Covering criminal courts amid COVID-19: 6 tips for journalists
Criminal justice experts offer journalists six tips for covering changes U.S. courts are making to keep the public safe while criminal cases move forward during the coronavirus crisis.
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COVID-19 school closings and child abuse reports: Research exposes dangerous link
Research suggests school closings amid the coronavirus pandemic have reduced the reporting of child abuse to authorities.
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Covering multicultural education: 7 tips for journalists
Tip #1: Make clear that race is only one of a range of topics within multicultural education.
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Multicultural education: How schools teach it and where educators say it falls short
Below, we provide a sampling of academic research that looks at how multicultural education has changed in recent decades and inconsistencies in the way today’s teachers teach it.
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Research: TV news outlets overrepresent extreme partisans in Congress (Plus: 4 tips for better coverage)
The analysis indicates broadcast news outlets are partly to blame for growing political polarization in the U.S. and voters’ heightened dislike for members of the opposing political party.
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Covering pro-Trump rallies and far-right groups: 4 tips from disinformation scholar Joan Donovan
There are several things she says journalists can do to minimize harm and keep rumors, lies and other forms of bad information out of their coverage. Here are four of them.
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The transfer of power: A roundup of research on US presidential transitions
When problems arise during the brief period when one U.S. president hands off executive power to the next, it can have serious consequences for the country, academic studies show.
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Presidential transitions: 4 tips for improving news coverage from scholar Barbara A. Perry
News outlets play a crucial role in helping the public understand how a rocky presidential transition could harm the country.
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Adults with health problems, disabilities are less likely to vote but could swing elections
Adults with health problems are less likely to vote during elections — and racial minorities, seniors and voters with physical and intellectual disabilities are most likely to have health problems.
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Vote in person or by mail ballot? Research to help audiences weigh the risks
Does in-person voting raise the risk of COVID-19 infection? If someone submits a mail ballot, what are the odds it will be rejected? Do mail-in ballots benefit one political party over another?
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