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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Researchers compare AI policies and guidelines at 52 news organizations around the world
Artificial intelligence is informing and assisting journalists in their work, but how are newsrooms managing its use? Research on AI guidelines and policies from 52 media organizations from around the world offers some answers.
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How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form
Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for winter weather in parts of the U.S.
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El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change
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.
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Inconsistent state reporting requirements raise efficacy concerns about federal gun background check system
New papers in JAMA Health Forum and JAMA Internal Medicine explore the landscape of state laws on reporting people barred from buying guns to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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FBarchive: A searchable repository of Facebook whistleblower documents
Journalists, researchers and the public can now access a searchable database of Facebook whistleblower documents, including internal chat threads, reports, presentations and more.
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Public corruption prosecutions rise where nonprofit news outlets flourish, research finds
Study finds prosecutions for corruption rise after a nonprofit news outlet is established within a judicial district. Prosecutions are also more likely in districts where those outlets enjoy greater philanthropic funding.
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Rural development in the farm bill: A research roundup
In the final installment of our three-part series, we look at what the research says about rural development programs in the farm bill, which expires in late September.
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Environmental conservation in the farm bill: A research roundup
In this second of our three-part series, we look at environmental conservation programs that get billions of dollars in funding in the farm bill, which expires in late September.
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New study indicates the US wage gap between Black and white men may be bigger than previously understood
Research in The Review of Black Political Economy suggests analyses on the racial wage gap don’t capture the whole economic story when they fail to account for prisoners and people with long unemployment spells.
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