Addressing the asymmetry question Factchecking is the wrong format December 11, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan
Big data, in the dark December 10, 2012 By Sam Petulla Lack of transparency around campaigns’ use of data creates challenges for reporters
The future of factchecking November 29, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan Here’s what journalists should learn from the 2012 campaign
Can people afford to lose their Social Security COLA? November 29, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman So far, the press has given this public policy concern the brush off
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
Predictable in retrospect November 13, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan The dangers of hindsight bias in election postmortems
What happened, anyway? November 13, 2012 By Walter Shapiro The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
A dart to Yahoo Finance November 12, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman For utterly confusing its readers about Social Security
The fiscal whatchamacallit November 9, 2012 By Greg Marx Media’s embrace of “fiscal cliff” obscures the real story about budget negotiations
The Ad Wars: Was outside money futile? November 8, 2012 By Sasha Chavkin After Election Day, the press seizes on a new conventional wisdom
Digital innovation on election night: a report November 7, 2012 By Mike Hoyt From CJR and Tow Center’s “meta newsroom”
How to cover the presidential results November 7, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan A guide for journalists on election fundamentals and campaign effects
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”)
The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions November 1, 2012 By Sasha Chavkin Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
Pundits versus probabilities October 30, 2012 By Brendan Nyhan The misguided backlash against Nate Silver