Politics

Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Everyone has a story along the lines of mine. At a family gathering in October, I was chatting with a cousin about the campaign, and, since we didn’t see it…
To Stay Relevant, Newsrooms Rethink Campaign Coverage

To Stay Relevant, Newsrooms Rethink Campaign Coverage

Even in his first big presidential campaign, in a milieu where few people were short on confidence, Ted Cruz stood out for his self-assurance and conviction that he knew what…
The Future of Political Fact-Checking

The Future of Political Fact-Checking

In awarding its Lie of the Year title to Donald Trump last December, the staff at PolitiFact had a lot of material from which to choose.During the first GOP debate…

Statehouse Beat Woes Portend Bad News for Good Government

‘There’s an analogy between statehouse beat reporters—well, beat reporters in general—and cops on the beat who know the neighborhood and everyone in it.’

When Local Eyes Were Watching Their Lawmakers

‘As beat writers know, it’s in doing these routine stories that they sniff out situations worthy of deeper digging.’

A Changing of the Guard in Washington, D.C. News Bureaus

It was on a hunch that Marcus Stern, a reporter in the Washington, D.C. bureau of the Copley News Service, launched the investigation that brought down California Congressman Randy “Duke”…

It’s an Online World for Young People and Political News

Why are young people turning away from the mainstream media? And where are they going to get their political news and information?

Linking Newspaper Readers to the Best Political Coverage

“Given the dynamics of the Web … how do news organizations and journalists best serve political news consumers?”

Reporting From Kansas for MTV’s Street Team

‘If we want to be successful on the Web, it‘s got to be “guerrilla journalism,” edgy and unpredictable.’

It’s an Online World for Young People and Political News

‘My generation doesn't trust what the lone anchor tells us, nor the pundit, nor the panel of experts.’