Government leaks, prosecutions and the news media: Recent research
2013 review of new report for the Committee to Protect Journalists and a Harvard Law Review article that shed light on the issue of leak prosecutions and the news media.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: November 2013
November 2013 review of scholarly articles that look at a variety of digital topics, from gender and reporting on Twitter to the Internet and American political campaigns.
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U.S. Internet broadband speed and pricing: Data, research and comparisons
2013 review of recent reports that provide data-driven perspective on U.S. broadband speeds and their relative value compared to international standards.
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Research-based sources for covering and analyzing city and municipal government
2013 list of key websites, institutions and journals that can help deepen policy knowledge and reporting about urban affairs.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: October 2013
October 2013 review of six studies and reports that speak to issues such as Web analytics and news, social media data and balancing financial concerns with editorial standards.
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Natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy and recovery efforts in the U.S.: Research roundup
2012 literature review of research and analysis relating to disaster recovery in the United States, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Do high food prices increase food insecurity in the United States?
2013 study in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy on how higher local food prices correlate with higher food insecurity among the poor.
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U.S. military casualties and the costs of war: Iraq, Afghanistan and post-9/11 conflicts
2013 review of casualty and wounded statistics relating to the post-9/11 conflicts; also included are monetary cost estimates for total operations and veterans care.
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Open government and conflicts with public trust and privacy: Recent research ideas
2013 review of academic papers and articles relating to basic tensions between government openness and other competing public interest values.
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Framing in news coverage of major U.S. natural disasters, 2000-2010
2013 study from of the University of Missouri and University of Oklahoma in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly on press accounts of 11 major events.
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