Dan Gilbert stories disappear with no explanation to readers February 19, 2015 By Anna Clark They’re back online today, but it was a bad move by these alt-weeklies
Colorado journalists miss local angle in super PAC case February 17, 2015 By Corey Hutchins Missed connection: Localized campaign finance coverage ISO beat reporter
How Legislative Navigator tracks Georgia lawmakers February 12, 2015 By Susannah Nesmith Journalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution have built an impressive interactive
Virginia lawmakers blame the media for forcing them to pass ethics reform February 11, 2015 By Corey Hutchins Following the Bob McDonnell scandal, legislature reluctantly moves ahead with new rules
Why five police officers can sue the Chicago Sun-Times February 10, 2015 By Jonathan Peters Court rules that publishing driver’s license details broke the law–and First Amendment is no defense
Journalists debate The State’s decision to identify USC shooting victim February 9, 2015 By Corey Hutchins Paper got the facts right, but decision not to wait for coroner surprises some observers
Could U-T San Diego become the first ‘community-owned’ major metro paper? February 3, 2015 By Tony Biasotti Philanthropist Malin Burnham has a plan: Get a local nonprofit to buy the publication
Meet the 22-year-old journalism prodigy shaking up Missouri political reporting February 2, 2015 By Deron Lee PoliticMo’s Eli Yokley strives to fill the state’s coverage gap–and finish college
MLive lays off two senior journalists January 30, 2015 By Anna Clark John Barnes and Meegan Holland helped lead coverage of Michigan
Venezuela uses US reporter’s photo in tourism campaign January 30, 2015 By Susannah Nesmith The problem? He had just been released from detention
Grand-jury leaks shouldn’t get shield law protection, says grand jury January 29, 2015 By Jonathan Peters An imbalanced proposal seems to be finding little support in Pennsylvania
What a cardboard cutout says about local news priorities January 29, 2015 By Corey Hutchins Stanford scholar James Hamilton discusses TV stations’ pursuit of the marginal viewer
New law threatens reporter-source relationship January 23, 2015 By Anna Clark Pennsylvania’s "Silencing Act," passed in latest Mumia backlash, faces court challenge from journalists
Paper files public records request–and city’s response is a lawsuit January 22, 2015 By Corey Hutchins Local officials argue Montana courts should strike balance between privacy and disclosure
Come write for us: CJR seeks Chicago correspondent for United States Project January 19, 2015 By The Editors Help critique and support local accountability journalism
