Confessions of a drone warrior
Meet the 21st-century American killing machine
When do today’s writers have time to write?
The rancid smell of 21st century literary success
Sixty years of Dissent
In the debut of Democracy in America, CJR’s Greg Marx talks to Corey Hutchins about how the shutdown is playing on the ground in the Carolinas
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
