Month: January 2014
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New at CJR: Will reporters miss real story on SOTU?
My new column at CJR is on mistakes journalists make in coverage of the State of the Union. Here’s how it begins: The myth of the bully pulpit runs deep in the DNA of political journalists, so it’s no surprise that the importance of the president’s annual State of the Union address to the president’s
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New at CJR: Improving data storytelling in politics
My new column describes the innovations in data-based storytelling that are emerging from the sportswriters for ESPN’s Grantland site and suggests what lessons they might suggest for political and policy coverage. Here’s how it begins: We’re in a boom time for analytical Web journalism that uses data to make politics and policy compelling to readers.
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New at CJR: Christie scandal and the invisible primary
My new CJR column explains why the Chris Christie bridge scandal is likely to be a significant news story and how it could damage him in the GOP invisible primary. Here’s how it begins: Would Chris Christie’s administration block traffic lanes from Fort Lee, NJ, onto the George Washington Bridge to retaliate against its Democratic