Too busy to read the Mueller report? Tom Patterson has abridged it for you
Knowing most people haven’t made time to read all 448 pages of the Mueller report, Harvard’s Tom Patterson has created an abridged version.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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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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How business interests shaped US public records law: Q&A with Jeannine Relly
University of Arizona associate professor Jeannine Relly talks with Journalist’s Resource about how business lobbies have shaped public records law in the U.S. since the 1960s.
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Deepfake technology is changing fast — use these 5 resources to keep up
Deepfake videos are becoming easier to make every day. These five resources can help journalists keep up with this fast-changing technology.
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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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How to combat health misinformation online: A research roundup
Is it possible to stem the tide of health misinformation on the internet? We summarized seven recent experimental studies on the efficacy of interventions used to correct false info online.
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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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8 tips on how to improve media coverage of alcohol
Each year, around 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes. We’re sharing eight tips on how journalists can improve their coverage of alcohol, based on suggestions from journalists and researchers with subject-area expertise.
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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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