Guide to critical thinking, research, data and theory: Overview for journalists
Terms and concepts relating to academic research methods, theories and ways of thinking about questions.
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Six Web-based tools and applications that can help you communicate visually
2015 review of some of the best free, open tools on the Web for creating charts, graphs, videos, timelines and more. We recommend applications and discuss merits and drawbacks.
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Copyediting for reporters: How to get the basics right
Dedicating time to examine your stories’ grammar, spelling and accuracy is essential. Putting on an editor’s hat allows you see your own copy in a different way and help you improve it.
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Research tip sheets: Lessons on online search techniques, reading studies, understanding data and methods
Curriculum overview with links to a variety of materials that help foster basic research competencies.
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Dataset digest: Open data, tools and resources that can help fuel your stories
Running list of useful datasets that can help drive stories as well as best practices, interviews with leading journalists and primers for journalists and students to sharpen their skills.
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Making federal data more useful and accessible to fuel media and democracy
2014 report from Journalist’s Resource suggeting improvements to the Federal Statistical Agency websites and offering recommendations on how the agencies could better help news media.
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Key data- and research-oriented government agencies that media members should know about
2014 overview of U.S. government offices and agencies that produce publically available data and reports and the tools they provide for accessing research.
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Regression analysis: A quick primer for media on a fundamental form of data crunching
From studies on the relationship between wages and well being to the financial benefits of political incumbency, scientific research frequently involves the technique of regression. We explain the basics.
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Beyond “he said, she said” journalism: Using research to inform the debate over 12 controversial issues
Tip sheet that highlights perennial journalistic problems and provides a dozen models of background research that can help reporters sort through conflicting information.
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Academic research and studies: How they work and why journalists should care
Overview article that provides an introduction to the academic research world and explains how it can be leveraged by journalists.
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