Let’s get real about guns March 18, 2013 By Walter Shapiro Wanted: context and numbers. What would these reforms achieve?
Can the media avoid inaugural over-hype? January 18, 2013 By Walter Shapiro A little over-emoting is inevitable, but there are some cliches we can do without
How right is the (1st round of) CW about 2012? January 4, 2013 By Walter Shapiro As the retrospectives roll in, a debate unfolds about Obama’s early ads
Needed: Sherpas to guide us through fiscal cliff panic December 19, 2012 By Walter Shapiro No one wants to hike middle-class rates, so why does some coverage pretend they might rise?
The rush to handicap 2016: let’s not December 5, 2012 By Walter Shapiro "Dr. Politics" advice—avoid horse-race journalism, but bring on the well-reported profiles
What if there are fewer polls in 2016? November 27, 2012 By Walter Shapiro Is the editor-in-chief of Gallup’s warning a nightmare vision or… sort of beguiling?
Hope and change in unlikely places November 16, 2012 By Walter Shapiro Three cheers for campaign coverage from BuzzFeed and the Los Angeles Times
What happened, anyway? November 13, 2012 By Walter Shapiro The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
Three questions about campaign coverage November 2, 2012 By Walter Shapiro How the media can do better the next time around (Or, “NOW FOR THE HARD PART”)