How journalists cover mass shootings: Research to consider
We’ve gathered research that examines how journalists cover mass shootings, including how they portray shooters of different races, religious backgrounds.
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53% of journalists surveyed weren’t sure they could spot flawed research
We asked reporters, editors, journalism faculty and others for feedback on how they use our materials and how we can help improve journalism. Here are our survey results.
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10 tips for covering white supremacy and far-right extremists
Two experts offer journalists tips to help them better understand and cover white supremacists and other far-right extremists.
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7 tips for covering the 2020 US census
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
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2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities
As the U.S. prepares for its 2020 census, we summarize research that looks at who’s most likely to be missed by the decennial population count and how an incorrect tally can hurt communities.
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The literature review and meta-analysis: 2 journalism tools you should use
Reporters can get up to date on a public policy issue quickly by reading a research literature review or meta-analysis. This article from the Education Writers Association explains how to find and use them.
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New research: Russian trolls used Twitter to attack liberals, conservatives and news media
New research forthcoming in Computers in Human Behavior offers insights into how Russia’s elections-interference operation played out on Twitter.
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More news coverage, more money: How donors respond to sex scandals among Congress members
Federal legislators embroiled in a financial or sex scandal receive much more money from donors and generally win re-election — if the scandal garners national media attention, research finds.
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Why journalists need statistics, diverse sources: 8 questions for John Wihbey
In this Q&A, media scholar John Wihbey explains what journalists and newsrooms can learn from his new book, The Social Fact: News and Knowledge in a Networked World.
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Sex education: Why an abstinence-only approach is problematic
We’ve gathered and summarized 11 studies that look at sex education in public schools. Some examine the shortcomings of abstinence-only education as well as students’ views and experiences in sex ed class.
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