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Skills-based material on research, writing, writing, style and the foundations of journalism

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Understanding data journalism: Overview of resources, tools and topics

Coal country and the research battle: Interview with Ken Ward Jr. of the Charleston Gazette

Deen Freelon of American University: Research chat on digital scholarship

Research chat: Rajiv Chandrasekaran on conflict-zone and military reporting

Research chat: Steve Coll of The New Yorker and the New America Foundation

Harvard’s Tom Patterson on knowledge-based journalism: Video research chat

Statistical terms used in research studies; a primer for journalists

Government-related research websites; transparency, FOIA and data projects

Research-based ideas for college campus reporting: 10 potential stories

National Journal’s Jody Brannon on demographics, data and stories: Research Chat

Research chat: The Economist’s Greg Ip with the inside story on business reporting

Research chat: Harvard’s Gary King on data, social science and media connections

Digital access to knowledge: Research chat with Harvard’s Peter Suber

Research chat: DePaul’s Mike Reilley on information resources, journalism education

“Social science done on deadline”: Research chat with ASU’s Steve Doig on data journalism

Access to government records and FOIA tips: Guide for citizens and journalists

Research chat: David Karpf, scholar of Internet organizing and activism

Guide to academic methods, critical thinking and theory: Overview for journalists

Advanced Internet research techniques: Five key lessons from Google

Database checklist: Key academic research resources — both free and restricted

Introduction to academic research and studies: How they work and why journalists should care

Research chat: Ron Suskind on investigative reporting, interviewing and documents

Research chat: Pacific Standard editor Maria Streshinsky

Research chat: Scholarship and blogging “across the pond”; the view from LSE

Research chat: Political scientist John Sides on election 2012

Research chat: Dan Ariely and Malcolm Gladwell on writing about social science

Research chat: Information scientist Alison Head on student habits

Research chat: Eric Ferkenhoff of Northwestern’s Medill School

Research chat: CUNY’s Barbara Gray

Research chat: Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting

Research chat: Political scientist Michael Traugott on primary polls

Polling fundamentals and concepts: An overview for journalists

Research chat: PBS NewsHour’s Margaret Warner

Research chat: Boston Globe’s Renée Loth on informed opinion

Research chat: Clay Shirky on press freedom in a global era

Research chat: Andrew Revkin on covering and using scholarship

Case study: “Friend or Foe? WikiLeaks and the Guardian“

Videos with veteran advice for aspiring journalists

Research chat: Discovery News writer Marianne English

Research chat: Nicco Mele on five ideas that animate the Internet

Covering private and small companies

2011 Report on the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education

Research chat: Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic talks icebergs, Google Scholar and his process

Writing a compelling company or CEO profile

The case for knowledge-based reporting

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