How to gauge the quality of a research study: 13 questions journalists should ask
Asking these questions can help journalists gauge the quality of a research study or report and avoid relying on flawed findings.
Asking these questions can help journalists gauge the quality of a research study or report and avoid relying on flawed findings.
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This collection of academic research focuses on gender in journalism — women who work in journalism and how girls and women are portrayed by the news media.
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While debates about financial inequality generally focus on individual earnings and wealth, a new study suggests the value of health insurance is a crucial factor affecting the distribution of income in the United States.
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A licensure exam that educators in many states must pass to become school principals may be an ineffective means of predicting future job performance, a new study suggests.
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Older patients are diagnosed with elder abuse in less than 0.02 percent of emergency room visits, an indication that doctors may not be spotting signs of abuse.
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Millions of fathers don’t live with their children. A new study suggests those behind in child support see their kids less often, work fewer weeks a year and are more likely to have kids with multiple partners.
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A new study suggests the proportion of government employees who were black or white and spoke only English fell after a major U.S. city adopted a bilingual employment policy.
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The staff of Journalist’s Resource offers advice on how to find, understand and use academic research to ground a story and fact-check claims.
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A new study suggests high school graduates are less likely to be sent to prison and receive slightly shorter prison sentences than criminal offenders who did not finish high school.
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A new study suggests Americans are less likely to support a tax on the wealthy after seeing a poor person in an affluent setting.
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