7 tips for improving news coverage of private school choice
Seven university professors who study private school choice programs offer journalists advice for strengthening news coverage of this divisive topic.
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How — and why — to create a voter guide to local and state judicial elections
Public elections for judges are often marked by low turnout and low information about the candidates. Find out how and why three newsrooms created guides to help voters understand judicial races — and eight tips to help your newsroom create its own judicial election guide.
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Barriers to voting for people with disabilities: An explainer and research roundup
Voters with disabilities face a range of barriers, while compliance with disability access laws at polling sites is under-enforced.
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Private school vouchers: An explainer (with research) to help you navigate school choice policies
We created this explainer to help journalists understand and ask more probing questions about private school choice programs, which offer families public money to pay for private school.
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Research: 3 in 4 US adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones
Has the death of truth been greatly exaggerated? New research suggests people in the U.S. are, overall, good at identifying true political news headlines from fake ones — but there are some stark socioeconomic differences. PLUS, 3 tips for covering political misinformation online.
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EMTALA and abortions: An explainer and research roundup
Under a federal law, hospital emergency departments must provide appropriate emergency medical treatment to any patients who need it. But now the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that questions the law’s precedence over state-level abortion bans.
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Why people think the economy is doing worse than it is: A research roundup
We explore six recent studies that can help explain why there is often a disconnect between how national economies are doing and how people perceive economic performance.
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Covering obesity: 6 tips for dispelling myths and avoiding stigmatizing news coverage
Dozens of academic studies spotlight problems in news coverage of obesity. To help journalists reflect on their work and make improvements, we asked seven experts for advice.
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Hope: A research-based explainer
Hope is complex, but as we embark on a challenging year of news, it’s important for journalists to learn about it. We’ve gathered several studies below to help you think more deeply about hope and recognize its role in our everyday lives.
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Empathy 101: How medical schools are using improv theater, virtual reality and comics to help physicians understand their patients
In this research-based explainer, a comics journalist explores the use of the arts in medical education.
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