The Iowa caucuses are over, and the nation’s attention turns to New Hampshire. What does Monday’s win mean for Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio? And, how might a tight race on the Democratic side change the narrative?
Nick Baumann, Huffington Post: “Don’t let the media and Marco Rubio tell you he ‘won’ by finishing third in Iowa”
Erik Wemple, Washignton Post: “Trump and the Iowa caucuses: ‘Once again, all the pundits were wrong’”
Jim Warren, Poynter: “Donald Trump loses, Bernie Sanders surges, media misses in Iowa”
Deron Lee, Columbia Journalism Review: “A newspaper publisher joins the effort to boost Latino turnout at the Iowa caucuses”
Jeremy B. Merrill, New York Times: “On Wikipedia, Donald Trump reigns and facts are open to debate”
Palin, PTSD & Obama
Is Sarah Palin holding President Obama responsible for her son Track's post-traumatic stress disorder? And, were "Today Show" hosts Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer fair in asking her about it?
Jason Silverstein, New York Daily News: “Sarah Palin flips out on ‘Today’ over PTSD questions”
Emily Cahn, Mashable: “Sarah Palin’s ‘Today Show’ interview ended abruptly when asked about her son’s arrest”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Sarah Palin whines ‘Today’ show: ‘You guys don’t always keep your promises’”
Juana Summers, Mashable: "Sarah Palin blames son's arrest on PTSD, Obama"
Following up on Flint
James Warren, Poynter: “How the media blew Flint”
Margaret Sullivan, New York Times: “Should The Times have been a tougher watchdog in Flint?”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “NYT public editor Margaret Sullivan won’t stand for excuses”
Anna Clark, Columbia Journalism Review: “How an investigative journalist helped prove a city was being poisoned with its own water”
John Hiner, Poynter: “Letter to the editor: Local media didn’t whiff on Flint coverage”
Michael Moore, Huffington Post: “10 things they won’t tell you about the Flint water tragedy. But I will”
Annie Byrnes, Poynter: “Amid the Flint water crisis, journalists are now calling for changes to Michigan’s FOIA law”
Trial by media?
A judge in Ohio punished a Cleveland lawyer for tipping a newspaper claiming a "nanny school" covered up sexual assault.
Jeremy Pelzer, Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Cleveland attorney punished by judge for contacting media”
Doug Brown, Cleveland Scene: “Jury awards plaintiff’s $392,750 in sexual abuse cover-ups case involving Chagrin Falls Nanny School”
Jeremy Pelzer, Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Attorney in ‘nanny school’ sex abuse lawsuit may face sanctions for contacting media”
Evan MacDonald, Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Former student, employee awarded $392,000 in case against Chagrin Falls nanny school”
A rude awakening
Erica Berger, Quartz: “The next generation of journalism students have no idea what they’re getting into”
Working in the newsroom
Press Staff, Middletown Press: “The Middletown Press taking operations virtual”
Kristen Hare, Poynter: “No news happens in newsrooms, but lots of people still love working in them”
Is it bingeworthy? Ask NYT.
Shan Wang, Nieman Journalism Lab: “The New York Times wants to tell you which TV shows are worth binging on with a new product”
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