Redefining local: How young Americans engage with television news across platforms
A survey of younger news consumers offers valuable insights for local TV reporters and station managers about how to reach this surprisingly engaged audience.
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Research on the Confederate flag, divisive politics and enduring meanings
What most people think of as the Confederate flag is actually the battle flag of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia — it was never an official flag of the Confederacy.
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Deaths in police custody in the United States: Research review
We summarized studies that look at deaths in police custody from multiple angles, including restraint methods and police force demographics.
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The 2020 census and Title I funding for schools: Interactive maps to localize your state’s stakes
Each year, the federal government distributes billions of dollars in Title I grants to school districts based on the number of low-income children each district serves. Localize your state’s stakes with our interactive maps.
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Interactive graphics show how the 2020 census guides federal program funding in each state
To help journalists understand how the 2020 census will affect each state’s share of federal dollars, we’ve visualized fiscal year 2017 data for 40 of the largest census-guided programs.
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How the 2020 census will guide the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal funding
To help you appreciate and explain how the 2020 census will affect federal programs on the national level, we created an interactive visualization tool.
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Amtrak safety, rail transit and Positive Train Control: Research roundup
An updated collection of recent reports, research and analysis relating to Amtrak, rail transit and Positive Train Control.
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Research on the Confederate flag, divisive politics and enduring meanings
We present research that examines why some individuals vehemently support or condemn the Confederate flag and its role in American race relations.
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Investigating nonprofits and charities: Where to find internal data, public records
How to research nonprofit organizations, with examples of investigations and instructions on finding and reading 990 tax filings.
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Data journalism lesson with crime stats: Parsing close-call numbers
Tip sheet explaining a few basic statistical techniques that can help reporters and editors make decisions when there is some ambiguity — and a borderline “call” — inherent in the numbers.
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