Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
Despite major changes in media and technology over the past 20 years, a new study of children’s news habits finds that “parents are still at the core of developing news interest and patterns of consumption.”
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Talk of fake news dominated the 2016 presidential election cycle. New research examines how people fall for such disinformation.
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Millions of people have turned to crowdfunding platforms to raise money for medical care and stave off bankruptcy. This collection of research examines the trend from multiple angles.
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Widespread Facebook use may lower corruption, a new study suggests, especially in countries with poor press-freedom records.
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This syllabus offers faculty a guide for teaching basic data journalism skills, including statistical and visualization techniques, over a 13-week semester.
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Journalists are often an irritant to governments and people with power. When they are killed, political repression is likely to follow, says a new paper.
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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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Hackers are everywhere. This tip sheet offers free resources to help journalists protect their sources and themselves.
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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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