Our periodic rundown of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book is full of story ideas for reporters across beats. We reveal story pitches from the most recent release, including holiday decorator woes in the Midwest and grocery store staffing travails in Montana.
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In a field experiment involving more than 400 fictitious LinkedIn profiles, researchers find connection requests sent from Black men’s profiles were 13% less likely to be accepted than those from white men’s profiles.
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Research, data, history and the law: Here’s what you need to know to report on felony disenfranchisement. Plus, check out the video if you missed the webinar.
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Dozens of municipalities and two states have adopted ranked choice voting in recent years, and the system is on the ballot in six states and Washington, D.C. this November. Here’s the recent research you need to know to enhance your coverage.
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Find out when your state can start processing advance ballots for the November 2024 general election. States that get their advance ballots ready sooner will be able to count those votes and report results faster come Election Day.
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We look at what the research says about whether child access prevention laws, which are meant to keep firearms away from kids in the home, work to prevent gun violence.
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To help news outlets avoid biased coverage in the weeks before Election Day, we’re taking a close look at five recent studies assessing the state of gender bias in U.S. political reporting.
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This is what the research says on why 2023 was a record warm year and how climate predictions affect a range of news beats, from agriculture to aviation. Plus, 3 tips for covering and localizing climate change stories.
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From our recent webinar with the nonprofit CarbonPlan, learn how voluntary carbon offset markets work and how journalists can use OffsetsDB, a free data repository, to check companies’ carbon neutrality and “net zero” claims.
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New research in Science Advances suggests journalists don’t prefer simple headlines to complex ones, but readers do — and even if a story is complicated, reporters and editors may be able to boost readership with easy-to-read headlines.
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