Carmen Nobel, Author at The Journalist's Resource

Carmen Nobel

Program Director Carmen Nobel joined The Journalist’s Resource in 2018 after serving as senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, where she covered economic research and forged content partnerships with Quartz, Forbes, HBR Ascend and the World Economic Forum. Her work also has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Inc., NPR Science Friday, PC Magazine, eWeek and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

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These were the most-read pieces on The Journalist’s Resource in 2022

by Carmen Nobel | December 30, 2022

Here are the year’s 10 most popular posts, which helped journalists as they reported some of the biggest news stories of 2022.

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The Journalist’s Resource team picks: Some of our favorite research roundups, tip sheets and explainers in 2022

by Clark Merrefield, Naseem S. Miller, Carmen Nobel and Denise-Marie Ordway | December 21, 2022

Our team took a few moments to reflect on some of the pieces that meant the most to us over the past 12 months.

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The 10 most popular posts on The Journalist’s Resource in 2021

by Carmen Nobel | December 30, 2021

Here are our 10 most popular posts of 2021, which supported journalists as they reported some of the biggest news stories of the year — including the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the truck driver shortage and its effect on the global supply chain, and the debate about critical race theory.

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The Journalist’s Resource team picks for 2021

by Carmen Nobel, Clark Merrefield, Denise-Marie Ordway and Naseem S. Miller | December 16, 2021

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a few moments to reflect on some of the pieces that meant a lot to us this year.

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How to hold the line: 4 journalism survival tips from 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa

by Carmen Nobel | December 9, 2021

The champion of press freedom shares insights for journalists who are fighting to hold power to account amid relentless harassment and misinformation on social media.

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Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

The 10 most popular Journalist’s Resource posts of 2020

by Carmen Nobel | December 27, 2020

As it turns out, 2020 has been an enormous news year — extraordinarily overwhelming, relentless and historic.

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Documenting serious issues with comics journalism: An interview with Josh Neufeld

by Carmen Nobel | November 16, 2020

Via an e-mail interview, we asked Josh Neufeld to discuss the benefits, challenges and processes of practicing comics journalism.

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Readers respond on COVID-19 coverage: Tips from scholars to journalists (and vice versa)

by Carmen Nobel | July 13, 2020

Among the main takeaways: Journalists would like academics to explain the practical relevance of their research – preferably in accessible language. And academics would like journalists to understand that context is important.

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Economics, Health, Media, Politics & Government

COVID-19 50-state survey: Majority of US residents oppose rapid reopening of economy

by Carmen Nobel | May 4, 2020

Across the political divide, most U.S. residents don’t think their states should reopen their economies yet, finds a new survey on a range of topics related to COVID-19.

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Criminal Justice, Economics, Environment, Health, Media, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Here are our 10 most-read posts of 2019

by Carmen Nobel | December 29, 2019

As we wind down 2019, Journalist’s Resource is counting down our 10 most-read research roundups and articles of the year.

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Economics, Environment

El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change

November 29, 2023

This research-based explainer looks at how El Niño stunts global and regional economic growth and what climatologists know about how climate change affects El Niño patterns.

Environment, Health

6 story ideas in the 2023 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report

November 28, 2023

Climate reports like the Lancet Countdown are large documents, laden with data, and can be difficult to summarize in one news story. But local journalists can look for specific issues that apply to their communities to produce stories that resonate with their audiences.

Environment, Health, Race & Gender

Tree equity and trees’ impact on surface temperatures, human health: A research roundup

September 6, 2023

The absence of trees is not just an aesthetic discrepancy — it can impact human health and well-being, a growing body of research shows. We highlight several studies that examine this association and highlight residential tree inequities.