The Virginian-Pilot produces a breakthrough investigation amid layoffs November 14, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Reporter John Holland discusses how the story came together, newsroom cutbacks, and colleagues who cover for each other
What’s the state of local political news? November 14, 2014 By Deron Lee and Greg Marx CJR contributors take up the question in a post-midterm dialogue
What political reporters learned from the Colorado midterm election November 12, 2014 By Corey Hutchins State’s top journalists dissect the 2014 campaign season during panel
A different approach to Veterans Day coverage November 11, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith "The narrative of crazy veterans is probably overdone"
Knoxville’s alt-weekly wasn’t losing money. It got shut down anyway November 10, 2014 By Tamar Wilner Scripps pulls the plug on Metro Pulse in favor of an entertainment supplement for the local daily
New York Times investigation sparks local scrutiny of state attorneys general November 7, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Reporters in Missouri, Florida, Washington and elsewhere follow up on a blockbuster story
Why you can’t get strippers’ names with public records requests November 6, 2014 By Jonathan Peters An odd case highlights the tension between open government and personal privacy
J-school students build skills to cover data-driven political campaigns November 4, 2014 By Christopher Massie New York Times‘ Derek Willis offers guidance to student journalists in West Virginia
Alt-weekly publisher pens 2,500-word note explaining why he tried to embarrass a congressman with a chicken costume November 4, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Controversy roiled newsroom, but "there was very little external response to it," editor says
Misleading Jack Schron ad prompts Cleveland’s Scene to review policy November 3, 2014 By Anna Clark A wrap ad that could be confused for an editorial endorsement is not a great idea
Why a campaign-finance loophole in Kansas needs more media attention November 3, 2014 By Deron Lee State courts are a new political battleground, but reporters here can’t see the full story
News executives need to explain why video of an Ohio campaign interview disappeared (UPDATED) November 3, 2014 By Greg Marx Footage of an interview with John Kasich and Ed FitzGerald was pulled, and Northeast Ohio Media Group won’t say why
This reporter helped take down South Carolina’s most powerful lawmaker October 27, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Renee Dudley’s work is a case study on why aggressive statehouse reporting matters
This open-source app could make the FOI process less terrible October 27, 2014 By Alexa Capeloto Launched in Oakland a year ago, RecordTrac is getting noticed around the country
The biggest threat to press rights may be a failure to understand them October 24, 2014 By Jonathan Peters Jeff Hermes of the Media Law Resource Center discusses the legal needs of a new generation of news organizations
