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The Audit
Baby Boomers and the Labor Force The aging of the population lowers the percentage of people working
By Ryan Chittum
The News Frontier
How do you really define #8220;quality #8221; content?
By Lauren Kirchner
Campaign Desk
Karl Rove #8217;s lean, mean campaign money machine
By Liz Cox Barrett
The Kicker
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last updated: Fri 3:00 PM
N.C. Newspaper CEO Takes It Outside
#8220;Hyperlocal #8221; is So 2010
The Rumor Mill: AOL #8217;s Politics Daily
Ryan Chittum on Unions, Apple, and Madoff: A CJR Podcast
Fake David Koch Calls Real Scott Walker
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Cover Story
Afghanistan #8217;s new journalists navigate an ambiguous war
By Vanessa M. Gezari
News Meeting
What #8217;s your general impression of Al Jazeera English?
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Audit Notes: Fox on the Overpaid, Winkler Smiles, FT Ads
By Ryan Chittum
Fri Mar 4 2011 06:33 PM
Economic Crisis, The Audit
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Prosecutors finally focus on CDOs as the statute of limitations is running out
By Ryan Chittum
Fri Mar 4 2011 06:17 PM
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The News Frontier
How Do You Define #8220;Quality #8221; Content?
A discussion at paidContent 2011
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Baby Boomers and the Labor Force
The aging of the population lowers the percentage of people working
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Campaign Desk
Lean, Mean Campaign Money Machine
Crossroads groups tell WSJ, world what they aim to spend on election 2012
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Fri Mar 4 2011 11:50 AM
The News Frontier
Then Why Aren #8217;t Rachel Maddow #8217;s Guests Going On Strike?
Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong respond to critics
By Lauren Kirchner
Fri Mar 4 2011 08:40 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
The Crystal Ball For Chris Dodd Revisited
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By Ryan Chittum
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Behind the News, The News Frontier
Churnalism Exposed
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The Observatory
#8220;Frack #8221;-tious Reactions
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
CNBC Pushes the Financial-Terrorism Nonsense
#8220;Really good information #8221; on why #8220;outside forces may have #8221; caused the 2008 Crash
By Ryan Chittum
Thu Mar 3 2011 01:02 PM
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A Big Omission at NBC
Whatever happened to Social Security?
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Criminal Query, Ritholtz on McKinsey; Obama #8217;s Jobs Panel
By Ryan Chittum
Wed Mar 2 2011 07:47 PM
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The Audit
SI/CBS College Football Investigation Lacks Context
Their stats on player arrests aren #8217;t so eye-opening after all
By Ryan Chittum
Wed Mar 2 2011 05:40 PM
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Campaign Desk
Egypt #8217;s Revolution through My Students #8217; Eyes
Arab reporters bear witness to Mubarak #8217;s fall
By Lawrence Pintak
Wed Mar 2 2011 12:13 PM
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The Flack Who Shared Too Much
When can a news organization expect silence?
By Clint Hendler
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Unnamed Source No-No, #8220;Grassroots #8221; Wisconsin, Kinsley
By Ryan Chittum
Tue Mar 1 2011 07:47 PM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
USA Today #8217;s Ham-fisted Public Workers Story
By Ryan Chittum
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The Audit
The NYT #8217;s Incomplete Article on State Pension Plans
By Felix Salmon
Tue Mar 1 2011 03:13 PM
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News Meeting
Frank Rich Leaves the Times After Three Decades
Is his move part of an exodus from legacy media to the web?
By The Editors
Tue Mar 1 2011 02:00 PM
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Behind the News
Write It All Down!
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By Josh Kalven
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
Now It #8217;s Blame-the-Terrorists For the Crash of #8216;08
By Ryan Chittum
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How a Defense Contract Is Won
NYT #8217;s Boeing report left out the lobbying
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Earth Journalism, The Observatory
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Despite audience fatigue, interest remains stronger than ever in the most vulnerable countries
By James Fahn
Tue Mar 1 2011 10:45 AM
Reports
Sunrise on the Nile
Egypt #8217;s news media enter a new era
By Stephen Franklin
Tue Mar 1 2011 10:00 AM
Behind the News
Hungarian Chill
Full version of the March/April 2011 magazine Q A with Éva Simon
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Mon Feb 28 2011 05:40 PM
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The Observatory
Alternating Currents
Why reporters struggle to find the right angle for clean energy stories
By Hillary Rosner
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The Return of Socialized Medicine
Mike Huckabee resurrects the bogeyman
By Trudy Lieberman
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Behind the News
Rocky Mountain News Staffers, Two Years Out
#8220;The last two years have been a journey to reinvent myself. #8221;
By Lauren Kirchner
Mon Feb 28 2011 01:30 PM
Economic Crisis, The Audit
PolitiFact Shows A Fox Host Is Wrong, But Hedges Its Verdict (UPDATED)
By Ryan Chittum
Mon Feb 28 2011 01:03 PM
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The Audit
The WSJ #8217;s Peculiar Reporting On GM Credit
By Felix Salmon
Mon Feb 28 2011 11:19 AM
Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Grand Oil Party, The Limits of Anecdote, Mod Investors
By Ryan Chittum
Fri Feb 25 2011 06:51 PM
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Behind the News, The Observatory
The Times, It Is A Changin #8217;
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
HuffPo Shows OCC Still Poster Child of Regulatory Capture
By Ryan Chittum
Fri Feb 25 2011 02:30 PM
Behind the News, The News Frontier
Q A: Jim Brady on the Death of TBD
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By Lauren Kirchner
Fri Feb 25 2011 01:50 PM
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Campaign Desk
#8220;Tweaking #8221; Health Reform
Who pays the price for the changes?
By Trudy Lieberman
Fri Feb 25 2011 11:02 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
WSJ Slips Up on a Union Story
And its misses tilt toward the anti-labor side
By Ryan Chittum
Thu Feb 24 2011 09:45 PM
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The Audit
Bloomberg Reveals Citi #8217;s Deceptive Reporting
By Felix Salmon
Thu Feb 24 2011 05:00 PM
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The Audit
NYT #8217;s Scoop on an Alleged Roger Ailes Coverup
Lawyers say the Fox chief urged Judith Regan to lie to the feds about Giuliani pal Bernie Kerik
By Ryan Chittum
Thu Feb 24 2011 02:44 PM
The Observatory
Extreme Measures
Must reporters cite climate change in every article about severe weather?
By Curtis Brainard
Thu Feb 24 2011 01:49 PM
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Behind the News, Borders Bylines
Been There, Denounced That
Global mobility helps build awareness of human rights abuses
By Justin D. Martin
Thu Feb 24 2011 12:01 PM
The Audit
JunketSleuth #8217;s FOIA War With the FDIC
Perhaps it #8217;s time for an #8220;openness czar #8221;
By Felix Salmon
Thu Feb 24 2011 11:02 AM
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The Audit
Vulture Funds Exposed in Playboy
By Felix Salmon
Thu Feb 24 2011 07:30 AM
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Wed Feb 23 2011 08:07 PM
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The SEC, Tangled Up in Madoff
By Ryan Chittum
Wed Feb 23 2011 02:01 PM
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The Audit
The History of Austerity
It #8217;s grim mdash;all the way back to Napoleon
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A New Twist on the Wisconsin Story With Gin and Tacos
By Felix Salmon
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Audit Notes: Watchdog Blogging, Union Power, Stadium Economics
By Ryan Chittum
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
One For the Whistleblowers
By Ryan Chittum
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Campaign Desk
Safety Tips for Female Correspondents
How to minimize the risk of sexual assault while on the job
By Judith Matloff
Tue Feb 22 2011 04:21 PM
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News Meeting
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What #8217;s your general impression of Al Jazeera English?
By The Editors
Tue Feb 22 2011 03:24 PM
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Language Corner
Rotary Club
Old phone terms hang on
By Merrill Perlman
Tue Feb 22 2011 12:43 PM
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Pinning Down the Pols
NPR misses again on Social Security story
By Trudy Lieberman
Tue Feb 22 2011 12:21 PM
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The Observatory
Coming to Terms with the #8220;Value #8221; of Life
The rhetorical debate behind the NYT #8217;s front-pager
By Curtis Brainard
Mon Feb 21 2011 04:30 PM
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The Audit
LAT #8217;s Hiltzik Dissects An Outsourcing Fiasco
By Felix Salmon
Mon Feb 21 2011 04:08 PM
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Behind the News, The News Frontier
What #8217;s Your Hypothesis?
Why my news startup went the for-profit route
By Josh Kalven
Fri Feb 18 2011 11:40 AM
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Campaign Desk
The Budget Narrative
The press goes astray on Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman
Fri Feb 18 2011 11:15 AM
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Economic Crisis, The Audit
WSJ Helps Keep It Real on Inflation
By Dean Starkman
Fri Feb 18 2011 10:23 AM
The Audit
Business Insider #8217;s Barcelona Junket
By Felix Salmon
Fri Feb 18 2011 08:39 AM
Comments (4)
Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: Goldman #8217;s Marks, Taibbi, Dakota Tea, etc.
By Dean Starkman
Thu Feb 17 2011 04:23 PM
Behind the News, Page Views
Letter Perfect
Inside Elizabeth Bishop #8217;s forty-year correspondence with The New Yorker
By Jeremy Axelrod
Thu Feb 17 2011 03:00 PM
Comments (1)
The Audit
The NYT #8217;s Smart Take on Valuing Life
By Felix Salmon
Thu Feb 17 2011 01:59 PM
The Observatory
Dr. Search Engine
NYT prompts needed discussion about the relative merits of health websites
By Curtis Brainard
Thu Feb 17 2011 01:47 PM
Comments (1)
Economic Crisis, The Audit
What Dimon, Cutler Knew About Madoff
By Dean Starkman
Thu Feb 17 2011 10:51 AM
Campaign Desk
#8220;How You Raise Money #8221; in D.C. (Hint: #8220;Frugging #8221;)
WaPo on Gingrich #8217;s #8220;money-making machine #8221;
By Liz Cox Barrett
Wed Feb 16 2011 05:14 PM
Comments (1)
Behind the News, Borders Bylines
Returning to Egyptian Journalists Their Basic Freedoms
Egypt #8217;s new leadership must prioritize media rights
By Justin D. Martin
Wed Feb 16 2011 04:40 PM
Comments (3)
Campaign Desk, The Water Cooler
Q A: New York Times Reporter Jackie Calmes
#8220;The Internet has changed how you report on the budget #8221;
By Joel Meares
Wed Feb 16 2011 04:12 PM
Comments (16)
Economic Crisis, The Audit
Madoff #8217;s Maddening Jailhouse Interview
By Ryan Chittum
Wed Feb 16 2011 12:16 PM
Comments (14)
Economic Crisis, The Audit
Audit Notes: HBGary Federal, Jeff Sachs Goes Off, Gaming Google
By Ryan Chittum
Tue Feb 15 2011 06:10 PM
Campaign Desk
Left, Right, and Center: A budget analysis roundup
A budget worth shellacking or perfect politics?
By Joel Meares
Tue Feb 15 2011 02:03 PM
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News Meeting
The Daily #8217;s Next Challenge
What can the iPad newspaper do to make itself relevant?
By The Editors
Tue Feb 15 2011 01:10 PM
Comments (1)
Economic Crisis, The Audit
MIT Bloggers and Sorkin Take Down a Derivatives Study
By Ryan Chittum
Tue Feb 15 2011 12:45 PM
Comments (2)
The Audit
AOL #8217;s HuffPo Premium Doesn #8217;t Mean Much For the NYT
By Ryan Chittum
Mon Feb 14 2011 06:11 PM
Comments (6)
The Audit
The HBGary Federal Scandal
Many questions need answering as hackers shine a light on the private-security underworld
By Ryan Chittum
Mon Feb 14 2011 03:15 PM
Comments (7)
Campaign Desk
Minnesota Public Radio Takes on Pawlenty
By Trudy Lieberman
Mon Feb 14 2011 02:22 PM
Comments (5)
Language Corner
Indescribable
#8216;Nondescript #8217; says more than #8216;plain #8217;
By Merrill Perlman
Mon Feb 14 2011 11:58 AM
Behind the News, The News Frontier
#8220;Information Wars #8221; on Al Jazeera English
An all-star panel discusses social media and political revolution
By Lauren Kirchner
Mon Feb 14 2011 11:40 AM
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Desks
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Politics amp; Policy
Fri 11:50 AM
Lean, Mean Campaign Money Machine Crossroads groups tell WSJ, world what they aim to spend on election 2012
A Big Omission at NBC Whatever happened to Social Security?
The Audit
Business
Fri 6:33 PM
Audit Notes: Fox on the Overpaid, Winkler Smiles, FT Ads
Wall Street Running Out the Clock on Crash Charges Prosecutors finally focus on CDOs as the statute of limitations is running out
The Observatory
Science
Thu 1:45 PM
#8220;Frack #8221;-tious Reactions Skirmishes follow recent coverage of shale-gas drilling
Has #8216;Climate #8217; Become a Dirty Word? Despite audience fatigue, interest remains stronger than ever in the most vulnerable countries
Behind the News
The Media
Fri 2:06 PM
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Welcome to Tribune Company Key advice for the next chief executive
A Television Deal for the Digital Age How to worry about the Comcast-NBC Universal merger
The Record Keeper Carol Rosenberg owns the Guantánamo beat
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Letter Perfect Inside Elizabeth Bishop #8217;s forty-year correspondence with The New Yorker
Pretty Pictures, Hard Times A look back at the illustrated magazines of the 1840s
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Regret the Error
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Q A: Stephen Abell Talking with the director of the U.K. #8217;s Press Complaints Commission
To Delete or Not to Delete? Should news organizations and reporters delete erroneous tweets?
Cable Access Once again: WikiLeaks did not publicly release 250,000 diplomatic cables
Transparency
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Did Assange Play Lawyer? WikiLeaks insider suggests a legal adviser never existed
Strange Eruptions from the WikiLeaks Saga Bill Keller offers new details on e-mail hacking
Shielding Reality
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Beyond the Facts A partisan era requires a vigorous press
Editor #8217;s Note Congratulations to our CJR editors for their book deals and promotions
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