Super PAC Reporting: Recommended Reading
Because you know you need to get up to speed
Stories I’d Like to See
The Dodd-Frank effect, unions and private equity, and Newt’s expenses
Brief Encounters
Reviewing anthologies on food in wartime reporting and the best of Wolcott Gibbs
Audit Notes: Finally, Fraud Charges; Gee Whiz Wired; Freddie
By Ryan Chittum The Wall Street Journal reports, and as far as I can tell, scoops that the Justice Department is preparing to file criminal charges against mortgage-bond traders at Credit Suisse for fraud. The WSJ says two traders will plead g...
Bloomberg’s Big Miss in Silicon Valley Hiring Story
An analysis forgets mergers and acquisitions
Romney’s Hispanic Support: About That Florida Poll
Reporters must tell readers about polls’ shortcomings
A Laurel to The Record
For a disturbing tale of sickness and medical expense
Las Vegas Review-Journal Asks Four Key Questions
But doesn’t help readers evaluate candidates’ answers
Audit Notes: Data Pool 3, The UK Prints, Copyright
By Ryan Chittum Scotland Yard arrested four top current and former Sun journalists and a cop. The Guardian's Nick Davies gives us the context and says it's a major development: And technicians have retrieved an enormous reservoir of material f...
