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Expert Commentary

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Economics, Environment, Health, Politics & Government

Heat makes workers less productive, impacts health

by Chloe Reichel | December 10, 2018

Employees who work in hot conditions are not as productive and can suffer from kidney injury, dehydration and other health problems, according to a new review.

Expert Commentary

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Criminal Justice, Economics, Media

Interviewing white-collar criminals: 6 tips from Harvard Business School’s Eugene Soltes

by Denise-Marie Ordway | December 7, 2018

Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and fraud, offers tips on interviewing white-collar criminals such as Bernie Madoff from behind bars.

Expert Commentary

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Health

Knowing the specific benefits of exercise linked to exercising more

by Chloe Reichel | December 4, 2018

New research suggests that people who know more about the benefits of physical activity spend more time doing it.

Expert Commentary

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Economics, Environment, Health, Race & Gender

Interventions to prevent childhood asthma attacks: A research roundup

by Chloe Reichel | November 29, 2018

Solutions-oriented asthma research from the past few years, which spans from pest management interventions to hospital-based programs to green housing initiatives.

Expert Commentary

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Media

Readers respond: Pro tips from scholars for journalists (and vice versa)

by Carmen Nobel | November 26, 2018

Among the main takeaways: Journalists would like academics to understand their tight deadlines. And academics would like journalists to take a statistics class.

Expert Commentary

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Environment, Health

Dysfunctional or not, families who eat together eat healthier

by Chloe Reichel | November 21, 2018

Every unhappy family might be unhappy in its own way, but when they sit down together at the table, they’re alike according to one important measure: they eat better.

Expert Commentary

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Economics, Media, Politics & Government

5 fascinating digital media studies from fall 2018

by Denise-Marie Ordway | November 20, 2018

In this piece we wrote for Nieman Lab, we spotlight five studies on topics such as how Twitter affects journalists’ news judgment and how often we remember where we read a news story.

Expert Commentary

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Media, Politics & Government

Political polarization increases after local newspapers close

by Chloe Reichel | November 19, 2018

After local newspapers close, political polarization among voters increases, according to new research in the Journal of Communication.

Expert Commentary

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Health, Politics & Government

Mental health issues among immigrants: New research

by Chloe Reichel | November 16, 2018

New research on immigrant health from the American Public Health Association’s 2018 annual meeting.

Expert Commentary

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Media, Politics & Government

Partisanship of journalists’ Twitter networks tends to show in their work

by Denise-Marie Ordway | November 9, 2018

There’s a clear link between the accounts journalists follow on Twitter and the partisanship of their work, finds a new study from researchers at Northeastern University and the University at Buffalo.

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The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money
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The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money

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The US government is paying $1 trillion a year in interest on its debt. With interest costs outpacing national defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to audiences.

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Economics, Health, Politics & Government

As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program

May 30, 2025

Here’s important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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ICE and hospitals: What does the removal of the ‘protected areas’ policy mean for hospitals?

May 21, 2025

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health care facilities from immigration enforcement activities. The information helps journalists to report on their local hospitals and empower patients to know their rights.

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