A great way to dismantle the quips that sound sweet and simple on television. This is why we have newspapers. It is not enough to be suspicious of flippant exaggerations, better to know what the correct figures are. (Unfortunately, at the same time, I wonder if she- or other political commentators/candidates- actually care.)

An excellent blog post that allows reportage, research, and updated input from Times readers' comments to mix in an article that shows many sides of a controversial solution to a serious health issue.

A nice collection of viewpoints with little context, this is a quick read, that says either that the American people want it all or that they do not know what they want.

A clearly-presented discussion on an important world issue that includes both the regional and international perspectives on free speech, as well as what is being done about the problems surrounding it.

Overlooked by the main media outlets? Whatever the reason, investigative reports like this one will hopefully continue to reach the public.

This post amounts to a rant full of sloppy cliches and hyperbole, but it is a blog after all.

A good summary with many examples- hoping for more world context in a reaction piece soon.

I was waiting for this article, after seeing the original news report. As written up by many major news organizations, the story seemed to have many holes, and I appreciate seeing them presented as a clear outline, with links and context.

Bringing solid data to everyone's attention and linking t the source

links to the importance of information - and those working to improve others lives in a new way

Shows how policy affects real people in great detail- a clearly explained, descriptive portrait of a family, and of one of Europe's largest current and future issues.

A good report on an interesting conflict, however, although both sides are presented, the article makes the financial service seem quite guilty already. Not a responsible action during court cases.

A strong and terrifying outline of the influences on legislation, well outlined with graphic presentation. Would be interesting to hear more about the specific evidence found in the documents.

This piece has an introduction that builds up context and the various themes, before going into the study published in detail. Other kinds of migrant research are discussed in interesting comparisons, without taking away the main points of the article.

This is a sloppy rant without any links to justify claims (all the links posted are to the author's own blog posts)

Makes informative points and observations, but abandons some of the wider issue to focus on the media's misread of the event.

A wider view on the political furor, televsion's role in the conflict, and how much a talk show host can do. Critical first-hand observations added to insight of the system as a whole.

I did not see the show, but the clips posted seem a lot more positive than they are presented by the columnist. The blame is laid down here with a heavy hand and comes off as fairly extreme.

Researching and presenting this story must have involved a serious amount of legwork and attention to detail. The use of multimedia brings the statistics together and focuses the reader on the scale of the problem, with equal emphasis on the human cost to the story, and the range of opinions on the solution.

focused attention on an article that others missed

Links provided to each scenario, and historic context included- very interesting stuff.

A timely, thorough wake up to the irrationality of some of the beliefs being spread around about social media and what it can achieve.

Thorough and colorful, this article both ridicules the tea party inanity and looks at its potential inside the two-party system. A great read on a subject that has received an insane amount of press.

Good questions for an entrepreneur working on challenging social questions

Strong reporting on an issue that will continue to be overlooked as news reports turn to other disasters. Uses local, knowledgeable sources to prove what should already be obvious, but is not. The oil has not and will not disappear.

The fact that memory is selective does not explain the attempted reinvention of the history of the civil rights movement. This opinion piece presents the reader with a variety of Republican statements that might otherwise have been overlooked, and discusses the collective meaning of them.

This article quickly presents several points of view on this tense issue of trade and currency value. Though brief it is a good introduction to the arguments in the US and in China.

Somehow the same point needs to be made over and over again. The media exaggerates situations in order to get the public's attention and create a profit. It is hardly shocking anymore and yet, it is present in nearly every tense diplomatic issue. This article is a reminder of the media's culpability, and illustrates its points with memorable examples.

A detailed presentation of both sides of a debate around a branch of science, where the conclusions will affect our ideas about human development as well as many other areas of science. Fascinating.

A boiled-down economic analysis on the world in one gulp- helpful for the big picture but very dark.

Entertaining, but not necessarily an important political explanation.

A clearly-presented opinion piece based on a study- more journalism like this could responsibly lower the level of paranoia that surrounds the issue of immigration.

A good reminder that the state of the border was not always controversial, and an entertaining personal setting for history, but a little more information about the border at the time would round out the story.

In a country where religion is a loud and constant topic, other opinions need to be equally loud and (much more) well-founded to be heard. This article explains the scientific viewpoint of creation succinctly and without compromises.

A short but extremely well documented account of state versus federal power in a local case that gets international attention for its connection to immigration. Great outbound links and concise presentation.