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COVID-19 vaccines in children: Research to guide your news coverage

by Naseem S. Miller | April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021

Although drugmakers have begun testing COVID-19 vaccines in children, many questions and concerns remain. These research studies provide journalists with background and sources to report on an ongoing story.

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Criminal Justice, Media

How they did it: 4 news outlets team up to reveal police dogs bite and maim thousands of people a year

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 6, 2021 April 6, 2021

The journalists offer tips for investigating how police primarily use dogs on people suspected of minor offenses — or no crimes — and cause injuries that can be severe and life changing.

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Media, Politics & Government

Political polarization slowed after a California newspaper dropped national politics from its opinion pages

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 2, 2021 April 3, 2021

Local newspapers can slow political polarization by focusing on local issues only on their opinion pages, new research suggests.

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Criminal Justice, Media

How they did it: Reuters reporters investigate qualified immunity in America

by Clark Merrefield | April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021

Just before thousands of people in hundreds of U.S. cities rose up demanding racial justice and denouncing police violence, an investigative reporting team revealed that federal courts have been increasingly likely to shield police from civil lawsuits.

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Health, Media, Politics & Government

How they did it: Indianapolis Star reporters uncover how billions in nursing home Medicaid dollars were diverted to county hospitals

by Naseem S. Miller | March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021

A tip about Indiana’s largest nursing home system leads an investigative team to expose how public hospital officials in Indiana exploited the Medicaid program’s lax oversight.

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Criminal Justice, Education, Media

How they did it: Tampa Bay Times reporters uncover predictive policing project used to harass residents, profile kids

by Denise-Marie Ordway | March 29, 2021 March 29, 2021

Journalist Neil Bedi offers seven tips on using academic research as a reporting tool in investigative projects.

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